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Searching with a thematic focus on Corporate Social Responsibility, Globalisation, Governance

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    Greenwash + 10: The UN's Global Compact, corporate accountability and the Johannesburg Earth Summit

    Corporate Watch, 2002
    Looks at the relationship between the UN and corporations in the context of the forthcoming World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD). In particular the authors focus on the Global Compact, a high profile UN initiative building corporate partnerships based on adherence to key UN principles, and the activities of the BASD, a corporate lobby group.
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    The OECD Multilateral Agreement on Investment (MAI): update

    Oxfam, 1998
    The Multilateral Agreement on Investment (MAI) is a new investment treaty being negotiated between the world's industrialised countries in the OECD. This briefing paper explains why Oxfam believes that the draft MAI falls far short of establishing a fair framework of rules governing international investment.
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    Civil society: IISD resource guide

    International Institute for Sustainable Development, Winnipeg, 1998
    Bibilography of key paper resources concerning civil society and sustainable development accompanied by short abstracts. Also details of relevant WWW sites. Prepared by IISD Information Centre
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    Fashion victims: The Asian garment industry and globalisation

    Catholic Fund for Overseas Development, 1998
    Report looks at the impact of globalisation on the lives of garment workers in Asia. Urban Missionaries, a CAFOD partner in the Philippines, carried out research on the increasing use of temporary contracts in the garment industry. In Sri Lanka, People’s Forum for Development Alternatives (PEFDA) interviewed workers in the Kandy and Kurunegala areas.
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    Trade and the environment

    World Trade Organization, 1999
    Argues that international economic integration and growth reinforce the need for sound environmental policies at the national and international level. International cooperation is particularly important in addressing transboundary and global environmental challenges beyond the control of any individual nation.Questions include: Is economic integration a threat to the environment?
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    Exporting corruption: privatisation, multinationals and bribery

    The Corner House, UK, 2000
    Deals with the globalisation of corruption. The article suggests that if corruption is growing throughout the world, it is largely a result of the rapid privatisation (and associated practices of contracting-out and concessions) of public enterprises worldwide.

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