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Addressing the economic dimensions of peacebuilding through trade and support to private enterprise
International Alert, 2006This paper explores how the European Union’s (EU) economic policies can enhance peace and development.DocumentCompany operations in weak governance zones: a practical guide for non-extractive industries
Fundación Ideas para la Paz, 2006The paper discusses a voluntary business code of conduct based on the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights for non-extractive industries operating in weak governance zones.DocumentBusiness and human rights: the role of business in weak governance: business proposals for effective ways of addressing dilemma situations in weak governance zones
Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, 2006This main objective of this paper is to identify effective ways for companies to deal with dilemma situations encountered in weak governance zones. The first part of the paper presents the range of issues associated with weak governance zones and the reality faced by companies that operate or are contemplating operating in them.DocumentPeace through profit: Sri Lankan perspectives on Corporate Social Responsibility
International Alert, 2005This report investigates Sri Lankan perceptions of the role of business in society, and businesses’ own perception of this role, including its potential in supporting social, economic and political development.DocumentCorporate mercenaries: the threat of private military and security companies
War on Want, 2006This report examines the expansion of private military and security companies (PMSCs), particularly as a result of the occupation of Iraq.DocumentManaging natural resource wealth
United States Institute of Peace, 2006This report analyses the particular challenges of stabilisation and reconstruction missions in countries rich in hydrocarbons and minerals and provides lessons learned from the recent experience of such countries as Iraq, Sudan, Angola, Liberia, and Afghanistan. It offers recommendations for the U.S.DocumentDevelopment, peace and human rights in Colombia: a business agenda
International Business Leaders Forum, 2006The report demonstrates how companies can work in partnership with other stakeholders to create conditions for lasting peace and prosperity.DocumentLocal business, local peace: the peacebuilding potential of the domestic private sector
International Alert, 2006This publication highlights the domestic private sector’s often overlooked peace building potential.DocumentProfiting from the occupation: corporate complicity in Israel’s crimes against the Palestinian people
War on Want, 2006The report details the extent of the humanitarian crisis currently facing Palestinians as a result of Israel’s intensified operations against them, and examines the role which companies have played in supporting the Occupation.The report finds that: Train operator Connex is constructing a light rail system which will link illegal settlements in occupied East Jerusalem to the Israeli sid