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OT Africa Line (OTAL)

OT Africa Line (OTAL), a liner operator, transports cargo from Northern Europe to a range of West African coastal ports from Nouakchott in Mauritania to Soyo in Angola It is now operates under the DELMAS brand.

Global poverty plans demand business engagement for success

A news article which reports that the International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF) warns that the UN targets set to reduce global poverty, such as the UN Millennium Development Goals, will fail unless businesses becomes more engaged in the fight against poverty.

Global Sullivan Principles of Social Responsibility

The Global Sullivan Principles of Social Responsibility, published by the Sullivan Foundation, are intended to be a catalyst and compass for corporate responsibility and accountability. Application of these principles is intended to facilitate greater tolerance and better understanding among those...

Norwegian Development Cooperation

Norwegian Development Cooperation focuses on fighting poverty. It promotes peace and intends to continue its active role in the effort to combat poverty and promote development.

Sigma Guidelines - Putting Sustainable Development into Practice: A Guide for Organisations

The Sigma Guidelines provide clear, practical advice to organisations to enable them to make a meaningful contribution to sustainable development. The guidelines help organisations to effectively meet challenges posed by social, environmental and economic dilemmas, threats and opportunities and...

OECD Principles of Corporate Governance

OECD Principles of Corporate Governance are intended to assist OECD and non-OECD governments in their efforts to evaluate and improve the legal, institutional and regulatory framework for corporate governance in their countries. The Principles also provide guidance and suggestions for stock...

Directory of Social Change (DSC)

The Directory of Social Change (DSC), set up in 1975, is an independent source of information and support to voluntary and community sectors worldwide. The DSC provides training courses and publications (including online information and CD-ROMs) on fundraising, management, organisational and...

Linking Business with Pro-Poor Development

Linking Business with Pro-Poor Development explores two key questions, How can business be pro-poor? and How can such partnerships be made sustainable? The document showcases how an innovative private-community partnership transformed the livelihoods of highly vulnerable families in far flung...

ReliefWeb - Niger

A UN project serving the information needs of the humanitarian relief world. Includes a country-by-country guide, with an entry for Niger. It provides the latest updates and information for the country and its humanitarian situation.

World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)

The UN World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) was held in two phases: the first phase was in Geneva in December 2003 and the second phase was in Tunis, Tunisia, in November 2005. The purpose was to discuss the impacts of information and communications technology (ICT) and how to bridge the...

Trade Finance: Make it work for women

Trade Finance: Make it work for women, a news article, reports that women make up 70% of the world's poor, and it is important that they be given access to finance, which is critical to business success. The global financial crisis exacerbates an already dissatisfactory situation of trade financing...

Rough Guide to a Better World

Rough Guide to a Better World is a free online book, published by the UK Department for International Development, which clearly explains poverty issues and challenges faced by developing countries. The guide also provides practical suggestions on how to get involved, including short articles and...

Scaling Up Poverty Reduction and Global Learning Process, Shanghai, 25-27 May 2004

This World Bank conference brought together some 600 participants around a series of success stories in development, highlighting approaches that work in poverty reduction. The conference, held in Shanghai, was part of a nine-month global learning process, resulting in a searchable database of more...

Real Access Criteria

Real Access Criteria are used to frame the analysis of all issues surrounding ICT access and use, including the aspects that are often overlooked. They are designed to anticipate or detect the reasons that ICT development initiatives, government e-strategies, or grassroots projects fail to achieve...

World Directory of Development Organisations and Programs

World Directory of Development Organisations and Programs, created within the Project "Cooperating for Vooperation", promotes mutual cooperation, dissemination of data and exchange of experiences among organisations, associations and informal groups whose activity is development related. The...

Warwick International Development Summit 2007

The University of Warwick hosted the inaugural Warwick International Development Summit over the weekend of 9th-11th March 2007 where 150 students from 11 different countries debated development issues. The event aims to bring together leading actors and thinkers to raise awareness of development...

Corporate Volunteer Reporting Standards v2.0

Corporate Volunteer Reporting Standards v2.0 are used for reporting the activities of a company’s employee volunteer program. Standards relate to areas such as volunteer activities, employee volunteers, volunteer hours and dollar value of volunteer hours.

GoodCompany Guidelines for Corporate Social Performance

The GoodCompany Guidelines for Corporate Social Performance provide a framework for implementing socially and environmentally responsible initiatives at the company level. This is a practical tool, with additional resources to assist companies in implementing the initiatives it decides to pursue....

Inclusive Business: Profitable business for successful development

Inclusive Business: Profitable business for successful development, a paper published by The Alliance for Inclusive Business and the WBCSD, defines Inclusive Business as one that seeks to contribute to poverty alleviation by including lower-income communities within its value chain while not losing...

AccountAbility Rating

AccountAbility Rating, a tool developed by CRS Network and AccountAbility, measures the extent to which companies put responsible practices at the heart of their business, assessed across key domains. These domains include stakeholder engagement, strategy, governance, performance management, public...