Presentation of Societas Social Analysis Consultants

1. Presentation
September, 2010
Creating knowledge, producing better social environments

2. Who we are
 Societas is a consulting firm which
conducts studies, designs and
evaluates projects, develops
communications and community
relations strategies and provides
advice on social issues.
 Our multidisciplinary team is
composed of highly professional
consultants who guarantee
solutions tailored to specific social
contexts.

3. Societas
MISSION
To build useful knowledge and foster a better
social environment.
 VISION
To be a leading social management consulting
firm in Peru, with a reputation for academic
quality, technical experience and
impeccable ethical conduct.

4. Our work
Rural development
Urban planning
State and public
policy
Tourism
Environment
Extractive industries

5. Strategic actions
1. Designing practical, strategic and responsible solutions for
our partners to achieve their social objectives.
2. Providing tools for decision-making in the social field.
3. Facilitating dialogue between stakeholders to achieve
common objectives and a better social environment.
We guarantee this strategy by using applied, specific and
interdisciplinary studies, our extensive knowledge of
cross-cultural experience and by providing customized,
sustained expert advice.

6. The social responsibility approach
 Negative impact management: externality control.
Impact management
 Responsibility to the surrounding community, above and
beyond the direct benefits and impacts companies
produce.
Commitment
 Social management incorporated into the activities of the
company and its contractors.
Integrated management

7. Social management system
IDENTIFICACIÓN DE
TEMAS Y GRUPOS DE
INTERÉS
ESTABLECIMIENTO DE
LA SITUACIÓN ACTUAL
ESTABLECIMIENTO
DE METAS
ESTABLECIMIENTO DE
MEDIDAS GERENCIALES
VERIFICACIÓN DE
RESULTADOS Y TOMA DE
ACCIONES
PARTICIPACIÓN

8. Products and services
IDENTIFYING CRITICAL ISSUES AND STAKEHOLDERS
 Stakeholder mapping
 Social risk analysis
 Social due diligence
ESTABLISHING THE CURRENT SITUATION
 Social impact assessment
 Social impact analysis, emphasizing gender
 Analysis of regional and local political contexts
 Geographic information systems

9. Products and services
ESTABLISHING GOALS
 Community relations
plans
 Designing logframes
 Strategic planning
ESTABLISHING
MANAGEMENT
MEASURES
 Internal alignment

10. VERIFYING RESULTS AND TAKING
ACTION
 Project evaluation
PARTICIPATION AND
COMMUNICATION
- Participatory workshops
- Communications and community
relations campaigns
SPECIALIST ADVICE
- Canon distribution
- Participatory budget
- Social management systems
Products and services

11. 1. Every project is the responsibility of highly
qualified consultants who have extensive
experience in their fields.
2. We have a multidisciplinary approach that
guarantees multi-faceted products fine-
tuned to specific contexts.
3. Our consultants are independent and have
no links with economic groups or political
parties. They have experience of working in
both the public and private sectors and with
international cooperation agencies.
Competitive advantages

12. Our team
Management
 Gerardo Castillo – Director
Gerardo is an anthropologist, and has a Master’s
Degree in International Development from the
University of Bath and another in Geography
from the University of Oklahoma. He is a
lecturer in the Diploma in Extractive Industries:
Surveillance and Sustainable Development and
in the Social Science Department of Peru’s
Catholic University. Gerardo is a senior
consultant in social development and extractive
industries with over ten years experience in the
sector.

13. Our team
Management
 Laura Soria – Project coordinator
Laura has an Anthropology degree from Peru’s
Catholic University and is reading for a Master’s
degree in Gender, Sexuality and Public Policy at
the San Marcos First National University. She has
hands-on knowledge of managing local
development projects with a gender focus,
mainly in urban areas. She has experience with
technical assistance for citizens’ participation in
consensus-built planning and the participatory
budget; and with creating links between the
public sector (local government) and the private
sector (civil society, trade associations and
companies).

14. Our team
Extractive industries team
 Gerardo Castillo
Senior social adviser to AMEC, SNC-Lavalin, Social Capital Group and Walsh
Perú and with work experience in Canada, the United States, Guyana and
Peru. Gerardo has been consultant to firms such as Antamina, Minera
Yanacocha, Rio Tinto-La Granja, Xtsrata-Las Bambas, Cerro Verde, Savia
Perú and Perú LNG.
 Patricia Díaz
Patricia is a specialist in drafting social base-lines and has worked for a
variety of mining projects. She was in charge of monitoring the community
and environment in the Camisea project, for Oxfam America.
 María Amelia Trigoso
Maria Amelia has worked as the Community Coordinator for Concession
Projects in the Social and Environmental Affairs Office of the Peruvian
Ministry of Transport and Communications.

15. Our team
 Rafael Anselmi
Specialist in teaching methods.
 Violeta Barrientos
Specialist in gender and sexual
and reproductive rights policies.
 Gerardo Castillo
Specialist in social development
and the extractive industry.
 Norma Correa
Specialist in in social and public
policies, international
cooperation and research
methodologies.
 Patricia Díaz
Specialist in monitoring
extractive industry projects.
 Norma Fuller
Specialist in rural diagnostics,
gender relations and the impact
of the tourism industry.

16.  Máximo Gallo
Specialist in project management
and stakeholder relations.
 María Amelia Trigoso
Specialist in drafting, conducting and
evaluating social and
environmental impact studies.
 Laura Soria
Specialist in urban planning and
development, local development,
citizens’ participation and
gender.
 Dominique Van der Borght
International consultant,
specialist in social development
program design, management
and evaluation.
 Miguel Villaseca
Specialist in corporate social
responsibility, process
management, pedagogy and
urbanism.
Our team

17. Our experience
 DEVELOPMENT
ORGANIZATIONS
- World Bank
- Caritas
- CIES
- IDRC
- Oxfam America
- USAID
 GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS
- Prime Minister’s Office
- Ministry of Transport and
Communications
 PRIVATE SECTOR
- Antamina
- Cerro Verde
- Minera Yanacocha
- Peru LNG
- Rio Tinto – Michiquillay
- SAVIA Perú
- Terminales Portuarios
Euroandinos
- Xstrata – Las Bambas

18.  Laura Soria
Project coordinator
laurasoria@societasconsultora.com
proyectos@societasconsultora.com
(511) 2437-609
(511) 997600-825
www.societasconsultora.com
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