
INDEPENDENT SOCIAL PERFORMANCE
A community development consulting firm working on the social aspects of
Oil, Gas, and Mining in complex social environments since 2013.
ABOUT INDEPENDENT SOCIAL PERFORMANCE

Fenceline Community Relations, Mining Exploration Camp – Highlands of Papua New Guinea // Photo: J. Kuschminder
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FIELD EXPERIENCE
*does not include locations of confidential projects
SERVICES

Core Shed // Photo: J. Kuschminder

Sierra Leone’s largest diamond mine – Kono District // Photo: J. Kuschminder
OUR RESEARCH THEMES
- Community Development Agreements/ Local Land Access Agreements
- Exploration Community Relations
- Extractive Industry Governance
- Shared Value and Benefits
- Migration and the Extractive Industry
- Field research related to Social License to Operate/ Community Perceptions of Oil, Gas, and Mining
- Community Relations and Social Performance Training/Workshops
CLIENTS
*Several projects (including all corporate and white labelled client work) are under non-disclosure. Independent SP proactively discloses any potential for conflict of interest.
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Cape Town, South Africa // Photo: K. Kuschminder
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/ SENIOR CONSULTANT
Jordon Kuschminder is the founder and Executive Director of Independent SP with over 17 years of experience working internationally on the social aspects of oil, gas, and mining. He has co-managed and co-authored the develop of two top-tier company textbooks: Shell’s Social Performance Handbook and Barrick Gold’s Exploration Community Relations Guide Book. While he is most at home in the field, Jordon is an accomplished trainer, having led training workshops in a range of contexts – from leading a multi-stakeholder training for Government, Oil Companies, and Journalists in Juba, South Sudan through to instructing senior-level company Executives at Cambridge University, United Kingdom.