Societal
sustainability
The Mineral
Resources Act requires that in connection with activities which are likely to
have a significant impact on society, an assessment of social sustainability
(known as an SSA report) be approved by the Government of Greenland.
An SSA was
prepared in connection with the drilling program applied for in 2010, and a
co-operation agreement between the Government of Greenland, the local
authorities, and the applicant (Cairn Energy) was concluded on this basis. The
agreement included the development of NUNAOIL, a skills enhancement programme,
and orders to Greenlandic enterprises.
The Mining
School in Sisimiut, a centre for education and skills
initiatives in the mining area, was completed in the autumn of 2010.