- Coffee in Tanzania: key trends in sustainability standards
- E.,A. Lazaro; J. Makindara; F.,T.,M. Kilima / Danish Institute for International Studies, 2008
- One of the key trends characterising the agro-food trade in the last two decades has been the increasing complexity of public and private standards that are applied to imports into developed countries. This paper aims to identify crit...
- Center for the Advanced Study of India, University of Pennsylvania
- The study of contemporary India at the University of Pennsylvania
- The Centre for Innovation, Knowledge and Development, The Open University (IKD)
Open University's inter-faculty research centre on knowledge and innovation for development
- Agricultural biotechnology in Africa: selected resources from SciDev.Net
- SciDev.Net, 2008
- Sub-Saharan Africa is a hotbed of activity in agricultural biotechnology — from research initiatives for tackling local pests to commercial growing of genetically modified crops. This SciDev.Net page on "Agro-biotech in Africa l...
- Can the ICT sector leverage its unique position in exapnding economic opportunity?
- W.J. Kramerand; B. Jenkins; R.S. Katz / John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2007
- This report focuses on the role of information and communications technology (ICT) sector in expanding economic opportunity. It is part of a series exploring the connections between international development, business, and corporate s...
- Danish SMEs in global value chains
- A.L. Jorgensen; J.S. Knudsen / Copenhagen Centre for Corporate Responsibility, 2006
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have increasingly become integrated into global value chains, where they face social and environmental requirements from multinational buyers. This paper examines the role of SMEs with respect...
- Health care sector’s contribution in expanding economic opportunity
- A. Mahmud; M. Parkhurst / John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2007
- This report is part of a series exploring the connections between international development, business, and corporate social responsibility (CSR) communities in order to establish links between private sector development and poverty al...
- How does the food and beverage industry expand economic opportunity?
- M. Pfitzer; R. Krishnaswamy / John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2007
- This report is part of a series exploring the connections between international development, business, and corporate social responsibility (CSR) communities in order to establish links between private sector development and poverty al...
- How are conservation policies shaped by neoliberalism?: a collection of critical essays
- J. Igoe (ed); D. Brockington (ed) / Conservation and Society, 2008
- The growing body of work on the 'neoliberalisation of nature' has paid little attention to conservation policy and its impacts. Similarly, studies of conservation have generally overlooked the broader context of neoliberalism. This la...
- How sustainable are different approaches to ecotourism?
- Don Funnell; P. E. Bynoe / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008
- Ecotourism is promoted as an approach to both conservation and development, creating opportunities for communities to manage natural resources in a sustainable way. But there are many approaches to ecotourism, in both the public and p...
- Does India comply with international labour standards?
- International Trade Union Confederation, 2007
- This report analyses the extent of conformity to internationally recognised labour standards in India. It particularly focuses on those standards discussed at first Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Singa...
- A better way forward for the natural stone sector.
- India Committee of the Netherlands, 2007
- In the last decade there has been a growing interest in the improvement of sustainability performance throughout supply chains. However, this report argues that sustainability standards for the quarrying and processing of natural ston...
- Common misconceptions? The nature and impact of GM crops
- J.L. Villar; B. Freese; N. Stocks (ed) / Friends of the Earth International, 2008
- This paper provides a fact-based assessment of Genetically Modified (GM) crops around the world. Analysing documents from scientific technical bodies, industry, academia, governments, and civil society across a range of countries incl...
- How to dispose of pesticide stockpiles
- Africa Stockpiles Programme, 2007
- This manual presents the key issues associated with obsolete pesticides and the Africa Stockpiles Programme (ASP). It provides information and resources to help non-governmental organisations (NGOs) play their part in the success...
- The need for better monitoring systems for working conditions in China’s natural stone companies
- India Committee of the Netherlands, 2008
- In the last few years the Chinese natural stone industry has increasingly come into the spotlight as a result of poor working and environmental conditions. Municipalities in several European countries, including Sweden and the Netherl...
- Does the international investment law regime help embed values and practices that support human rights policies?
- H. Mann / International Institute for Sustainable Development, Winnipeg, 2008
- This paper responds to the need to identify and understand the linkages between international investment agreements (IIAs) and the debate on business and human rights. It provides a broad-based review of these linkages, focusing on th...
- Describing communities responses to gold mining
- T. Allen (ed); S. Saunders (ed); P. Chatterjee (ed) / Friends of the Earth International, 2007
- This report, a profile of Barrick Gold, the world’s largest gold mining company, aims to provide an illustration of what is wrong with the gold industry today. It highlights examples in which it argues that Barrick’s inter...
- Human rights implications of Indonesian oil palm plantation expansion.
- S. Marti; A. Dilworth (ed); N. Baird (ed) / Friends of the Earth International, 2008
- This report reveals growing evidence of human rights violations associated with the Indonesian oil palm industry. Drawing on interviews with individuals on the ground and previous research, it explores some of the civil, politica...
- What impact has a decade of GM crops had on Argentina's agriculture?
- E.J. Trigo; E.J. Cap / Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (National Institute for Agricultural Technology), Arge, 2006
- Argentina is the world's second largest producer of genetically modified (GM) crops, after the United States, with over 17 million hectares planted. This paper explores the assertion that the introduction of GM crops into Argentinian ...
- Recent progress on corporate governance in emerging markets?
- United Nations [UN] Conference on Trade and Development, 2007
- This report provides a brief overview of recent developments in corporate governance since the twenty-third session of International Standards of Accounting and Reporting (ISAR). It also presents an analysis of the results of th...
- 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...
