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- Contributing to human rights abuses?: companies operating in conflict zones
- ( Global Witness , 2007)
- This paper investigates the extent to which private companies operating in conflict zones can contribute to Human Rights abuses. In addressing this issue, it focuses on four voluntary frameworks &ndas...
- A case study from Mozambique on implemeting the UN Global Compacts Principles
- ( J. Hanks / Business and Human Rights Resource Centre , 2007)
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This case study identifies some of the critical dilemmas that a large resources and petrochemicals company might face when it considers investing in countries where there may be human rights concer...
Examining community development partnerships in the Niger Delta
- ( U. Idemudia / United Nations [UN] Research Institute for Social Development , 2007)
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This paper examines the strengths and weaknesses of different community development partnership (CDP) and poverty reduction initiatives for the Niger Delta, Nigeria, in the corporate-community rela...
- How can transparency in the oil industry be improved?
- ( K. Astill / Catholic Fund for Overseas Development , 2007)
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This document examines the oil industry in Africa, and provides an overview of the multistakeholder Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) and the NGO-coalition Publish What You Pay (...
Promoting human rights and stakeholder involvement in the Asian petroleum sector
- ( International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation , 2006)
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This document presents the outcomes of a workshop organised by the Social Responsibility Working Group of the International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association (IPIECA) focusi...
- What can make multi-stakeholder partnerships work?
- ( M. Warner / Overseas Development Institute, London , 2007)
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This document discusses the challenges and dilemmas in multi-stakeholder partnering work, particularly the development and use of metrics to measure progress. It is aimed particularly at partner or...
- Ending contamination by oil companies in the Peruvian Amazon?
- ( E.S. Goldman;L. La Torre López;M. Ramos / EarthRights International , 2007)
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This paper investigates the actions of the Los-Angeles based company, Occidental petroleum (Oxy) which have led to contamination in the Peruvian Amazon. It particularly focuses on the human rights ...
- How can Nigeria increase fiscal transparency in the oil and gas sector?
- ( Open Society Institute and Soros Foundations Network , 2007)
- This policy brief discusses the recent transparency measures in the oil and gas sector in Nigeria. The brief argues that as Nigeria enters its 2007 elections, outgoing President Olusegun Obasanjo has ...
- How can the USA promote transparency in the oil sector?
- ( Global Witness , 2007)
- This report presents low cost, high-impact recommendations for both the United States and international oil companies to combat corruption, improve investment climates, and contribute to the developme...
- Recommendations for a CSR framework for Canadian extractive-sector companies
- ( Foreign Affairs Canada, Canada , 2007)
- This report presents agreed findings and recommendations on how Canada can enhance corporate social responsibility (CSR) in its extractive industry working in developing countries. The report reflects...
