Governance Governing Government

The importance of governance has gained momentum and wider meaning, yet it remains a confusing concept. Edmund Barrow FRSA looks at what it means in practice and suggests some ideas for understanding and supporting local governance.

[Portuguese] A hora das cadeias éticas de suprimentos é agora

O apelo de ONGs líderes para que as empresas sigam a Accountability Framework (o Quadro de Responsabilização) para acabar com a destruição do ecossistema e violações dos direitos humanos na produção, comércio e financiamento de carne bovina, óleo de palma, polpa, madeira, soja e outras mercadorias.

The time for ethical supply chains is now

Leading NGOs call on companies to follow the Accountability Framework to end ecosystem destruction and human rights violations in the production, trade, and finance of beef, palm oil, pulp, timber, soy, and other commodities

 

CSR-Asia: Land rights: A role for business
CSR-Asia: Land rights: A role for business

As seen on CSR-Asia Recent years have seen significant increases in large land deals across Asia. There is growing pressure on land for investments in extractive…

Quarterly Update 2013.4
Quarterly Update 2013.4

2013 saw a lot of serious progress in forest tenure reform: legal judgments that upheld the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities; successful local…

Aljazeera: Ethiopia – Land for Sale
Aljazeera: Ethiopia – Land for Sale

Photo: Aljazeera As seen on Aljazeera As the economy thrives, we examine the plight of Ethiopians forced from their land to make way for foreign investors….

RRI Quarterly Update (July – September 2013)
RRI Quarterly Update (July – September 2013)

The crisis of insecure land rights–most immediately felt by the millions of Indigenous Peoples and other local communities who risk losing their lands and livelihoods–profoundly…