Does corporate social responsibility really make for socially responsible corporations? We need to understand its impacts if it is to benefit society rather than simply make companies feel good about themselves. This is particularly important if the private sector wants to become a partner in international development.
Source(s): ‘Reasons to be Cheerful? What we know about CSR’s Impact’, Third World Quarterly, Vol.28, No.4, pages 683-695, by Michael Blowfield, 2007
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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 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 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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The postholder will support the implementation of “Power to the People: Making Governance work for Poor People”, a DFID funded programme operating in eleven countries. This post involves technical support to partner organizations in Ghana, Nigeria and Sierra Leone. Based: Accra, Ghana. Closing date: 5pm, 19th September 2008.
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Australia's top companies don't comply with international bribery and corruption guidelines, according to an independently compiled report.
The analysis, based on each company's published reports, found the country's top 50 companies met legislative requirements but could improve their anti-corruption efforts by publicising their policies and codes of conduct.
The dramatically titled Bribery and Corruption Report was compiled by Britain's Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the more...
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Good governance and the advancement of human rights go hand in hand, as practical examples documented in the publication released by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) illustrate.
The handbook includes 21 case studies of innovative governance reforms that have helped better protect human rights around the world, in developed as well as developing countries.
The studies explore the links between good governance and human rights in four different areas: democratic i more...
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