Argentina: dos nuevos proyectos de leyes sobre RSE

El blog de Carlos Javier Delgado sobre Responsabilidad y Derecho describe dos nuevos proyectos en Argentina sobre RSE: uno que apunta a certificar la ausencia de mano de obra infantil en productos y servicios y el segundo es una modificación a la ley 2594 de la ciudad de Buenos Aires (marco jurídico de los balances de responsabilidad social y ambiental de las empresas)

Blood diamonds and managing operations in conflict zones

After the shock from reading about 200 deaths and human rights abuses by the Zimbabwen government in relation to the explotation of the Marange fields (see attached report: "Diamonds in the Rough"), despite the existence of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme, the IPIECA guide on operating in conflict zones immediately came to my mind.

The purpose of the guide is to provide, in a simple and accessible format, basic guidance on risk assessment and risk management in conflict settings that oil and gas companies might face. These include conflicts between companies and local communities which are directly related to the presence and operations of the companies themselves, as well as wider social and political conflicts in which companies are not directly involved but which are very likely to impact on companies operating in such conflict environments.

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Un vídeo- no estrictamente relacionado con la RSE - que nos alerta sobre la velocidad con que suceden y sucederán los cambios en la comunicación y distribución del conocimiento.

Enhancing the local economic and social benefits of the extractive industries

WBCSD-SNV highlights a guide prepared by Engineers Against Poverty (EAP) for Oil, Gas and Mining companies on how they can maximize the contribution of local enterprises to the supply chain of their projects in low income countries

Rio Tinto takes step towards transparency by publishing payments to governments

Rio Tinto, the global mining company, has taken an important step towards transparency by voluntarily disclosing, for the first time, the total tax and royalty payments that it makes to 13 of the countries where it operates, Publish What You Pay (PWYP) said today.

Emerging Markets, Emerging Models

"Emerging Markets, Emerging Models,” from Monitor Group analizes the actual behaviors, economics, and business models of successful “market-based solutions”--financially-sustainable enterprises that address challenges of global poverty. Compiled in an effort to use fact-based research, Monitor’s findings highlight actual data from global working models.

The report provides strong evidence that engaging the poor as customers and suppliers presents an exciting--and significant--opportunity to establish new paradigms to bring genuine social change in economically sustainable ways. During the course of its research, Monitor conducted more than 35 field investigations, primarily in India and supplemented with research covering 19 countries across the world, but focused the research on India, which offers an advanced laboratory of social enterprise approaches and proved to be an especially fertile source on model effectiveness. Conclusions were based on more than 600 in-person interviews with low-income customers and small suppliers, and detailed interviews with--and research on--over 270 social enterprises in India.

Negocios inclusivos en Bolivia: 3 ejemplos de negocios inclusivos

Fruto del trabajo que oportunamente iniciaramos dentro de la Alianza WBCSD-SNV para los Negocios Inclusivos, el Consejo Empresarial para el Desarrollo Sostenible (CEDES) Bolivia y la oficina local del SNV, han realizado un video en el que se presentan 3 casos bolivianos de negocios inclusivos que contribuyen a la superación de la pobreza a través de la incorporación de ciudadanos de menores recursos en la cadena de valor de las empresas. Además, uno de los casos presenta un nuevo producto orientado a los consumidores de menores recursos econónicos.

Mining industry perspectives on handling community grievances: A summary and analysis of industry interviews

CSRM recently released the results of an exploratory research project undertaken in collaboration with Harvard Kennedy School’s Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative (CSRI). This research explores key internal determinants of mining company responses to disputes and grievances involving communities. Highlighted is a practical ‘what works’ and ‘what doesn’t’ framework for responsible grievance handling.

Harnessing core business for development impact

The Overseas Development Institute (ODI) has issued a background note titled "Harnessing core business for development impact" (pdf, 8 pages) , which outlines the differences and similarities among a range of approaches used by businesses to benefit people in developing countries. The Background Note examines the evolution of the core business approach to enhancing development impact, moving from the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), based on philanthropy, to approaches that incorporate development impact into the very core of day to day business.

Argentina inicia mapeo de casos exitosos en Negocios Inclusivos

El IARSE convoca a organizaciones de la República Argentina que estén trabajando en esta línea a compartir sus prácticas en el “Mapeo de actores claves y la identificación de casos exitosos de negocios inclusivos”.