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Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights
This site is designed to raise awareness of the Voluntary Principles, which have been developed to guide companies in balancing the needs for safety while respecting human rights and fundamental freedoms. On the site you will find the full text of the Voluntary Principles. You can also learn about the participants from government agencies, private companies, and non-governmental organizations.
Risk Awareness Tool for Multinational Enterprises in Weak Governance Zones
The Tool aims to help companies that invest in countries where governments are unwilling or unable to assume their responsibilities. It addresses risks and ethical dilemmas that companies are likely to face in such weak governance zones, including obeying the law and observing international instruments, heightened care in managing investments, knowing business partners and clients and dealing with public sector officials, and speaking out about wrongdoing.
The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (Revision 2000)
The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises are recommendations addressed by governments to multinational enterprises. They provide voluntary principles and standards for responsible business conduct consistent with applicable laws. The Guidelines aim to ensure that the operations of these enterprises are in harmony with government policies, to strengthen the basis of mutual confidence between enterprises and the societies in which they operate, to help improve the foreign investment climate and to enhance the contribution to sustainable development made by multinational enterprises.
The Relevance of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises to the Mining Sector and the Promotion of Sustainable Development
This paper examines the relevance of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises to the mining sector and how they might help foster investment that promotes sustainable development.
Mineral Policy, Legislation and Regulation
This paper investigates national mineral policy, legislation and regulation from a government perspective. It initially provides an overview of some of the major global mineral sector policy trends.
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Natural Resource Charter
The Natural Resource Charter is a set of principles for governments and societies on how to use the opportunities created by natural resources effectively.
World NGO Resource Page
In order for NGO's to connect on a worldwide basis www.nonprofitexpert.com has developed the following resource pages listed below. Please follow links for countries and donors.
Global Witness
Global Witness exposes the corrupt exploitation of natural resources and international trade systems, to drive campaigns that end impunity, resource-linked conflict, and human rights and environmental abuses. The website's media library allows users to access reports, press releases, briefing documents, videos and audio clips.Sustainability: Extracting the best from Canadian Miners?
On 26 March, the Canadian government unveiled a series of measures to promote corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the extractive sector.
Africa to get harmonized mining code soon
Stakeholders in the mining sector within the sub-region are putting in place a harmonized mining code that will ensure that respective countries maximize the full benefit of their natural resources.
Aid is good, business is better
The International Herald Tribune, August 30, 2008 - Africa is more democratic today than at any point since the start of decolonialization. The amount of aid flowing to the continent, exceeding $30 billion, has never been greater. And the global commodities boom has fuelled high economic growth rates, averaging 6.6 percent across sub-Saharan Africa.
Breaking the Curse: How Transparent Taxation and Fair Taxes Can Turn Africa's Mineral Wealth into Development
This report has been compiled by a group of African and international civil society organisations concerned about the lack of transparency in mining contracts, as well as the revenue that national budgets forego because of excessive mining tax concessions as well as multinational mining companies avoiding and evading tax.
Best Practices in Fiscal Reform and Economic Governance- Taxing Oil: Issues and Trends
The oil sector has a number of features that makes its taxation not only especially important for many countries, but also particularly challenging. This practice note provides an overview of the key issues and trends in the taxation of crude oil extraction.
Striking a Better Balance: The Final Report of the Extractive Industries Review
The Extractive Industries Review believes that there is still a role for the World Bank Group in the oil, gas, and mining sectors—but only if its interventions allow extractive industries to contribute to poverty alleviation through sustainable development. And that can only happen when the right conditions are in place. This report discusses the three main enabling conditions.
International Finance Corporation’s Performance Standards on Social and Environmental Sustainability
International Finance Corporation (IFC) applies the Performance Standards to manage social and environmental risks and impacts and to enhance development opportunities in its private sector financing in its member countries eligible for financing.
Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative: Sourcebook
The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) source book is an illustrative guide to assist countries wishing to implement the initiative, and companies and other stakeholders wishing to support implementationues from extractive industries (oil, gas and mining) contribute to sustainable development and poverty reduction, as part of a broader goal to improve the social stability and investment climate of resource-rich nations.
The 2nd Annual European Anti-Corruption Summit
The conference will cover the most up-to-date topics when it comes to corruption prevention, with case studies from many of Europe's leading company's. The event offers a practical learning environment where you will have time to share information, ask questions, discuss and network with you're peers.
