Doing business with the poor
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From Awareness to Action: WBCSD
From Awareness to Action is the catalogue of publications by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).
Canadian Code for Volunteer Involvement
Canadian Code for Volunteer Involvement is a road map for voluntary organisations of any size, that proposes strategies to effectively involve volunteers. In many organisations, support of volunteers through volunteer programs exists only at the periphery of the organisation. The Code proposes ways...
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is a large multi-stakeholder network of thousands of experts, in dozens of countries worldwide, who participate in GRI’s working groups and governance bodies, use the GRI Guidelines to report, access information in GRI-based reports, or contribute to develop the...
Transparency International
Transparency International (TI) is an international NGO devoted to combating corruption. It raises awareness of corruption, advocates policy reform, works towards the implementation of multilateral conventions and subsequently monitors compliance. TI focuses its activities on fighting corruption in...
American Institute of Philanthropy
American Institute of Philanthropy is a charity watchdog service whose purpose is to help donors make informed giving decisions. The website includes an A-Z list of USA Charities. The website will provide you with information about the organization, the charities they rate, and their method of...
The Sullivan Foundation
Inspired by the life and principles of Leon H. Sullivan, the Sullivan Foundation, exists to promote the political, entrepreneurial and intellectual leadership of the African Diaspora and friends of Africa, and to advocate on behalf of Africa and the world’s vulnerable people. Our dynamic approach...
Global Standards
Global Standards specialises in corporate social responsibility consulting in respect to international labour, environmental and safety standards for export manufacturers in Asia. On its website, the organisation posts resources in respect to the Vietnamese Labor Code, local Vietnamese labor laws,...
Humanitarian Accountability Partnership (HAP)
Humanitarian Accountability Partnership (HAP) is an inter-agency initiative that aims to strengthen accountability towards those affected by crisis situations and to facilitate improved performance within the humanitarian sector. At the heart of this endeavor lies HAP's Principles of...
Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies
The Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) is a global, open network of non-governmental organisations, UN agencies, donors, practitioners, researchers and individuals from affected populations working together within a humanitarian and development framework to ensure the right to...
Sphere Project
Sphere Project was launched in 1997 by a group of humanitarian NGOs and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent movement. Its aim is to improve the quality of assistance provided to people affected by disasters, and to enhance the accountability of the humanitarian system, through the Sphere...
InterAction
InterAction is a coalition of over 165 USA-based non-profit organisations working worldwide. The organisation has formulated a code of best practice for their members known as the InterAction PVO Standards.
Heifer's Cornerstones for Just and Sustainable Development
Heifer's Cornerstones for Just and Sustainable Development reflect the sustainable development principles utilised by Heifer International. Heifer is a development agency that aims to alleviate poverty by providing appropriate livestock and training to small-scale farmers worldwide.
Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and NGOs in Disaster Relief
Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and NGOs in Disaster Relief seeks to maintain high standards of behaviour and improve efficiency of relief organisations, while maintaining independence. It is a voluntary code that may be adopted by any organisation, and it...
Fighting Corruption: What Role for Civil Society? The Experience of the OECD
Fighting Corruption: What Role for Civil Society? The Experience of the OECD, a OECD report, provides an analysis of civil society's role in the process which led to the adoption of the Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions. It also shows...
Business Case for Employee Volunteering: Race for Mentors -A Tripartite Relationship
Business Case for Employee Volunteering, a project report of Credit Suisse First Boston's engagement with students from a secondary school, shows how powerful and rewarding the experience was for all involved - to business, its employees and the community. It presents a clear business case for...
Twelve Habits of Highly Effective ICT-Enabled Development Initiatives
Twelve Habits of Highly Effective ICT-Enabled Development Initiatives are a set of best practice guidelines for project management, which aim to ensure the internal health of initiatives harnessing ICT for development. Like the Real Access criteria, the 12 Habits can be used proscriptively for...
Poised for a Breakthrough? A Review of Significant Findings and Trends in Humanitarian Action
Poised for a Breakthrough? A Review of Significant Findings and Trends in Humanitarian Action, a report, analyses recent trends in humanitarian response. It discusses how humanitarian organisations implement crisis and disaster management and assesses the link between humanitarian principles and...
Business guide to development actors
Business guide to development actors, a report, provides guidance to development actors who aim to introduce the business community to potential partners in the development community. The main part of this guide consists of profiles of 30 organisations already engaging in collaboration with the...
Doing business with the poor - a field guide
Aid has its role in a needy world, but business, if undertaken responsibly, can be instrumental in providing long term, sustainable answers to poverty. _This thinking sees people in developing countries more as partners and clients, and less as recipients or aid beneficiaries._
Business and the millennium development goals: a framework for action
This report provides a framework for action on how companies and business coalitions can work with the UN system, governments, and civil society organisations to help achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), aimed at making globalisation a more positive force for more of the world's people.