South Africa and Ethical business
- Capital:
Pretoria - Population:
49000000 - Size:
1219912.0 Km2
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- Are South African multinational hotels following labour regulations?
- National Labour and Economic Development Institute, South Africa, 2007
- This paper presents a number of case studies exploring working and employment conditions in a selection of South African Multinational Corporations (MNC’s) in sub-Saharan Africa comparing and contrasting their behaviour. ...
- Development or hindrance? - Unilever in South Africa.
- E.B. Kapstien / World Business Council for Sustainable Development, 2008
- This report provides an analysis of the Unilever “economic footprint” in South Africa. Unilever South Africa (ULSA) ranks among that country’s “Top Forty” companies, and in 2005 it generated about R8.5 bi...
- What are the lessons for small timber growers on sustainable forest standards?
- V. Nelson; J. Downard / Natural Resources Institute, UK, 2008
- This policy paper sets out the relevance of social and environmental standards for small-scale timber growers. It focuses on the development of the National Forest Standards currently being developed by the South African Government . ...
- 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...
- Getting companies to contribute towards development.
- World Business Council for Sustainable Development, 2008
- This paper debates the issues around business contribution to development. It is derived from the proceedings of a conference organised by the European Office of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung and IFOK GmbH. The authors poin...
- How are conservation policies shaped by neoliberalism?: a collection of critical essays
- J. Igoe (ed); D. Brockington (ed) / Conservation and Society, 2008
- The growing body of work on the 'neoliberalisation of nature' has paid little attention to conservation policy and its impacts. Similarly, studies of conservation have generally overlooked the broader context of neoliberalism. This la...
- 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...
- Common misconceptions? The nature and impact of GM crops
- J.L. Villar; B. Freese; N. Stocks (ed) / Friends of the Earth International, 2008
- This paper provides a fact-based assessment of Genetically Modified (GM) crops around the world. Analysing documents from scientific technical bodies, industry, academia, governments, and civil society across a range of countries incl...
- How the South African investment community approaches responsible investment
- United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative, 2007
- How does the South African investment community integrate sustainable development and particularly environment, social and governance (ESG) issues in investment decision-making? This paper assesses the state of responsible investment ...
- How can Africa's extractive industries be held accountable?
- S. Bryan (ed); B. Hoffman (ed) / National Democratic Institute, 2007
- This report identifies the challenges that African legislators face in overseeing their countries’ oil and mining industries, as well as best practices in use around the world and recommendations for future engagement. ...
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