- How to handle trade in timber better to enhance peace and stability in the Upper Great Lakes region
- Department for International Development, UK, 2007
- This report analyses how trade in timber produced in the eastern DRC and Southern Sudan can contribute to stability and economic development in the region. Presenting an overview of trade volumes and routes, the paper finds that almos...
- Fighting corruption in oil rich countries
- I. Kolstad; A. Wiig / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2007
- Corruption is a serious problem in many developing countries that are rich in oil and other natural resources. This is central in explaining why resource rich countries perform badly in terms of socioeconomic development. Tran...
- Has Shell China managed to have an impact on making China more environmentally friendly
- I. F. Buan / Fridtjof Nansen Institute, 2008
- The first goal of this report is to identify and analyse changes that have happened in the Shell Group since the 1990s when energy companies started their ‘greening’ processes. These changes happened due to stricter enviro...
- How transparent are the largest 20 UK pension funds?
- FairPensions, 2007
- There is, this report argues, increasing UK public interest in the accountability of investors. The 20 occupational pension funds examined in this report are of particular public interest because they together own over £292 bill...
- Overcoming the organic certification barrier: case studies from Thailand, India, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Brazil
- P. Santacoloma / Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2007
- Certification is critical in organic markets as it enables organic producers to access new export and domestic market opportunities and premium prices due to the fact that organic quality adds value to products. Whilst in develop...
- How policy-makers can establish a national programme on sustainable consumption and production
- B. Matthew / United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2008
- In the context of climate change, it has become clear that our global community urgently needs to adopt more sustainable life-styles to both reduce the use of natural resources and CO2 emissions. In accordance with the “Mar...
- Challenges associated with certification of sugarcane and soy
- A. Bebb (ed) / Friends of the Earth International, 2008
- Are certification schemes handling the environmental and social problems caused by vast monocultures of sugarcane and soy? This research looks at the production of sugarcane and soy in the Mercosur countries in Latin America and exami...
- How to use the considerable potential synergies between aid donors and private banks
- J. RodrÃguez; J. Santiso / OECD Development Centre, 2007
- Over the past decade, aid donors have shown interest for the private financial sector while, at the same time, private banks have shown increasing concern for corporate social responsibility. Private banks are actively involved in dev...
- Supporting temporary markets to prevent excessive concentration in food retailing damaging both poor consumers and small farmers
- P. Moustier / Making markets work better for the poor, 2006
- The number of supermarkets in Vietnam is increasing due to government incentives, increased urbanisation and growing purchasing power. However, for price and access reasons, street vending remains the dominant retail mode. Poor consum...
- How can MNCs target small and medium-sized (SME) suppliers in their sustainable supply chain management?
- M. Andersen; R.G. Skovgaard / Danish Commerce and Companies Agency, 2008
- MNCs are increasingly introducing programs to ensure that their suppliers uphold certain social and environmental standards. Many suppliers who deliver components or finished products – either directly or indirectly – to t...
- Principles and guidance for rights-based grievance mechanism
- C. Rees / John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2008
- This document provides guidance for effective grievance mechanisms in the context of corporate social responsibility. It provides a tool for companies and their local stakeholders to work out rights-compatible, effective grievance mec...
- Overview of the processes and outcomes of a selection of accountability mechanisms for Corporate Social Responsability
- C. Rees / John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2007
- This paper summarises a range of existing mechanisms to address complaints and for disputes resolution. These accountability mechanisms are ordered along a spectrum from judicial and quasi-judicial to investigatory processes linked to...
- Sustainability as a source of competitive advantage for companies from emerging economies
- T. Hindle / International Finance Corporation, 2007
- Companies from emerging economies are increasingly often gaining competitive advantages by being environmentally and socially responsible. Such companies create value both for their business and for society. Exploring the cases of ind...
- The insurance industry and sustainability: new challenges and potentials
- United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative, 2007
- This paper argues that as the insurance industry interacts with every part of the economy it has tremendous scope to encourage sustainable behaviour. It is in insurers’ interests to reduce risks and improve sustainability as it ...
- Environmental, social and governance factors in responsible investment performance.
- United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative, 2007
- This report features a diverse set of academic and broker studies that analyse responsible investment performance at both the company/stock and fund/portfolio level, including thematic studies which bolster the materiality of Environm...
- Are companies in emerging markets committed to transparency?
- Social Investment Forum, USA, 2008
- With the increasing role of emerging market companies in the global economy, investors increasingly expect certain minimum standards of governance and disclosure to be met. This study investigates the current level of sustai...
- How are the world’s largest companies acknowledging and addressing climate change?
- CorporateRegister.com, 2008
- Using Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) reports published between September 2006 and December 2007 by Global FT500 companies as a basis, this report examines corporate climate communications. The intention is not to document or be...
- Key trends in CSR and sustainability communications
- C. Deri; P. Connolly; L. Maw / Edelman, 2007
- With the help of a range of case studies, this paper looks at the issues of corporate responsibility (CR) and sustainability communications amongst companies. It addresses key issues such as stakeholder communication, whilst als...
- Increasing the comparability of sustainability reports.
- L. French; F. Maaike (ed); G. Sean (ed) / Global Reporting Initiative, 2008
- Following the global trend in environmental awareness, paired with heightened consumer consciousness, food companies are increasingly facing new expectations and seeking to proactively communicate the economic, social and environmenta...
- Use of assurance providers and stakeholder panels in corporate responsibility reports
- K. Van den Berg; N. Vollering-manhave / PricewaterhouseCoopers, 2007
- This paper presents a global survey amongst PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) clients and relations in order to get a better insight into why companies seek assurance on their Corporate Responsibility (CR) reports, and if and how they use ...
- 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...
