This guide outlines the main steps for creating a stakeholder engagement plan for projects that build the clean energy economy. It also discusses performing a “Social Characterization Analysis,” which is useful in mapping influential and conflicting interests to help guide proactive engagement with major projects. 

This DOE page briefly discusses CBPs and provides templates for developing a CBP for demonstration and deployment, research and development, and phase 1 projects. These templates are meant to assist developers in navigating the creation of a CBP and have sections for the developer to identify which community and labor stakeholders are being engaged, and in what capacity. Additionally, the templates act as a document that houses the developers’ agreed upon commitments to these stakeholders. 

A scorecard used for assessing the potential social, economic, and environmental impacts of a proposed real estate development or operating business investment. Can be used by project sponsors, investors, policymakers, community organizations, and other stakeholders.  

A guide detailing best practices for meaningful community engagement and participation towards mutually beneficial project outcomes. It includes recommendations for conducting environmental justice analyses as a means of helping to minimize potential harms from project implementation.    

This reference is designed to help transportation practitioners understand how flexible and scalable the community impact assessment process can be.   

This landing page discusses cumulative impacts analysis, which is used to look at past and present pollution burdens to the community. It also includes some best practices on designing a good cumulative impacts analysis, and some indicators that could be included therein (ex. demographic and socioeconomic stressors, environmental stressors, etc.) 

This resource helps conceptualize the process a community could expect for engaging local agencies/developers before the creation of a CBA, including community participation in the development of a cumulative impact analysis, which is intended to be a comprehensive look at past and present burdens to the community. This resource also details how the creation of state laws around cumulative impacts can foster future community engagement. 

This document presents guidance on the design and implementation of impact benefit agreements drawing from the experience of those who have been directly involved in creating or implementing agreements within the liquified natural gas sector in Canada.