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Corporate Social Responsibility in Latin America: Responsible solutions to business and social problems
Sustainable Development Department, Inter-American Development Bank, 2005This article presents an overview of two cases—Procter & Gamble (P&G) in Venezuela and Unión Fenosa (through Energía Social) in Colombia. It aims to use these examples to illustrate creative solutions that the private sector is implementing to improve the living conditions of disadvantaged communities while expanding markets and increasing profit-ability.DocumentDoing good: business and the sustainability challenge
Economist Intelligence Unit, 2008The emergence of climate change as a mainstream political issue has served to drive home the breadth of ethical issues with which firms must now grapple. The business—and societal—implications of how companies address these are so far reaching that a new area of management practice has come into being to manage them, known by many as “corporate sustainability”.DocumentIn the wake of ArcelorMittal: the global steel giant's local impacts
CEE Bankwatch Network, 2008This paper investigates the impact of Arcelor Mittal’s growth on social and environmental factors focusing on cases studies in India, Romania, USA, South Africa, Ukraine, Bosnia, Kazhakstan, and the Czech republic.DocumentState of green business 2008
Green Biz, 2008This report reviews progress to date among key businesses and their commitment towards ‘green issues’. It argues that amidst the hype there is progress, but it’s not always obvious or straightforward. And the progress itself can be illusory.DocumentWash corporate heads! Business practice can be changed via the dispositions of executives: re-socialization towards implicit eco-sustainability
Munich Personal RePEc Archive, 2008This paper argues that in addition to rational factors, the dispositions of management also decisively affect business decisions. Thus business executives’ mindset and behavioural patterns should be the target of the influence of society whenever socially important changes depend on current business practice.DocumentPolitical economy of corporate governance in Bangladesh
Centre on Regulation and Competition, Manchester, 2006The issue of corporate governance in financial and non-financial firms has received attention and recognition as one of the most critical developmental issues in Bangladesh. This paper draws on two of the recently proposed political economy models to explain the corporate governance realities in Bangladesh.DocumentChild labour, trade relations and corporate social responsibility: what the European Union should do
Child Rights Information Network, 2008Building to a large extent on the existing consensus of the European Parliament for stronger policies and certain forms of regulation on Corporate and Social Responsibility, this policy paper provides recommendations on what the European Union should do on child labour, trade relations and CSR.DocumentPublic Private Partnerships and CSR
MHC International, 2008This paper calls into question, the consistency of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) with Corporate and Social Responsibility (CSR). It looks at examples of where PPP’s have not worked well and suggests the introduction of CSR measures.DocumentIndia renewable energy trends
Centre for Social Markets, UK, 2008India has developed to a stage where it is generally recognised that renewable energy is the most substantial and sustainable solution to its future needs. This paper provides an objective analysis of present day trends in renewable energy in India.OrganisationGlobal Union Research Network (GURN)
The GURN is a cooperation project of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC) , the Global Union Federations (GUFs), the ILO's InternatPages