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In an age of increasing globalisation, when more and more people are on the move, refugees are not unique because they are away from home. What sets them apart is that they cannot return there. More
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UN Secretary-General opens historic leaders summit on corporate citizenship
Geneva, 5 July 2007 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon officially opened the Global Compact Leaders Summit today, announcing that the UN has successfully created an international movement of companies dedicated to advancing responsible business practices – but adding that more work... More
Investors Focus on “Liquidity” – companies urged to embrace water sustainability
A US$1.5 trillion alliance of investors, all signatories to the UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment, is asking 100 of the world’s biggest companies to join an initiative that will improve their policies and practices around use of water. The 16 signatories to the letter include leading... More
The role of the private sector in achieving the MDGs
Speaker notes from Herman Mulder, Senior Executive Vice President, Group risk, ABN AMRO Bank to the second committee of the UN General Assembly New York, 17 November on the role of the private sector in achieving the MDGs. More
Compendium of good practices in promoting knowledge-based development
This publication is part of an ongoing series highlighting some of the results of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Subprogramme on Economic Cooperation and Integration. More
Investment Promotion Provisions in International Investment Agreements
This publication focuses on international agreements that promote foreign investment. More
International Financial Institutions as Partners of the Private Sector
(E)/ECE/OES/NONE/2000/28. This document is a background paper prepared for Special Session II on the role of official assistance in creating the conditions for sustainable development. The authors, Willem Buiter and Hans Peter Lankes are Chief Economist and Director of Transition Strategy... More
How Businesses See Government Responses from Private Sector Surveys in 69 Countries
This discussion paper presents the results of a survey of almost 4,000 entrepreneurs in 69 countries who were asked about their business operations and major obstacles. More
James Morris, former Executive Director of the WFP
"The power of this relationship, the enormity of it and what it will affect is extraordinary. Over a short period of time it will change the paradigm of how important companies find ways to be good citizens. This is going to set the path." More
Amer Daoudi, Associate Director of the Operations and Transport Division at WFP
“Thanks to Citigroup, the launch of The Emergency Network, and the funding of our SENAC project, we will enhance our preparedness enormously." More
Fighting Corruption in East Asia: Solutions from the Private Sector
This book, published by the World Bank, describes the efforts of Western and Asian companies to develop good standards of business conduct in their East African operations. More