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Reports About Community Engagement & Development

We found 4 Reports on this topic; most recently published at the top.

Engaging With Free, Prior, and Informed Consent

Jasmine Campbell, Former Manager, Advisory Services

Based on a workshop BSR held in June, we developed a report that discusses how extractives companies can use free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC) to engage affected communities throughout project development. Read more 

Posted: September 24, 2012 | Topics: Community Engagement & Development, Economic, Social & Cultural Rights, Human Rights, Mining, Stakeholder Relations | Download (PDF)

Socioeconomic Impacts of Wireless Technology

The rapid adoption of smart phones, machine-to-machine communications, and other wireless technologies are creating exciting opportunities to improve our lives. Read more 

Posted: May 10, 2012 | Topics: Community Engagement & Development, Financial Services, Health Care, Information & Communications Technology | Download (PDF)

Catalyzing Social Investment in China

Adam Lane, Manager, Advisory Services; Brooke Avory, Manager, Partnership Development

In this paper, we analyze the various forces driving social investment in China. We define social investment as the contribution of resources by business, foundations, or nonprofits toward the creation of social, environmental, and economic development (also termed strategic philanthropy or community investment). As China rapidly changes, the expectations for, and implementation of, social investment programs are changing quickly as well. Read more 

Posted: November 1, 2011 | Topics: Community Engagement & Development, Economic, Social & Cultural Rights, Human Rights, Stakeholder Relations | Download (PDF)

Stories From the Field

Richard Feinberg, Professor, University of California, San Diego, and Tamar Benzaken Koosed, President, Manaus Consulting

"Stories From the Field" provides a reader-friendly collection of 14 case studies from our DR-CAFTA Responsible Competitiveness Project in Central America and the Dominican Republic, which BSR created and led to make the business case for responsible labor in the region. Read more 

Posted: March 18, 2011 | Topics: Civil & Political Rights, Community Engagement & Development, Consumer Products, Economic Development, Economic, Social & Cultural Rights, Food, Beverage & Agriculture, Human Rights, Information & Communications Technology, Supply Chain | Download (PDF)

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