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'Lobby Planet' Guide to Brussels

12/10/2004 Corporate Europe Observatory's (CEO) new 24-page 'Lobby Planet' guide to the EU quarter introduces you to some of the most powerful corporations, PR firms, think-tanks and industry groups operating in Brussels. The guidebook describes
the increasingly harmful impacts of corporate lobbying and spin on EU
decision-making.

See the Lobby Planet guide now! (pdf)
From: Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO)
Related: [Europe] [Corporations] [Politics]

Reclaming Public Water! Participatory Alternatives to Privatisation

11/22/2004 High-profile privatisation failures in major cities of the South provide ample evidence that the water needs of the poor should not be left in the hands of profit-driven transnational water corporations. The time has now come to refocus the global water debate to the key questions: how to improve and expand public water delivery around the world?

Read this new TNI/CEO briefing here (PDF)
From: Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO)
Related: [Water/Sanitation] [Consumption] [Corporations] [Conservation]

ILO explores "Decent Working Time Deficits" in the industrialized countries

11/06/2004 Twenty per cent or more of the workforce in the United States, Australia, New Zealand and Japan work at least 50 hours a week, compared with fewer than 10 per cent in most European countries, according to a new publication authored by the International Labour Office (ILO).

Child labour in Mali and Burkina Faso

09/24/2004 Large numbers of children in Burkina Faso and Mali are migrating in search of work in gold mining and domestic service. These extreme forms of exploitation damage boys� and girls� health, leaves them vulnerable to abuse, and prevents them from gaining an education.

In response to such harm to children�s rights, Save the Children UK and partner NGOs have developed a project which uses awareness raising, skills training and the provision of alternative income generating activities to stop children from leaving their village homes in search of work. This article explores lessons learnt from this project.

Read more
From: Save the Children UK
Related: [Africa] [Children] [Labor]

Defining Corporate Social Responsability

09/16/2004 This briefing note written by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) presents a general overview of one of three issues pertinent to discussions on the possible development by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) for international Social Responsibility (SR) standards. This note addresses the issue of national differences in CSR definitions and priorities. Two other briefing notes deal with issues related to small and medium-sided enterprises (SMEs), and stakeholder capacity to engage in corporate social responsibility (CSR).

Read more
From: ELDIS
Related: [Corporations]

OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

08/12/2004 The Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises establish standards for the global operations of multinational corporations from Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) member countries. They cover a range of issues, including human rights, information disclosure, labor and the environment. In 2002 and 2003, high-level declarations issued by the Group of Eight leaders reaffirmed governmental support for the Guidelines, which solidifies their use as a key yardstick for corporate behavior.

Position Paper on Corporate Social Responsability

07/14/2004 Friends of the Earth Europe and others calling themselves the Green 8 have published a position paper on Corporate Social Responsability (CSR) and the EU Multi-Stakeholder Forum Process. They argue that if CSR is to work, governments have to set the legislative framework.

Read the document
From: Friends of the Earth Europe
Related: [Europe] [Corporations] [Politics] [Codes of Conduct] [Ethics & Value Systems]

ISO Social Responsibility Standardization

07/12/2004 The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) prepared this report to provide input to both the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Social Responsibility Conference (June 21�22, 2004) and to the ISO Technical Management Board�s meeting (June 24, 2004). It is presented in three parts: i) an introduction to IISD�s perspective on SR and standardization; ii) issues related to ISO�s role in sustainable development standardization; and iii) recommendations related to the next steps in the ISO SR standardization process.

Corporate greed leads to violence in Nigeria

07/08/2004 Anup Shah explores how the activities of large oil corporations such as Mobil, Chevron, Shell, Elf, Agip etc have raised many concerns and criticisms. Oil, which could potentially have allowed Nigeria to be one of the wealthiest countries in Africa has instead led it to become one of the poorest.

Image: Gas flared from oil drilling, Nigeria © Project Underground

Exploring the role of development cooperation agencies in corporate responsibility

07/02/2004 Tom Fox and Dave Prescott explore, in this IIED report, how bilateral and multilateral donors can support business activity that contributes to sustainable development, particularly in developing countries. The report argues that, by helping to create an 'enabling environment' for responsible business practices, donors can enhance the effectiveness of their aid and increase the contribution of business to poverty eradication.

What is the UN Global Compact?

06/24/2004 In an address to The World Economic Forum on 31 January 1999, United Nation Secretary-General Kofi Annan challenged business leaders to join an international initiative � the Global Compact � that would bring companies together with UN agencies, labour and civil society to support nine principles in the areas of human rights, labour and the environment. The Global Compact�s operational phase was launched at UN Headquarters in New York on 26 July 2000.

Facts on Child Labour

06/11/2004 One out of six children today is involved in Child Labour. Want to learn more?

click here for a fact sheet on child labour!
From: International Labour Organisation
Related: [Labor] [Human Rights]

Eighth Synthesis Report on the Working Conditions Situation in Cambodia's Garment Sector

06/04/2004 A review of the ILO's Garment Sector Working Conditions Improvement Project
in the Kingdom of Cambodia.

find out more
From: International Labour Organisation
Related: [Asia and the Pacific] [South East Asia] [Development] [Labor] [Corporations]

A Fair Globalization

05/28/2004 The World Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalization was established by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in February 2002 and has recently come out with their final report.

Find out more
From: International Labour Organisation

The Great Greenwash

05/28/2004 Green petrol, ozone-friendly aerosols, plastic nappies that make great compost... If you haven't noticed this kind of oxymoronic labelling the chances are you've been 'greenwashed'. Don't take it personally, you're not alone. The Concise Oxford English Dictionary has only recently put a name to one of the most pervasive phenomena of the past 20 years.

Read more
From: GetEthical.com

Sri Lanka's dogmatic development

08/22/2003 It’s not just US corporates dominating the billboards and high streets on the choked streets of Colombo. You can also see stickers on the back of three-wheel rickshaws screaming: “No blood for oil.” Thousands of miles away from Iraq, opposition clearly runs high over America’s adventures in the Middle East.

Image: Farmers in Sri Lanka

Enron-style corporate crime and privatization

06/23/2003 Looking through the lens of the U.S. Coalition of Service Industries (USCSI's) association with both the corporate scandals and the push for ever more free trade, Darren Puscas of the Polaris Institute looks to shed light on its members' connections to many of the biggest corporate problems and scandals of our time.

Evian: Corporate welfare or water for all?

05/22/2003 The EU Water Fund, to be presented at the G8 summit in Evian, seems more about corporate welfare than helping the world's poorest.

Sustainability issues essential for reputation of multinationals, indicates survey

05/20/2003 Chief Executive Officers of the Global Fortune 500 index predict that environmental and social credibility will have significant impact on the future reputation of Multinational Corporations.

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From: ELDIS
Related: [Development] [Corporations]

The tangled web between Bechtel corp and US government

05/14/2003 Corpwatch investigates the 'incestuous' links between construction giant Bechtel and the United States government and wonders at the corporation's sucess in winning billion dollar contracts in post-conflict Iraq.

Image: Construction site

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