Désirée Abrahams: Where is the Business and Human Rights Arena Headed?
In December last year, IBLF advertised for a Programme Coordinator to work on business and human rights. Needing to get someone in quickly, we set a one-week deadline and an essay of 250 words, themed ‘In your opinion, what does the future hold for business and human rights over the next five years?’ We were […]
Graham Baxter: Voluntary Coalitions – in Crisis or Just Growing Up?
Voluntary coalitions set up by business, government and civil society groups to address ethical challenges risk losing their potency when they become detached from the leadership agenda. Once leadership of the agenda for tackling specific corporate responsibility challenges moves from the CEO’s office to the operational areas, there is a natural shift to focusing more […]
Employee Giving & Volunteering – What Matters Most
Corporate Volunteering promises an array of benefits, but there is one single benefit that overshadows the rest – one single benefit that is the sole measurement of success for your program. Photo by David Reese For me, the question is never, “How much did you do?” The question is, “Why does what you do matter?” […]
Employee Giving & Volunteering – What Matters Most
Corporate Volunteering promises an array of benefits, but there is one single benefit that overshadows the rest – one single benefit that is the sole measurement of success for your program. Photo by David Reese For me, the question is never, “How much did you do?” The question is, “Why does what you do matter?” […]
Toolbook: Partnering with Governments Navigator
‘The Partnering with Governments Navigator – Building effective collaboration with the public sector in Africa’ is aimed at assisting donors, NGOS and practitioners from the private sector in navigating the challenges and seizing the opportunities of partnership with governments.
White paper: 'Sustainable Supply Chains in Asia'
IBLF and Edelman spoke to 20 companies across sectors to uncover the practical issues in turning sustainable supply chain policies into practice.
White paper: ‘Sustainable Supply Chains in Asia’
IBLF and Edelman spoke to 20 companies across sectors to uncover the practical issues in turning sustainable supply chain policies into practice.
Shell Foundation: New Solutions to Global Development at Scale?
Post written for Business Fights Poverty by Richard Gomes, Communications and Business Manager, Shell Foundation A new report called ‘Enterprise Solutions to Scale’ has recently been released by Shell Foundation, the global development charity, charting its ten year journey to implement a new enterprise-based model for tackling global challenges affecting poverty and the environment. The […]
Reflections on the journey of corporate responsibility
Besides the regular festivities, food and frolicking, December is a time for reflection. Commentators love to look back on The Year That Was – debating everything from the most gripping news stories to the highest grossing movies. But it’s not often that you get to hear someone like the head of the UN Global Compact, […]
How can more companies achieve development through their core business?
This was the question underlying an interactive workshop on ‘Overcoming Barriers to Inclusive Business Growth’ organised by the International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF) and the Business Call to Action (BCtA) on 7 Dec 2010 hosted at Barclays’ offices in London. Launched in 2008, the Business Call to Action is a global initiative that aims to […]
Toolkit: Business as a Partner in India’s Right to Education
This toolkit, commissioned through the Tata Strategic Management Group (TSMG), is aimed at identifying models for businesses to begin their engagement in strengthening the education sector in India. It contains a collection of key features of the Right to Education, outlining the roles that central and state governments need to play to implement the act […]
A Fair Hearing for Fairtrade
Passions are running high among the defenders and detractors of Fairtrade. Sparked by a recent report by the right-wing economic think tank, the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), a long-running debate has be reignited (see the article by Simon Bowers on this site). A couple of years ago, the same thing happened when another right-wing […]
Primer: Investing in Women's and Children's Health
Download a primer report on the contribution of the private sector as a partner in the UN’s Global Strategy on Women’s and Children’s Health.
Primer: Investing in Women’s and Children’s Health
Download a primer report on the contribution of the private sector as a partner in the UN’s Global Strategy on Women’s and Children’s Health.
IBLF – Expert Insight: Shell's Executive Director Malcolm Brinded
IBLF – Expert Insight: Shell’s Executive Director Malcolm Brinded from Business Fights Poverty on Vimeo. “Socially responsible investment is not just a marginal fad, it’s a mainstream investor interest”IBLF’s Expert Insight webcast sees us in conversation with Malcolm Brinded, Executive Director, Upstream International with Royal Dutch Shell. Malcolm offers his insight on economic migration, stressing […]
IBLF – Expert Insight: Shell’s Executive Director Malcolm Brinded
IBLF – Expert Insight: Shell’s Executive Director Malcolm Brinded from Business Fights Poverty on Vimeo. “Socially responsible investment is not just a marginal fad, it’s a mainstream investor interest”IBLF’s Expert Insight webcast sees us in conversation with Malcolm Brinded, Executive Director, Upstream International with Royal Dutch Shell. Malcolm offers his insight on economic migration, stressing […]
IBLF – Expert Insight: Diageo's CEO Paul Walsh
IBLF – Expert Insight: Diageo’s CEO Paul Walsh
Podcast: Water – A Business Imperative
Podcast: Water – A Business Imperative from Business Fights Poverty on Vimeo. A podcast from Diageo for the Water: A Business Imperative programme. This content was produced by the International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF) and is reproduced with permission.