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Blogs About Community Engagement & Development

We found 18 Blog entries on this topic; most recently published at the top.

Notes from the Field: Lessons from HERfinance’s First Training

Meghna Talwar, Consultant, BSR

BSR's HERfinance—a financial literacy and inclusion program launched in late 2012—held its first-ever training for peer educators at a factory in India. Our consultant was on-site and reported back on what she learned from the session. Read more →

Posted: June 19, 2013 | Topics: Community Engagement & Development, Economic Development, Financial Services, Women & Sustainability

A Collaborative Approach in Myanmar

Chris Nolan, Associate Director, Advisory Services

In the frenzy to invest in Myanmar’s economic development, companies can work together to tackle some of the country’s biggest challenges. Read more →

Posted: June 17, 2013 | Topics: Collaboration, Community Engagement & Development, Economic Development, Information & Communications Technology, Travel & Tourism

Finding the Path through the Forest

Sissel Waage, Director, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

Corporate investments in REDD+ carbon-emission-reduction projects offer positive benefits—far beyond environmental returns. Read more →

Posted: April 29, 2013 | Topics: Climate Change, Community Engagement & Development, Ecosystem Services, Environment

In Human Rights, What Does ‘Access to Remedy’ Really Mean?

Natalie Bridgeman Fields, Executive Director, Accountability Counsel

The Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights call for access to "nonjudicial remedy" for communities affected by business-related human rights harms. San Francisco-based nonprofit Accountability Counsel works to ensure this access for communities around the world. Read more →

Posted: April 19, 2013 | Topics: Community Engagement & Development, Events, Human Rights

The Host-Guest Relationship: Community Engagement Themes from PDAC 2013

Alison Colwell, Associate Director, Advisory Services

Around the world, communities act as hosts to mining companies. How can these companies treat their hosts with respect and develop partnerships with local peoples to ensure sustainable development? In this blog, we share lessons gleaned from the 2013 Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada Convention. Read more →

Posted: March 15, 2013 | Topics: Community Engagement & Development, Mining

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