- Recommendations for responsible mining in sensitive environments
- A. R. Sweeting; A. P. Clark / Center for Environmental Leadership in Business, Washington, 2000
- This document offers recommendations for responsible metal mining, to help guide the appropriate siting and development of large-scale mineral development in sensitive environments, such as tropical forests. The paper offers ways in w...
- Identifying a social agenda for forest certification
- Forest Stewardship Council, 2003
- This strategy document from FSC is an attempt to “recognize the concerns of FSC’s ‘social constituencies”, to formulate core social values for the organisation, and to translate these ideals into specific objective...
- A method for the assessment of the sustainability of tropical island tourism.
- S. Gössling; C. Borgström Hansson; O. Hörstmeierc; S. Saggeld / Science Direct, 2002
- This article aims to provide a methodological framework for the calculation of ecological footprints related to leisure tourism. Based on the example of the Seychelles, it reveals the statistical obstacles that have to be overcome in ...
- Toolkit for the South African corporate sector on HIV/AIDS affected children
- F. King; R. Smart / Save the Children Fund, 2002
- This toolkit aims to assist the South African corporate sector to engage more effectively with HIV/AIDS affected children. Practice and examples are drawn mainly from the experience of large companies often operating in urban areas, a...
- What will the economic impacts of global warming be for the tourism industry?
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2001
- This document considers the possible impacts of climate change on the tourism industry. It points out that the major likely impact will be changes in length of season, which could be both beneficial and problematic depending on the na...
- FOE calls for measures to address airplane emissions
- Friends of the Earth, 2001
- A policy document outlining the potential impacts of aviation emissions on climate change and the potential impacts of climate change on a number of sectors. The FOE call for a sustainable aviation policy where the polluter pays princ...
- Papers on climate change and tourism
- A. Matzarakis; C de Freitas / The Meteorological Institute at the University of Freiburg, 2002
- The proceedings of a workshop of the International Society of Biometeorology's commission on climate, tourism and recreation, that was held in Greece in 2001, can be downloaded in full. Topics discussed include tourists' percep...
- Gambian case study of practical ways in which tourism can benefit the poor in sun, sea and sand destinations
- A. Bah; H. Goodwin / Pro-Poor Tourism Partnership, 2003
- This paper describes a study in the Gambia that attempted to increase the benefits of tourism to the informal sector, and by extension, to poverty reduction. Tourism in the Gambia is primarily controlled by the 'formal sector' - tour ...
- Treatment and care of HIV positive employees is financially worthwhile for businesses
- S. Rosen; J. Simon; D. Thea; J. Vincent / Department of International Health, Boston School of Public Health, 2000
- The authors of this paper note that the human resource costs of HIV/AIDS are beginning to be considered by businesses. They state that when a business recognizes the threat posed by HIV among employees, it can pursue three basic respo...
- Businesses will shift the costs of HIV/AIDS to governments and households
- J. Simon; A. Whiteside; S. Rosen; J. Vincent; D. Thea / Department of International Health, Boston School of Public Health, 2000
- This paper is to summarizes what is known about the internal costs of HIV/AIDS, such as increasing absenteeism, higher pension payouts, and breakdowns in worker discipline and morale, to companies in Commonwealth countries in sub-Saha...
- Business ethics in the textile, clothing and footwear (TCF) industries: Codes of Conduct
- J. Sajhau / Sectoral Activities Programme, ILO, 1997
- Reviews use of codes, compares exisiting codes and recommends a standard code. Codes covered include those of Levi Strauss, Sara Lee, Phillips-van Heusen, The Gap, Reebok and Nike.
- Toward a Code of Conduct in the Textile, Clothing and Footwear Industries: Laws and Possibilities [in Philippines]
- B. Bitonio / Sectoral Activities Programme, ILO, 1997
- Review of existing laws in Philippines, and compares national legislation to potential industry specific corporate codes
- Empowering The Community: Information Strategies For Pollution Control
- T. Tietenberg; D. Wheeler / New Ideas in Pollution Regulation, World Bank, 1998
- Disclosure strategies, which involve public and/or private attempts to increase the availability of information on pollution, form the basis for what some have called the third wave in pollution control policy (after legal regulation-...
- Child Labor: Cause, Consequence, and Cure, with Remarks on International Labor Standards
- K. Basu / Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 1998
- Should child labor be banned outright? Should the World Trade Organization be given the responsibility to discourage child labor using trade sanctions? The answer to this complicated problem depends on the economic milieu. At l...
- The North-South Dimension of the Environment and Cleaner Technology Industries
- J.R. Barton / United Nations University Institute for New technologies, 1998
- The environment industry has grown rapidly since the 1980s. This growth is a response to environmental regulations. Due to the relatively early application of these regulations in the US, Europe and Japan, these areas have become comp...
- A resource based perspective on corporate environmental performance and profitability
- M.V. Russo; P.A. Fouts / Social Investment Forum, USA, 1997
- Drawing on the resource-based view of the firm, argues that environmental performance and economic performance are positively linked and that industry growth moderates the relationship, with the returns to environmental performance hi...
- Fashion victims: The Asian garment industry and globalisation
- Catholic Fund for Overseas Development, 1998
- Report looks at the impact of globalisation on the lives of garment workers in Asia. Urban Missionaries, a CAFOD partner in the Philippines, carried out research on the increasing use of temporary contracts in the garment industry. In...
- U.S. Apparel Imports From Burma Soar, Despite Increased Repression and Sanctions
- National Labor Committee, USA, 1998
- Document exposes links between trade relations of U.S. apparel industry with Burmese sub-contractors. It is argued that imports from Burma help strengthen the military regime and with its human rights abolitions and calls for more tra...
- Working Conditions in Sports Shoe Factories in China Making Shoes for Nike and Reebok
- Global Exchange, 1998
- Report examined workers' rights and working conditions in the factories of five major subcontractors producing sports shoes in China: Yue Yuen, Nority International, KTP Holdings and Wellco. These factories produce shoes for Nike and ...
- Sweatshop Blues [ethical business and Levi jeans]
- D. Zoll / Global Exchange, 1998
- Describes current practice of Levi Strauss to move production to different countries according to labour regulations and implementation of their 1992 Code of Conduct. According to the report, Levi has developed a flag-ship ethical pra...
- IDH Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH)
- IDH accelerates and upscales sustainable trade by building impact oriented coalitions of front running multinationals, civil society organisations, governments and other stakeholders. Through convening public and private interests, strengths and knowledge, IDH programs help make sustainability the new norm and deliver impact on Millennium Development Goals 1, 7 and 8.
- Verified Carbon Standard (VCS)
- The Verified Carbon Standard is a greenhouse gas accounting programme used by projects around the world to verify and issue carbon credits in voluntary markets.
- ephemera
- ephemera is an independent journal, supported by the School of Business and Management, Queen Mary, University of London.
- Ministry of Energy, Kenya
- The Ministry of Energy was formed in 1979 upon Kenya Government’s realization that energy was a major component in the country’s development process. The new Ministry is assigned the following functions: Energy policy development Electric power development Oil and other fossil fuels exploration and development Explor...
- Judge Business School
- Previously known as Judge Institute of Management, Cambridge Judge Business School offers a variety of teaching programmes including the Cambridge MBA, the Cambridge Master of Finance, PhD, MPhil and undergraduate degrees together with a suite of Executive Education courses.
- Baker and McKenzie
- International law firm. See website for individual country office contact details.
- Network for Business Sustainability (NBS)
- The Network for Business Sustainability enables business sustainability by fostering collaboration between industry and academia. The Network is comprised of over 300 researchers and reaches over 1000 practitioners from different sectors in English- and French-speaking Canada and beyond. Objectives: Build community: Build relationships between researchers, ma...
- Boston University International Law Journal
- The Boston University International Law Journal publishes articles on international law written by professional authors and practitioners, and note and case comments written by student authors. As one of the US's leading international law journals, ILJ seeks to maintain the highest editorial standards and to produce a professional quality publication worthy of international recognition. Published...
- 3BL Media (3BL)
- At 3BL Media, we are committed to the Triple Bottom Line: people, planet, profit. Our mission is to advance and promote Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainability through effective communications. We offer our clients the largest distribution for their multi-media communications to focused professionals, journalists, and consumers.
- Centre for Sustainable Tourism and Transport, NHV University for Applied Sciences (CSTT)
- The NHTV Centre for Sustainable Tourism and Transport is an international centre of knowledge and education for the benefit of the sustainable development of tourism and recreation industries. The CSTT constitutes a critical think tank on the interfaces of a healthy economic, ecological and social development of tourism. It provides education and training programmes worldwide, contribut...
