Establishing and maintaining a social licence and delivering social value to communities are essential preconditions for the success of renewable energy and associated transmission projects. This Guideline provides guidance for developers to follow to enable local integration of a project. Local integration can optimise opportunities and reduce the chances of adverse impacts for the community, as well as enhance the ’ to capitalise on opportunities. A principles-based approach is adopted so that projects can implement leading practices as introduced throughout this Guideline, while havi x j ’ context. In addition to stakeholder engagement, an understanding of the social context and social impacts, as well as early engagement with the community, will inform what is appropriate in that context. Good practice will require using multiple methods throughout all project phases and adjusting where needed based on the feedback received, and as things change. Authentic and preferably face-to-face engagement methods delivered on-the-ground and in community are essential strategies for project development in Tasmania. The Guideline sets out what is meant by social licence to operate and provides principles and practical questions to guide the process and key outcomes sought for: • Community engagement: How local communities are consulted and involved in the process of site selection, feasibility, design, planning and approval, construction, operations, and decommissioning. • Benefit sharing: How the benefits of development are shared to create lasting value for local people and communities that host the project. • Local procurement: How local people and businesses are encouraged and enabled to participate in providing services and skills to new developments. It consists of this document, and four additional technical supplements: • Technical Supplement 1: Understand social context • Technical Supplement 2: Plan community engagement • Technical Supplement 3: Implement benefit sharing • Technical Supplement 4: Think local procurement This document provides high-level information intended for a wide range of audiences, while the technical supplements provide further details intended for developers. The Guideline is tailored to the Tasmanian context whilst reflecting expected standards of practice from the renewables industry across Australia and the world. It can be applied to any new major development, particularly those in renewable energy related industries such as hydrogen production.