- Forum for the future
- British charity working towards sustainable development
- Is fair trade an effective mechanism for raising incomes of the poor?
- K. Poe; S. Kyle / Department of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University, 2006
- This paper analyses the extent to which fair trade organisations increase wages for rural poor women. Based on information gathered from interviews with senior-level managers and artisans in Bangladesh, it presents case studies ...
- Public policy making and CSR.
- E.M. Nag / Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH, 2007
- This paper explores how governments can contribute to shaping a fair and balanced process of globalization by working together with private and civil society actors. It argues that incorporating corporate social responsibility (C...
- What duties and obligations human rights give rise to for corporations ?
- I. Kolstad / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2007
- As the power of the corporate sector has become particularly salient, what duties the notion of universal human rights assign to corporation? This paper develops core elements of a general scheme of Human Rights duty assignment, and s...
- CSR and accession to the EU in Turkey
- N. Cozannet; H. Rieper; Y. Gurgoz / Agence française de développement, 2007
- This paper provides a recent picture of the state of Corporate and Social Responsibility (CSR) awareness and practices among public and private stakeholders in Turkey. Based on the analysis of specific drivers and constraints, it sugg...
- A new era of supply chain management
- Business for Social Responsibility, 2007
- This paper looks at perspectives on the current situation on sustainable supply chains in comparison to the past. It particularly focuses on identifying the key drivers behind the current sustainable supply chain management models and...
- Saudi Arabian companies- are they moving towards increased business involvement in development?
- T. Emtairah,; A. Al Ashaikh,; A. Al-Badr, 2007
- This study assesses the relationship between business and society in Saudi Arabia within the context of Corporate Social Responsibility (CR). It highlights some of the key challenges and ways forward for corporates in Saudi Arabia and...
- Improving labour practice and competitiveness in Jordan’s Apparel industry.
- Business for Social Responsibility, 2008
- The textile and apparel industry in Jordan is heavily reliant on migrant workers. Based on a report of abusive treatment of these workers, factories were exposed to sharp increase in public inspections along with an equally significan...
- How can a global carbon market be created?
- World Business Council for Sustainable Development, 2008
- This paper presents a discussion on the creation of the global carbon market. It observes that action to address climate change is already happening, and the pace at which initiatives are developing is increasing. Many initiatives are...
- Development or hindrance? - Unilever in South Africa.
- E.B. Kapstien / World Business Council for Sustainable Development, 2008
- This report provides an analysis of the Unilever “economic footprint” in South Africa. Unilever South Africa (ULSA) ranks among that country’s “Top Forty” companies, and in 2005 it generated about R8.5 bi...
- Maximising oil, gas and mining enterprise contribution to local enterprise
- M. Lynch / Engineers against Poverty, 2008
- A publication from Engineers Against Poverty for the extractive industries - an eight-page briefing note to guide oil, gas and mining (OGM) companies on how they can maximise the contribution of local enterprises to the supply chain o...
- Linking small-scale producers to modern markets: a practical guide
- S. Vermeulen; J. Woodhill; F. Proctor / International Institute for Environment and Development, 2008
- Rapid changes in how food is produced, processed, wholesaled and retailed affects the entire value chain - from producer to consumer. Particularly in countries with developing and emerging economies, the pace of change brings signific...
- Fair and green trade: practical experiences from around the world
- K. Hampson (ed); J. Chavez-Tafur (ed); M. Salm (ed) / Agri Cultures Network, 2008
- What exactly is the impact of fair trade initiatives on small scale producers? And what are the problems and issues that arise during the complex process of putting fair trade ideas into practice? With the recent expansion of fair and...
- Getting companies to contribute towards development.
- World Business Council for Sustainable Development, 2008
- This paper debates the issues around business contribution to development. It is derived from the proceedings of a conference organised by the European Office of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung and IFOK GmbH. The authors poin...
- Corporate governance in Asian economies.
- OECD Development Centre, 2007
- This paper presents a comparative table containing a comparative overview of the corporate governance frameworks in 13 Asian economies. The table is primarily based on information provided by experts in the respective economies. The i...
- Eradicating poverty- the contribution of fair trade schemes in forestry products
- V. Nelson; C. Collinson / Ethical Trade and Natural Resources Programme, NRI, 2008
- This paper examines the contribution that fair trade schemes in forestry products make to eradicate poverty. It considers the wider impacts on the local economy and explores successes, difficulties and limitations based on two case st...
- dependency and opportunities- the relationship between business and ecosystems.
- C. Hanson,; J. Finisdore,; J. Ranganathan, / World Resources Institute, Washington DC, 2008
- This paper points out that ecosystems provide businesses with numerous benefits or “ecosystem services.” Companies not only impact ecosystems and the services they provide but also depend on them. Therefore ecosystem degra...
- Embedding ESG into mainstream finance, investment and capital markets.
- A. Garfunkel, (ed) / Economics and Trade Branch,, 2007
- This report traces the key developments that have accelerated the evaluation of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) issues within mainstream finance, investment and the capital markets. Through perspectives from a number of co...
- African gold mining from a workers perspective.
- H. Jauch; A. Baah / African Labour Research Network, 2007
- This paper examines the behavior of three leading gold producers in Africa; Gold Fields, Anglo-gold Ashanti, and Metorex. It discusses labour relations and working conditions, company restructuring, HIV/AIDS policies and practices; he...
- Have the working conditions in Cambodian garment sector improved?
- T. Wallace (ed) / Global Union Research Network, 2008
- This working paper seeks to critically assess the operation of ‘Better Factories Cambodia’, a International Labour Organisation monitoring project. It outlines the structure of the Cambodian garment industry in the context...
- International Labour Review, ILO
- Journal on labour issues published by the International Labour Organisation. WWW site has contents lists, plus selected articles in full text.
- Business and Sustainable Development, IISD
- WWW site aiming to encourage business people to develop a vision of a sustainable company, translate the vision into a management action plan and turn sustainability into a competitive advantage. Main focus in on environmental issues. Includes overviews, company case studies (arranged by industry sector), environmental labelling, performance contracting,
- Ethical Trading Initiative, UK (ETI)
- Initiative involving major companies, aid agencies and campaigning organisations, trades unions and the UK government. It plans to transform the dream of ethical trade into reality. Aims to develop and encourage the use of a widely endorsed set of standards, embodied in codes of conduct, and monitoring and auditing methods which will enable companies to work together with other organisations ou...
- SustainAbility
- UK based strategic management consultancy and think-tank dedicated to promoting the business case for sustainable development. Main areas of operation are: foresight, agenda-setting and change management. WWW site includes samples of monthly news report (subscription required for current version), publications list
- Ethical Trade and Natural Resources Programme, NRI (NRET)
- Research into developing ethical trade and standards
- Fairtrade Foundation
- Organisation awarding fair-trade labels to consumer goods produced in an ethical manner. WWW site has lists of goods meeting its criteria, details of those criteria and background materials on the the concept of fair trade
- International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF)
- The International Business Leaders Forum is an international not-for-profit organisation which promotes responsible business leadership and partnerships for sustainable development. IBLF was set up in 1990 by The Prince of Wales and a group of chief executives of international companies, in response to the emerging challenges of economic growth and change in the global economy. Supported by th...
- World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
- A platform for companies to explore sustainable development
- Corporate Community Involvement Net, Charities Aid Foundation (CCINet)
- WWW site "dedicated to the needs of corporate philanthropy professionals and the community they serve, it provides information and services designed to support the development and management of social responsiblity programmes". Includes a directory of WWW sites or organisations making their corporate giving/reporting policy available online, bulletin board for discussion, information on the corp...
- International Corporate Environmental Reporting
- WWW site containing an international online directory of environmental reporting (Annual Reports, etc) by corporate bodies, links to relevant full-text reports, legislation, and a useful international news service. Also includes separate information on environmental reporting from Dutch companies.
