Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has become a badge of respectability for major companies. But voluntary initiatives to promote socially responsible business practices can never replace protective legislation. Nevertheless, financial incentives would increase their effectiveness and improved inspectorates could encourage small and medium sized firms to improve their labour practices. Source(s):
‘Decent Workplaces, Self-Regulation and CSR: From Puff to Stuff?’, DESA Working Paper 62, DE more...
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This Exploration of Experience and Good Practice paper are intended as reference documents for readers looking for empirical material relating to one or more of the AG-CS recommendations. It is intended that readers should familiarize themselves with the Synthesis of Findings and Recommendations first, and that they would then turn to this paper and the Case Book on a selective basis. It is not suggested to read this paper cover to cover. Readers are encourage to treat this as a reference paper more...
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'Throughout the consultation process, the AG-CS invited stakeholders to submit case studies of good practice relating to civil society and aid effectiveness. These case studies have been integral contributions to this Case Book. They form the basis for the case summaries presented herein and their URLs are included for readers wishing to consult them. In some instances, write-ups were based on other sources.' This document is one of three documents being made available at the Accra High Level Fo more...
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This Primer presents a general overview of this process, the key results of the first official round of monitoring, and the main concerns and recommendations put forward by CSOs participating in the parallel process towards the HLF3.
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This third primer in the series focuses on describing how the parallel tracking process is being undertaken independently by CSOs and, most recently, CSOs of all shapes and sizes have been calling for reforms to the tracking, delivering, and management of aid for quite some time and have become much more vocal about some of the CS concerns since the signing of the Paris Declaration in 2005.
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This article argues that although the Paris Declaration is an important step in establishing an international consensus on aid, its ability to make aid work in the long term is questionable without the availability of publically available, reliable, qualitative and quantitative information on civil society organisations (CSOs). This type of transparency and accountability it is argued will serve to increase democratic ownership and accountability as well as provide a useful tool for donors, gov more...
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This article examines the ways in which the charitable sector can be strengthened through some degree of income generation. However, it also argues that new ways of giving such as ‘philanthrocapitalism’ can ensure that the work being done by nonprofit organisations is not overshadowed because it can help socialise for profit activity. It also highlights how GuideStar can assist in this respect.
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