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Country Risk Portal
Human Rights and Business Project, 2010The Human Rights and Business Country Risk Portal (based at the Danish Institute for Human Rights) will create the first freely available website where companies can access country-specific information on human rights risks alongside tools and advice for managing those risks.OrganisationBaker and McKenzie
International law firm. See website for individual country office contact details.DocumentWorldwide guide to trade unions and works councils
Baker and McKenzie, 2010This book looks at the current state of works councils and trade unions for 33 countries around the world. Topics include: collective bargaining unfair labour practices trade union employee protections rights employee collective representatives the labour regulatory regimeDocumentA methodology for human rights impact assessment (draft version)
Nomogaia Foundation, 2008This methodology for Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA) manual aims to systematically identify, predict and respond to projects' potential impacts on human rights. Experience has shown that standard assessments, those of environmental, social or health impacts cannot capture the full range of issues that might trigger or exacerbate human rights violations.DocumentDeath and taxes: the true toll of tax dodging
Christian Aid, 2008This report discusses the global taxation system that allows corporates to avoid their responsibilities while condemning the poorest to stunted development, even premature death. It argues that tax avoidance is a grey area. Although it is legal, it has a sliding scale of legitimacy. In the corporate world, avoidance often involves the use of tax havens to shelter and boost profits.DocumentSocially conscious consumerism: a systematic review of the body of knowledge
Network for Business Sustainability, 2009Consumer personal consumption decisions can help maintain the environment or contribute to its deterioration.OrganisationNetwork for Business Sustainability (NBS)
The Network for Business Sustainability enables business sustainability by fostering collaboration between industry and academia.DocumentNon-judicial remedies in Norway for corporate social responsibility abroad: a discussion paper
Institute for Applied International Studies, Norway, 2009This 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. The paper should serve as a background for public policy discussion of non-judicial mechanisms in Norway.DocumentGetting back on the rails: the private sector and development
Christian Aid, 2009This paper contends that private sector is a vital player in poverty eradication and is the engine of development. However, all too often it underperforms in developing countries as the Washington Consensus elevated market over the state ignoring the inter-relatedness of both.DocumentNot just a tragedy: Access to medication as a right under international law
Boston University International Law Journal, 2004An 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 and other medications have enabled HIV-positive people in much of the developing world to live productive lives for many years, HIV and AIDS are now the largest contributor to mortality in several Sub-Saharan African countries.Pages
