Social Atlas was founded on a vision of supporting local communities, impacted stakeholders and clients to achieve innovative, shared value outcomes.
While our objective remains the same, over time our work has evolved to focus on delivering these outcomes within complex and transformational infrastructure settings. We support our partners to navigate the complexities of social impacts, moderating project and community needs to achieve social licence.
Now more than ever, considering the Clean Energy transition and current significant investment in infrastructure, we see the value in supporting organisations to better understand and manage the social impacts associated with project delivery.
We work to balance social and technical interfaces, distilling project information to facilitate meaningful conversations with affected communities so that people are well informed and involved in managing project impacts.
We believe in the projects we work on, that they are creating positive change within communities in Australia and internationally and that this change is both sustainable and meaningful.
Change presents challenges and opportunities for rural and regional communities.
Australia is transitioning infrastructure in every region and sector. Population growth, the race towards decarbonisation, climate impacts, technology and emerging social needs are driving an unprecedented boom in investment.
Behind every project there is a human frontline. We bring the skills that anticipate and respond to the emotional landscape and are relied upon to navigate challenging engagements often in regional and rural areas.
We understand, manage and mitigate the human frontline for infrastructure projects across multiple sectors, developing bespoke approaches and undertaking the sensitive negotiations necessary to enable construction and operations.
The investment in new infrastructure for our cities and our regions is significant, and we are ready to help bring the community along.
A service that’s tailored to your needs.
We take a different approach with our clients, ensuring our questions are informed and based on experience, to shape our services from the outset, be it strategy or implementation, and focused on a project’s specific needs.
The diversity of our team’s experience and expertise mean that we can apply the right resources to any given project, and go where you need us to be, drawing on our network of regional and locally based consultants to bring complementary community and stakeholder engagement resources to your organisation.
Our values guide us in the work we undertake and the decisions we make on a daily basis.
Made to measure.
We recognise that every project, every client, and every stakeholder is different, so our approach is never standard. We design creative and tailored solutions based on individual needs and when circumstances change, we adapt or scale seamlessly to ensure projects remain on course and outcomes are achieved.
People you can count on.
Our approach is one of transparency and reliability. We stay true to our values, working with clients and communities to navigate the difficult conversations, providing best for project advice, being accountable, and delivering consistently on our commitments.
Fresh thinkers.
Our team is made up of individuals with diverse experiences, backgrounds and qualifications. As a collective, we’re constantly curious, bouncing concepts off each other and creating positive energy that leads to fresh ways of thinking and innovative solutions. We celebrate diversity, encourage space for ideas, seek to shift mindsets and inspire change.
In touch.
The work we do is often sensitive and emotive, requiring a considered and tailored approach to each conversation. We recognise the importance of putting our people and the communities in which we work first, taking care in the projects we deliver, supporting each other, prioritising safety, and respect, and valuing the importance of human impact.
Resourceful folk.
We’re determined, we embrace project challenges and we design tailored solutions. Based on our experience, we know the questions to ask - informing strategic analysis, optioneering and risk mitigation. Drawing on the diversity of our extended team you can rely on us to find collaborative and pragmatic solutions that remove roadblocks and drive progress to meet our outcomes.
A welcome change.
We don’t ever stand still, we keep learning, and refining our practice to find better ways of working, that challenge the status quo and deliver the positive impact that drives us. This growth extends to learning about new technologies, understanding and applying best practice and considering important challenges such as climate change, indigenous peoples rights, gender and environmental fragility(biodiversity).