- Assessing international support to fragile states
- The Mining Association of Canada, 2006
- This document provides a tool to assist companies in the assessment of the standard of crisis management currently being implemented by the mining companies in Canada, in accordance with the Toward Sustainable Mining (TSM) crisis mana...
- Tools, codes and standards for the mineral exploration industry
- Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada, 2007
- A key challenge for exploration and mining companies today is that best practice management systems for applying Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) are not readily available, and there are no internationally recognized CSR standard...
- Sustainable development principles for mining and metal sector
- International Council on Mining and Metals [ICMM], 2006
- This document details International Council on Mining and Metals's (ICMM) sustainable development framework. Membership of ICMM requires a commitment to implement ICMM’s Sustainable Development Framework. Corporate members are r...
- Human Rights in CSR: A practical guide
- Global Compact, 2008
- While human rights continue to be the primary responsibility of governments, companies can do a lot within the context of their own business to support and respect human rights. Being proactive on human rights can make good business s...
- State, transnational corporations and human rights
- United Nations High Commission for Human Rights, 2006
- This document is an interim report of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprise.Three broad contextual factors frame the Special Re...
- Implementing human rights in business: Case studies
- UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, 2007
- This document explores the practical application of the Global Compact’s human rights principles using case studies. It offers detailed examples of what businesses from all over the world are doing to implement human rights with...
- Business-social sector partnership: A guide
- Global Compact, 2007
- This guide explores the state of partnerships between companies and social actors. It provides a market-based assessment of leading non-profit social actors and the UN that have demonstrated competency in partnering with companies in ...
- Pace of adoption of CSR policy in Canadian extractive sector is slow
- A. Hassanein; G. Lundholm; G. Willis / The Canadian Centre for the Study of Resource Conflict, 2008
- This paper presents the results of a study on the level of corporate social responsibility (CSR) among Canadian extractive sector companies. The study shows that the adoption of voluntary corporate social policies by Canadian oil, gas...
- Health and safety for small scale miners in South Africa
- A. Marriott / School of Development Studies, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, 2008
- This research report was originally a dissertation written for the Masters in Development Studies course at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. The study explores the potential extension of occupational health and safety to informal smal...
- The Berkeley Electronic Press
- Berkeley press electronic journals
- Do fair trade brands represent a superior approach to fair trade mainstreaming?
- A. Hutchens / Center for Economic Policy Research, Australian National University (ANU), 2007
- This paper notes that Fair Trade has undergone exponential growth in recent years, largely because of the expansion of Fairtrade certified food products in mainstream distribution and retail channels. It argues that mainstreaming-as-p...
- Stakeholders influence in corporate sustainability management.
- O. Salzmann; U. Steger; A. Ionescu-Somers / International Institute for Management Development, 2006
- While the main objective of private corporations is to generate returns for shareholders, companies are nevertheless institutions within society and thus cannot be defined by economic performance alone. Their political, social/societa...
- Business and the challenge of sustainable consumption
- O. Salzmann; H. Leitschuh Fecht; U. Steger / International Institute for Management Development, 2006
- This paper highlights the challenge of sustainable consumption and explores the contributions businesses and their multiple stakeholders can make to meet the challenge. It notes that sustainable consumption remains a significant...
- Encouraging employees to work toward sustainability.
- C. A. Ramus,; K. Oppegaard, / International Institute for Management Development, 2006
- This paper discusses how a dual management system (using both instrumental and value-based orientations) can function in order to encourage intrinsically and extrinsically motivated employees to work toward sustainability. ...
- Dual approach to corporate sustainability management.
- C.A. Ramus,; K. Oppegaard, / International Institute for Management Development, 2007
- This paper discusses the integration of compliance based and commitment based approaches to corporate sustainability management. The authors note that environmental sustainability is a process, not an outcome, and as such ...
- Can Brazilian banks spearhead a change towards corporate sustainability?
- C. Lins,; G. Wajnberg,; U. Steger, / International Institute for Management Development, 2008
- This paper analyses the knowledge and inclusion of the concept of corporate sustainability in the main institutions of the Brazilian banking sector. It is based on 67 interviews with top executives and questionnaires with a further 60...
- Are managers in ASEAN countries up to speed with corporate responsibility?
- J. Guth; U. Steger 2008
- This paper examines corporate sustainability in three of the wealthier ASEAN member nations: Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. It focuses on the integration of the economic and environmental dimension of corporate sustainability and a...
- CSR practices are bearing fruit
- E. Peinado-Vara / Sustainable Development Department, Inter-American Development Bank, 2005
- This article presents an overview of two cases—Procter & Gamble (P&G) in Venezuela and Unión Fenosa (through Energía Social) in Colombia. It aims to use these examples to illustrate creative solutions that ...
- The “sustainability” opportunity for business.
- P. Kielstra, / Economist Intelligence Unit, 2008
- The emergence of climate change as a mainstream political issue has served to drive home the breadth of ethical issues with which firms must now grapple. The business—and societal—implications of how companies address thes...
- The social and environmental impacts of steel giant Arcelor Mittal’s growth
- G. Aitken, (ed) / CEE Bankwatch Network, 2008
- This paper investigates the impact of Arcelor Mittal’s growth on social and environmental factors focusing on cases studies in India, Romania, USA, South Africa, Ukraine, Bosnia, Kazhakstan, and the Czech republic. T...
- Ashridge Centre for Business and Society, UK (ACBAS)
- Research and consultancy on the role of business in society
- Center for Public Integrity, Washington
- Investigates ethical and accountability issues
- Partnership Africa Canada (PAC)
- Canadian and African NGO coalition for research and policy change
- CSR Jobs
- Corporate Social Responsibility jobs listings world wide
- Pacific Vacancies
- Environmental jobs in the Pacific
- U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre (U4)
- Research links between corruption and the development process
- United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI)
- Explores and promotes innovative finance strategies for sustainablity
- Canadian Business for Social Responsibility
- Canadian industry association advising on CSR
- Environmental Change Institute (ECI)
- Oxford University's interdisciplinary research group
- Tour Operators Initiative for Sustainable Tourism Development
- Industry initiative working on sustainable practices for tourism.
