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This report explores the key environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks and opportunities identified by the UN Global Compact of human rights, labour standards in the supply chain, environment and anti-corruption.

For Ghana, the start of oil production in late 2010 may prove to be a significant boom to the country’s economic and development ambitions. But, as many other countries have shown, it will be a difficult journey to move from the generation of oil wealth to its proper investment and to avoid potential pitfalls of corruption, social conflict, and environmental degradation.

Demonstrating how weaknesses and shortcomings in public governance hinder business activity and sustainable economic growth, and providing examples of how businesses in partnership with governments and other stakeholders are helping to improve public governance, Partnering to Strengthen Public Governance: The Leadership Challenge for CEOs and Boards offers CEOs and boards of directors some guidance on the development of an effective engagement strategy on relevant public governance challenges.

Achieving environmentally-sustainable development in situations of surging population growth, declining biodiversity, and chronic poverty requires strategic planning, multi-disciplinary interventions and crosssector linked approaches that mirror the livelihood strategies of poor households and communities. This manual was designed with such a need in mind using evidence from programs in Madagascar, the Philippines, and other countries where integrated approaches to development have been explored and brought to scale over the past decade.

This report addresses the most critical sustainability in an encounter between indigenous peoples and the industry, as well as governments, financiers and non-governmental organizations.

This book is a contribution to the evolving academic voice on corporate citizenship in Africa. The chapters have been broadly grouped by theme, beginning with the Introduction and Overview, followed by sections on Leadership & Governance, Community & Environment, Health & HIV/Aids, Industries & Sectors, Supply Chain & SMEs, and finally, Globalisation and Conclusions. This book is directed to Africans and others, living both on the continent and abroad, who share an interest and a passion for Africa and want to play a role in helping to tackle its challenges and embrace its opportunities.

This report explores four key strategies companies can use to expand economic opportunity: 1) creating inclusive business models; 2) developing human capital; 3) building institutional capacity; and 4) helping to optimize the "Rules of the Game."

This report explores four key strategies companies can us to expand economic opportunity: 1) creating inclusive business models; 2) developing human capital; 3) building institutional capacity; and 4) helping to optimize the "Rules of the Game."