Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:02:19 One of the Eldis RSS newsfeeds on major development issues Corporate responsibility http://www.eldis.org Copyright ©2012 Eldis, Sussex p.ferguson@ids.ac.uk en-uk Eldis Logo http://www.eldis.org 85 http://www.eldis.org/images/logo/eldisRSS.gif Logo for www.eldis.org 34 60 How can foreign oil companies better manage developmental and environmental challenges in South Sudan K. Ives; M. Buchner How can oil companies and consortia working in South Sudan (a newly independent country) better manage and mitigate the social and environmental challenges ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59367 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59367 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:11:55 GMT Strengthening the petroleum sector in Uganda This review looks at the overall results of the Petrad Capacity Building Programme for strengthening the State Petroleum Administration of the upstream ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59271 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59271 Thu, 24 Nov 2011 12:30:40 GMT Evaluation of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative T. Reite; A. Disch; D. Gairdner During the short period since Evaluation of Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) ,became operational with an elected Board and Secretariat ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59205 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59205 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 11:19:06 GMT Achievements and challenges of ethical trade Ethical trade as an approach to supply chain management has mushroomed in recent years. Northern companies are becoming increasingly concerned with ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=57864 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=57864 Fri, 01 Apr 2011 17:11:24 GMT The links between globalisation and poverty Globalisation is one of the most controversial development issues of the day. 'Globaphobes' attribute most of the ills of the world to ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=57816 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=57816 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 17:52:14 GMT Regulation needs to do more than simply promote competitiveness and consumer interest: regulation needs to ensure that the market nurtures development Developing countries are now being asked to follow developed countries in the privatisation of goods and services previously provided by the state. ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=57794 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=57794 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 15:30:07 GMT Benefiting from market access opportunities Developing countries cannot achieve sustainable growth and poverty reduction unless they integrate into the world economy. Trade reforms are necessary, ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=57769 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=57769 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:07:51 GMT Rethinking corporate social responsibility Business is everywhere. Some is crucial to development, while some is implicated in poverty, human rights abuses and environmental destruction. In ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=57774 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=57774 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:06:17 GMT The growing debate around GM Crops and the future of food and farming The debate over genetically-modified (GM) crops is one of the most controversial and fiercely contested of recent times. While media coverage often ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=57776 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=57776 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:03:23 GMT How pro-poor tourism has developed and some myths and misconceptions that have arisen around this term Pro-poor tourism should increase the benefits of the tourism industry for poor people. It is a term increasingly used by several development agencies, ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=57610 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=57610 Thu, 03 Mar 2011 17:28:02 GMT Country Risk Portal The Human Rights and Business Country Risk Portal (based at the Danish Institute for Human Rights) will create the first freely available website where ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=51750 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=51750 Wed, 09 Feb 2011 20:46:18 GMT Trade unions and labour laws around the world This book looks at the current state of works councils and trade unions for 33 countries around the world. Topics include: ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=50467 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=50467 Wed, 09 Feb 2011 20:46:18 GMT Fresh insight on the impact of the mining sector in sub-Saharan Africa G. Hilson; B. Campbell; J. Lungu This report comprises 8 papers that were presented at a conference organised in Ghana in 2008, on the theme: 'Beyond Foreign Direct Investment ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=57163 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=57163 Thu, 20 Jan 2011 10:42:53 GMT Developing Women's Entrepreneurship in the Papua Highlands This briefing documents the progress of ILO's Entrepreneurship Skills Development project, which ran in 2009 and 2010 in the Papua Highlands, Indonesia, ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=57205 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=57205 Mon, 10 Jan 2011 15:53:14 GMT Up to a certain level of privatisation: environmental damage and privatisation are friends! R. Pal; B. Saha This working paper analyses the impact of privatisation on the environment, where the level of privatisation is endogenously determined. The paper ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=56610 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=56610 Mon, 01 Nov 2010 13:28:19 GMT Considering insurance in reducing disaster risk and advancing adaptation K. Warner; N. Ranger; S. Surminski Development gains are increasingly at risk from climate change among other pressures. Adverse changes are already being observed in the amount, intensity, ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=55260 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=55260 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:04:20 GMT Systematically identifying, predicting and responding to projects potential impacts on human rights This methodology for Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA) manual aims to systematically identify, predict and respond to projects' potential ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=45326 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=45326 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:56:18 GMT Tax evasion practices by multinationals This report discusses the global taxation system that allows corporates to avoid their responsibilities while condemning the poorest to stunted development, ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=45134 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=45134 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:00:32 GMT Why should non-judicial remedies be state-based? M. Marmorat This discussion paper is intended to provide an overview of and insight into the main trends of policy work and research on state-based non-judicial mechanisms. ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=44885 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=44885 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:35:24 GMT Consumer responses to corporate social responsibility initiatives J. Cotte; R. Trudel Consumer personal consumption decisions can help maintain the environment or contribute to its deterioration. As firms strive to limit the impact of their ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=44981 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=44981 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:07:04 GMT Re-weighting the balance between market and the state This paper contends that private sector is a vital player in poverty eradication and is the engine of development. However, all too often it underperforms ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=44757 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=44757 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:27:03 GMT Understanding access to medicine as a human rights issue Alicia Ely Yamin An estimated 29.4 million adults and children live with HIV and AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa. Despite the fact that new combinations of antiretroviral therapy ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=44722 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=44722 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:16:36 GMT Innovative backyard poultry value chain M. Dhawan; M. Punjabi; V. Ahuja There is a growing evidence about the role that backyard poultry production can play in sustaining and enhancing poor peoples' livelihoods. Market ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=44655 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=44655 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:18:40 GMT Encouraging Asian pension funds to work towards a responsible future Asia's pension funds are among the largest and fastest growing pools of capital in the region and their influence in the capital markets will continue ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=44235 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=44235 Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:19:48 GMT Fundraising is not begging - some tips for strategic fundraising for NGOs K. Ekdahl The presentation gives an overview of important aspects that need to be followed for fundraising efforts to yield results. It highlights the ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=44242 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=44242 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:08:51 GMT Assessing the impact of certification standards and corporate codes of conduct M.J Hiscox; C. Schwartz; M.W. Toffel Social Accountability 8000 Standard (SA 8000) and similar corporate codes are promoted as a necessary tool to improve workplace conditions, especially ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=43922 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=43922 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:05:40 GMT Does self-policing improve environmental performance? M.W. Toffel; J.L. Short This paper evaluates the self-regulatory practice known as self-policing among businesses, which involves encouraging regulated entities to monitor their ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=43924 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=43924 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:42:40 GMT A review of the emerging management literature on self-regulatory institutions A. King; M.W. Toffel This paper discusses how institutions can resolve environmental problems. The paper reviews the emerging management literature on self-regulatory institutions, ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=43919 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=43919 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:58:11 GMT Transforming the operational structure of corporations for creating social value J. Austin; E. Reficco This paper discusses the concept of Corporate Social Entrepreneurship (CSE), a process aimed at enabling business to develop more advanced and powerful ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=43917 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=43917 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 10:09:47 GMT Is corporate self-disclosure effective? J.L. Short; M.W. Toffel Programmes encouraging firms to police their own regulatory compliance and voluntarily disclose the violations they find are becoming increasingly important ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=43925 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=43925 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:07:25 GMT