Corporate responsibility

This report finds that loss of corporate tax to the developing world due to tax evasion through some of the common forms of evasion is currently US$160bn a year (£80bn). That is more than one-and-a-half times the combined aid budgets of the whole rich world. It argues that the lives and prospects for poor people in the developing world could be transformed if the same proportion of tax revenues were spent on healthcare in these countries.

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Considering insurance in reducing disaster risk and advancing adaptation: ( K. Warner;N. Ranger;S. Surminski / International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) , 2010); Development gains are increasingly at risk from climate change among other pressures. Adverse changes are already being observed in the amount, intensity, frequency and type of precipitation, resultin...
Country Risk Portal: ( Human Rights and Business Project , 2010); The Human Rights and Business Country Risk Portal (based at the Danish Institute for Human Rights) will create the first freely available website where companies can access country-specific informa...
Trade unions and labour laws around the world: ( Baker and McKenzie , 2010); This book looks at the current state of works councils and trade unions for 33 countries around the world. ...
Systematically identifying, predicting and responding to projects potential impacts on human rights: ( Nomogaia Foundation , 2008); This methodology for Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA) manual aims to systematically identify, predict and respond to projects' potential impacts on human rights. Experience has shown that...
Tax evasion practices by multinationals: ( Christian Aid , 2008); This report discusses the global taxation system that allows corporates to avoid their responsibilities while condemning the poorest to stunted development, even premature death. It argues that tax av...
Consumer responses to corporate social responsibility initiatives: ( J. Cotte;R. Trudel / Network for Business Sustainability , 2009); Consumer personal consumption decisions can help maintain the environment or contribute to its deterioration. As firms strive to limit the impact of their operations on society and the environment, th...
Why should non-judicial remedies be state-based?: ( M. Marmorat / Institute for Applied International Studies, Norway , 2009); This discussion paper is intended to provide an overview of and insight into the main trends of policy work and research on state-based non-judicial mechanisms. The paper should serve as a background ...
Re-weighting the balance between market and the state: ( Christian Aid , 2009); This paper contends that private sector is a vital player in poverty eradication and is the engine of development. However, all too often it underperforms in developing countries as the Washington Con...
Understanding access to medicine as a human rights issue: ( Alicia Ely Yamin / Boston University International Law Journal , 2004); An estimated 29.4 million adults and children live with HIV and AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa. Despite the fact that new combinations of antiretroviral therapy and other medications have enabled HIV-posi...
Innovative backyard poultry value chain: ( M. Dhawan (ed);M. Punjabi (ed);V. Ahuja (ed) / South Asia Pro Poor Livestock Policy Programme , 2009); There is a growing evidence about the role that backyard poultry production can play in sustaining and enhancing poor peoples’ livelihoods. Market oriented backyard poultry is increasingly recog...