- Does self-policing improve environmental performance?
- M.W. Toffel; J.L. Short / Harvard Business School, 2008
- This paper evaluates the self-regulatory practice known as self-policing among businesses, which involves encouraging regulated entities to monitor their own compliance with the law and report and correct violations they discover. The...
- Assessing the impact of certification standards and corporate codes of conduct
- M.J Hiscox; C. Schwartz; M.W. Toffel / Harvard Business School, 2008
- Social Accountability 8000 Standard (SA 8000) and similar corporate codes are promoted as a necessary tool to improve workplace conditions, especially in nations that lack robust enforcement of regulatory standards.These certification...
- A review of the emerging management literature on self-regulatory institutions
- A. King; M.W. Toffel / Harvard Business School, 2007
- This paper discusses how institutions can resolve environmental problems. The paper reviews the emerging management literature on self-regulatory institutions, suggesting that these institutions can provide practical solutions to envi...
- Transforming the operational structure of corporations for creating social value
- J. Austin; E. Reficco / Harvard Business School, 2009
- This paper discusses the concept of Corporate Social Entrepreneurship (CSE), a process aimed at enabling business to develop more advanced and powerful forms of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). CSE is designed to produce a signi...
- Improving the environmental and social performance of mountain-based tour operators
- T. Charters; E. Saxon / UNEP Division of Technology, Industry and Economics, 2007
- Travel to mountain ecosystems is increasing at a rapid pace. A growing numbers of tourists are attracted to the clean air, unique landscapes and wildlife, scenic beauty, culture, history, and recreational opportunities that mountain d...
- Improving the design and reconstruction of houses after the Tsunami
- UNEP Division of Technology, Industry and Economics, 2007
- Sustainable reconstruction is an integrated approach to reconstruction. Environmental, technical, economic, social, and institutional concerns are considered in each stage and activity of reconstruction. To ensure the best long-term r...
- Practical steps for developing, implementing and monitoring national SCP programmes
- M. Bentley / UNEP Division of Technology, Industry and Economics, 2008
- Promoting sustainable consumption and production is key to environmental protection and improving human well-being through sustainable development.This document presents guidelines for governments and other stakeholders on how to plan...
- Assessing the impact of the Clean Development Mechanism in the building sector
- C. Cheng; S. Pouffary; N. Svenningsen; M. Callaway / International Cleaner Production Information Clearinghouse, UNEP IE, 2008
- The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) was created under the Kyoto Protocol to help developed nations meet domestic greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction commitments by investing in low-cost emission reduction projects in developing countries...
- Measuring progress towards more sustainable patterns of consumption and production
- UNEP Division of Technology, Industry and Economics, 2008
- This document provides guidance to policymakers in developing countries on the development of indicators to measure progress towards more sustainable patterns of consumption and production. It contributes to an enhanced understanding ...
- Building capacity to address challenges of climate change in tourism
- M.C. Simpson; S. Gossling; D. Scott; C.M. Hall; E. Gladin / UNEP Division of Technology, Industry and Economics, 2008
- This document is intended to strengthen the capacity of professionals to understand and respond effectively to the global challenges of climate change in tourism destinations. It places emphasis on practical adaptation and mitigation ...
- Building capacity to address challenges of climate change in tourism
- M.C. Simpson; S. Gossling; D. Scott; C.M. Hall; E. Gladin / UNEP Division of Technology, Industry and Economics, 2008
- This document is intended to strengthen the capacity of professionals to understand and respond effectively to the global challenges of climate change in tourism destinations. It places emphasis on practical adaptation and mitigation ...
- The absence of normative standards for sustainable electricity provision in developing countries
- J. Wilde-Ramsing; T. Steinweg; E. Reynolds (ed) / Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations, 2009
- This report addresses the impact of electricity provision by three companies on sustainable development in Latin America, specifically looking at Argentina and Peru. The report examines the corporate social responsibility (CSR) polici...
- Addressing the challenges of developing and managing sustainable ventures
- United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative, 2009
- Sustainable ventures are business initiatives and activities that improve human wellbeing and the environment on a profitable basis in ways that are scalable and replicable. They are initiatives on the micro-level, operated by busines...
- Simulating the best policies for coal mining in Indonesia
- L. Fatah / IDRC Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia, 2007
- This report analyses the impact of coal mining on the economy and environment of South Kalimantan Province, one of the most important coal producing regions in Indonesia. It uses a Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) to evaluate the impact...
- Why measuring impacts on society makes business sense
- World Business Council for Sustainable Development, 2008
- Over the past few years, several companies have explored ways to measure the impact of their business activities on the societies in which they operate. These innovations have led to development a common approach to measuring business...
- Developing appropriate interventions to address the wildlife trade in South-East Asia
- World Bank Research, 2008
- This paper discusses the findings of a study on the economic and social drivers of the wildlife trade in four south-east Asian countries, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR and Vietnam. It assesses the effectiveness of interventions t...
- Does differentiated legal consciousness affect the human rights responses of corporations?
- L. A. Jacobs (ed) / The Asia Pacific Dispute Resolution Project, 2008
- Over the past decade or so, human rights have emerged as an important paradigm for framing disputes over corporate social responsibility. This paper identifies challenges in addressing human rights issues related to corporations, focu...
- Environmental, social and governance issues in emerging markets
- UK Social Investment Forum, 2009
- This paper analyses the state of corporate responsibility in emerging markets, by studying a sample of 40 leading companies in ten emerging markets. It discusses how the largest corporations in developing economic markets are addressi...
- The influence of Type 1 eco-labelling schemes on detergent products
- A. Oman / Entwined, 2009
- Policy instruments to protect the environment have evolved to include voluntary approaches such as eco-labelling, which has become one of the more high-profile market-based tools for achieving environmental objectives. Of increasing i...
- Exploitation of labour rights in Abu Dhabi
- Human Rights Watch, 2009
- Saadiyat Island, in the Arabian Gulf, is a 27 square kilometer island consisting primarily of sand and mangrove swamp. Within a decade, if a $22 to 27 billion development plan goes according to schedule, the island will host six inter...
- Energy Transition Task Force
Realising a sustainable national energy economy
- TwentyFifty
- Consultancy, training and leadership for business on Human Rights and sustainability
- The Association for Sustainable & Responsible Investment in Asia (ASrIA)
- ASrIA is a not for profit, membership association dedicated to promoting corporate responsibility and sustainable investment practice in the Asia Pacific region. ASrIA's members include investment institutions managing over US$4 trillion in assets, however membership is open to any organisation which has an interest in sustainable investment. ASrIA has taken a leadership role in promoting sustai...
- Students and Scholars Against Corporate Misbehavior (SACOM)
- Students and Scholars Against Corporate Misbehavior (SACOM) is a non-government organization (NGO) based in Hong Kong, China, founded in June 2005 by students, and later joined by other cultural and labour activists. SACOM's main goal is to monitor and campaign against corporate misbehavior that violates worker's rights, health, safety, welfare, and dignity in China.
- The Responsible Supply Chain Association (RSCA)
- The Responsible Supply Chain Association (RSCA) is an industry-wide and professional body for the promotion of social responsibilities, which is directly under the administration of China National Textile and Apparel Council (CNTAC). It is composed of enterprises, companies, buyers, retailers and other interested parties within the entire textile supply chain, with an aim at utilising resources an...
- The Worker Rights Consortium (WRC)
- The Worker Rights Consortium (WRC) is an independent labor rights monitoring organization, conducting investigations of working conditions in factories around the globe. Their purpose is to combat sweatshops and protect the rights of workers who sew apparel and make other products sold in the United States. The WRC conducts independent, in-depth investigations; issues public reports on factories...
- Manchester Business School, University of Manchester
- UK business research and teaching institute
- US-China Business Council (USCBC)
- The United States-China Business Council, Inc. (USCBC) is a private, non-profit, non-partisan, member-supported organisation. It is the principal organisation of US corporations engaged in business relations with the People's Republic of China.
- Human Resource Development Network (HRDN)
- Elevating the quality of human resource development to reduce poverty
- Fundación Ideas para la Paz
- Fundación Ideas para la Paz
