South Africa and Ethical business
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Pretoria - Population:
49000000 - Size:
1219912.0 Km2
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- Shortcomings of social movement theory: a case study from South Africa
- L. Waldman / Institute of Development Studies UK, 2005
- This paper examines citizen mobilisation and activism in relation to asbestos disease and litigation in South Africa. In order to do so the paper follows the litigation case of Cape plc, a British company mining asbestos in South Afri...
- CSR practices in the mining sector in South Africa and Zambia
- R. Hamann; P. Kapelus / Society for International Development, 2004
- Based on case studies of mining in South Africa and Zambia, this article assesses CSR practices with accountability and fairness as key criteria. Main findings and conclusions of the report are: CSR is an increas...
- CSR in South Africa: driver and trends
- W. Visser / International Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility, Nottingham University Business School, 2004
- This paper provides an overview of the emergence of corporate citizenship in South Africa since 1994. The first section looks at the main catalysts for the increasing focus on corporate citizenship over the past decade in South Africa...
- The Hoodia cactus, the CSIR and the San: a case study of ABS in South Africa
- R. Wynberg / Biowatch South Africa, 2004
- This article reviews the case study of the Hoodia cactus and the access and benefit sharing agreement between CSIR and the San peoples. Species of the succulent plant Hoodia have long been used by the San and other groups in So...
- Incorporating responsibility of user countries in an international ABS regime
- Berne Declaration, 2005
- This policy briefing was prepared for the third meeting of the working group on access and benefit-sharing (ABS) which took place in Bangkok on February 20, 2005. The paper exmaines the issue of the responsibilities of the coun...
- How can investment be better targeted towards South Africa's development needs?
- S. Horsley / National Labour and Economic Development Institute, South Africa, 2004
- This paper argues that low investment, and in particular a lack of investment targeted towards the country’s developmental needs, is a key reason for the persistence of poverty and inequality in South Africa. It focuses on the "5...
- Shell and BP South African Refineries in focus
- Milieudefensie, Friends of the Earth Netherlands, 2003
- This report investigates the recent performance of the jointly run Shell and BP South African Refineries (SAPREF). It offers an overview of recent accidents and incidents caused by SAPREF in South Africa. Furthermore the report also o...
- Challenges and recomendations for the SRI sector
- S. de Cleene; D. Sonnenberg / African Institute of Corporate Citizenship, 2004
- Motivated by the recognised need to stimulate debate and raise awareness on Social Responsible Investment (SRI) issues in South Africa, this report offers an overview of existing challenges and opportunities of SRI in South Africa. ...
- South African research into the effects of corporate codes of practice illustrates methodological issues
- V. Nelson; A. Martin; J. Ewert / Natural Resources Institute, UK, 2002
- To date there has been little independent assessment of whether corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives such as codes of practice actually deliver in terms of social and environmental effects. Through a discussion of ...
- Practical guidelines for tour operators on implementing responsible tourism
- Eldis Document Store, 2003
- This handbook uses South Africa’s National Responsible Tourism Guidelines as a basis for providing practical examples and tips on how to operate more responsibly. It is aimed at owners and operators of tourism establishments e.g....
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