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  Interim report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations

  Eldis News Weblog, 2006

  This commentary from an Eldis editor compiles comments on the interim report of the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations.Central to the interim report is an evaluation of the UN Norms on the Responsibility of Transnational Corporations and Other Business Enterprises with Regard to Human Rights (The UN Norms), providing a
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  The new international benchmark standard for environmental and social performance of the private sector in developing countries: will it raise or lower the bar?

  Overseas Development Institute, 2006

  As the International Finance Corporation (IFC) is preparing to launch a new set of business standards for managing environmental and social risks, which is be followed by commercial banks, this briefing paper examines the potential impact of these standards.The briefing paper highlights:the new IFC Performance Standards are a collection of eight quality standards, covering some well-est
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  Shaping the future of sustainable finance: moving from paper promises to performance

  WWF-World Wide Fund For Nature, 2006

  This report evaluates how the various commercial and investment banks are responding to their commitments to sustainable development. In order to do so this report reviews the publicly available environmental and social policies of 39 banks from around the world.
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  Ethical corporation report: business-NGO partnerships

  Ethical Corporation Online, 2005

  Based on almost 100 interviews with business, NGOs, government, trade unions, consultants, partnership “brokers,” think tanks and academics this report examines the issue of NGO-business partnerships.Main findings of the report include:many companies and NGOs had gone ahead with partnerships, others were trying to assess the risks and benefitsinterviewees wanted to know about projec
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  Race to the top: a report on ethical business campaigns

  Business Ethics Network, 2005

  This report considers lessons learnt and future strategies for ethical business campaigns. Divided into two parts, the document reflects on the successes and failures of ethical campaigns and draws on the thoughts and experiences of participants at an ethical business workshop.The following points are raised:there is a need to attack problems by advocating solutions.
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  CSR issues in the ICT hardware manufacturing sector

  Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations, 2005

  This report aims to raise awareness of the environmental, human and regulation problems in the ICT sector, and in particular in the production of hardware.
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  Private companies and the public interest: why corporations should welcome global human rights rules

  Human Rights Watch, 2006

  As part of the 2006 Human Rights Watch World Report, this essay examines why corporations should welcome global enforceable human rights rules.
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  Corporate boards and corporate democracy

  Greenleaf Publishing, 2005

  This paper argues that the US corporate scandals symbolized by Enron represent a challenge to corporate governance not adequately addressed by reforms of 2002 including the Sarbanes–Oxley Act.The author argues that these changes reflect a minimalist approach to corporate governance and its regulation.
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  A big deal?: corporate social responsibility and the financial sector in Europe

  Friends of the Earth, 2005

  This report discusses the limitations of current voluntary initiatives to manage the negative social and environmental impacts generated by the finance sector in both developed and developing countries.
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  Corporate contributions in three recent natural disasters: a comparative analysis of the tsunami, Katrina and the earthquake in Pakistan

  Eldis Document Store, 2005

  This report looks at the corporate response in three natural disasters: the Indian Ocean Tsunami, hurricane Katrina, and the 8/10 Earthquake in Pakistan. 23 transnational companies (TNCs) were selected for analysis. About seventy percent of these companies are American, while the rest are European.

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