China and Ethical business
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Beijing - Population:
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9596960.0 Km2
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- Food industry restructuring at the national level: evidence from eight country case studies
- T. Reardon; J. Huang / Sustainable Markets Group, IIED, 2008
- Rapid changes are taking place in the structure and governance of national and regional agrifood markets in developing countries, affecting the agricultural sector's ability to contribute to economic growth, poverty reduction and sust...
- How is Chinese investment in Africa impacting the environment?
- P. Bosshard / South African Institute of International Affairs, 2008
- Along with its economic presence, China has rapidly expanded its environmental footprint in Africa. This policy brief discusses and analyses the concerns about the impacts of China’s economic expansion on Africa’s environm...
- Has Shell China managed to have an impact on making China more environmentally friendly
- I. F. Buan / Fridtjof Nansen Institute, 2008
- The first goal of this report is to identify and analyse changes that have happened in the Shell Group since the 1990s when energy companies started their ‘greening’ processes. These changes happened due to stricter enviro...
- Are companies in emerging markets committed to transparency?
- Social Investment Forum, USA, 2008
- With the increasing role of emerging market companies in the global economy, investors increasingly expect certain minimum standards of governance and disclosure to be met. This study investigates the current level of sustai...
- The need for better monitoring systems for working conditions in China’s natural stone companies
- India Committee of the Netherlands, 2008
- In the last few years the Chinese natural stone industry has increasingly come into the spotlight as a result of poor working and environmental conditions. Municipalities in several European countries, including Sweden and the Netherl...
- What are China's policies on energy security?
- Information Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 2006
- China is now the world's second-largest energy producer and consumer and plays an increasingly important role in maintaining global energy security. This government White Paper sets out China's policy to develop a modern energy indust...
- Transnationals in China have better than average working conditions but still room for improvement
- Asia Monitor Resource Center, 2007
- This report presents the findings of a study of industrial relations and working conditions in metal-work related sectors in China in 2006. The study commissioned by the International Metal Workers Federation (IMF) focuses on five of ...
- Concerns about labour rights in the factories supplying Mattel, Wal-Mart and McDonalds
- C. Kernaghan; J. Giammarco; B Briggs / National Labor Committee, USA, 2007
- Based on a more than a year's investigative research this report examines working conditions and the alleged abuse of labour rights in the Xin Yi Plastics Company. The company is made up of two factories, Xin Yi and Jia Li Bao, b...
- Eldis key issues page on corporate responsibility in China
- A. Lieber; M. Gernet (ed) / Eldis Corporate Social Responsibility Resource Guide, 2007
- The concept of CSR (qiye shehui zeren) has been gaining increasing attention in China. Contrary to popular definitions in the US and Europe that highlight the voluntary nature of CSR, most debates in China still focus on issues of (le...
- Conditions for workers in Chinese factories
- Verité, 2004
- This paper presents a report on the conditions for workers in Chinese factories. It particularly focuses on highlighting key issues related to labour rights in international sourcing. The author discusses excessive overtime wor...
- Factory Improvement Training (FIT 5)
- Multi-supplier training programme
- Institute of Contemporary Observation (ICO)
- Labour development and corporate social responsibility in China
- The China Business Council for Sustainable Development (CBCSD)
- Coalition of leading Chinese and foreign enterprises registered and operating in China
- Environment-oriented Enterprises Consultancy Zhejiang
Chinese environment and development consultancy based in Zhejiang
- SynTao
- CSR information and consultancy service in China
- Students and Scholars Against Corporate Misbehavior (SACOM)
- Students and Scholars Against Corporate Misbehavior (SACOM) is a non-government organization (NGO) based in Hong Kong, China, founded in June 2005 by students, and later joined by other cultural and labour activists. SACOM's main goal is to monitor and campaign against corporate misbehavior that violates worker's rights, health, safety, welfare, and dignity in China.
- The Responsible Supply Chain Association (RSCA)
- The Responsible Supply Chain Association (RSCA) is an industry-wide and professional body for the promotion of social responsibilities, which is directly under the administration of China National Textile and Apparel Council (CNTAC). It is composed of enterprises, companies, buyers, retailers and other interested parties within the entire textile supply chain, with an aim at utilising resources an...
