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    Measuring Unilever’s Economic Footprint: The Case of South Africa

    World Business Council for Sustainable Development, 2008
    This report provides an analysis of the Unilever “economic footprint” in South Africa. Unilever South Africa (ULSA) ranks among that country’s “Top Forty” companies, and in 2005 it generated about R8.5 billion in sales of branded food, home, and personal care products, while employing more than 4 000 workers and managers.
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    Forest Stewardship Council certification in the development context: lessons from the Solomon Islands

    Natural Resources Institute, UK, 2007
    This paper highlights the views of two very different timber organisations on FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certification in the Solomon Islands,
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    Sustainable forest standards in relation to small timber growers: lessons from KwaZulu Natal

    Natural Resources Institute, UK, 2008
    This policy paper sets out the relevance of social and environmental standards for small-scale timber growers. It focuses on the development of the National Forest Standards currently being developed by the South African Government .
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    Labour rights in the supply chain and corporate social responsibility

    International Federation for Human Rights, 2008
    This report assess labour rights in Bangladesh's export garment industry.
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    The hidden carbon liability of Indonesian palm oil

    Greenpeace International, 2008
    This paper looks at the effects of Indonesia’s palm oil industry. It focuses on the activities of Unilever and other major organizations in dealing with the carbon liability issue. The paper concludes by discussing the way ahead to 2015 and 2050.
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    A misguided quest: community-based tourism in Latin America

    Overseas Development Institute, 2008
    This paper looks at the key issues surrounding community-based tourism in Latin America. The authors argue that tourism can help reduce poverty in Latin America, but community-based tourism (CBT) is not the answer. Instead, communities should be helped to access mainstream tourism markets. Many development practitioners see a key role for tourism in regional development.
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    A survey of the Chinese working women's reproductive health and rights in the garment sector

    Asia Monitor Resource Center, 2007
    After new China was founded, a social welfare system was put in place based on the administrative separation of city and country. Under this system, the reproductive health and rights of women workers in the cities were protected through their work unit. This document outlines the results of a sample survey carried out in the garment industry in China’s Pearl River Delta.
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    Controlling illegal logging: using public procurement policy

    Chatham House [Royal Institute of International Affairs], UK, 2008
    The shared responsibility of timber-consuming and timber-producing countries in restricting trade in illegal timber has been recognised since the early days of the international focus on illegal logging. Consumer countries contribute to the problem by providing markets for the products of illegal activities, and by failing to implement systems to prevent their import.
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    Getting to zero: defining corporate carbon neutrality

    Forum for the future, 2008
    As concerns about climate change grow, the concept of “carbon neutrality” has captured the corporate imagination and is being embraced by organisations as diverse as airlines, ice-cream makers and reinsurance giants.
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    Meso-level restructuring of the food industry in developing countries: synthesis report - meso study

    Sustainable Markets Group, IIED, 2008
    Rapid changes are taking place in the structure and governance of national and regional agrifood markets in developing countries, affecting the agricultural sector's ability to contribute to economic growth, poverty reduction and sustainable rural development.

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