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Corporate responsibility: what's in a name?
… About the series: Making markets work for small-scale farmers? At the latest provocation from IIED and Hivos , held in Brussels last week (22 June), a group of around 60 policymakers, academics and development practitioners … works alone? How can you mainstream it? And how can you make it more sustainable? When it comes to CSR as a route to improving rural …
Article, 27 June 2011
An image of an artisanal fisher in Kiribati casting his net into the water; 90 per cent of all fishers are small-scale or artisanal (Photo: Quentin Hanich/WorldFish, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Towards an inclusive blue economy
… I had the privilege of participating on the panel for an event on 'sustainable blue economies' (PDF)  during the second meeting of the UN … be read (as Essam would have it) as incorporating the same themes of sustainable and inclusive development as 'green economy' – in other … to communicate that to publics and planners so that we can demand sustainable and effective approaches to planning coastal development   …
Insight, 01 June 2016
A wholesale fish market in Cox's Bazar on the Bay of Bengal. Fishing communities need access to finance and infrastructure such as clean water, refrigeration and transport (Photo: Aftab Uzzaman, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Untangling the net: what does 'leave no one behind' mean for fishers?
… The ambition of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their 169 targets, according to … storage facilities, ice and refrigeration, transport links to bigger markets, clean water, and so on.   Onshore fish handling in small-scale … a senior researcher in IIED's  Shaping Sustainable Markets research group .  Further resources: Mohammed has recently authored an IIED …
Insight, 11 July 2016
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Innovative Practice South Africa: The inclusion and empowerment of farmers through partnerships
… at the top end of the price ladder (as a brand) and in international markets. Although originated on empowerment farms, the products would … necessary to secure volumes. New producers were selected to join the group. They had to meet specific criteria regarding quality of product … Over a period of ten years the Thandi project has proved itself sustainable and a success. This publication forms part of the …
Publication, 01 July 2007
Nick Robins makes a Critical Theme presentation to IIED staff in May 2014 (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
Critical theme: How can the financial system serve a green and inclusive economy?
… Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Inquiry into the Design of a Sustainable Financial System, discussed "How can the financial system … game' that govern the USD 300 trillion in assets in global financial markets, this is changing. The global financial crisis has revealed the … climate agreement. An early member of IIED's Sustainable Markets Group, he has worked since 2000 in the City, most recently as head of …
Event, 15 May 2014
MMSD – workshops, meetings and presentations
… are grouped together in the links below, or you can search our Publications Library . Please contact us if you can't find what you are … MMSD – workshops | meetings | presentations MMSD – Assurance Group and project information MMSD – draft materials MMSD – main project … and small-scale mining: how can the sector better contribute to sustainable development? Project list of participants  Consultation with …
Article, 04 March 2009
Tackling the trade law dimension of ‘land grabbing’
… to ‘feed the planet’, opportunities for returns in lucrative export markets have been an important driver of large land deals for plantation … signed by the EU with many countries also contain human rights and sustainable development clauses . Human rights clauses have been … Lorenzo Cotula is a principal researcher in IIED’s natural resources group. Next week he will publish a handbook —free to download from …
Insight, 14 November 2013
MMSD – bulletins
… are grouped together in the links below, or you can search our Publications Library . Please contact us if you can't find what you are looking for. All project publications are available for free download. MMSD – final report MMSD – … MMSD – workshops, meetings and presentations MMSD – Assurance Group and project information MMSD – draft materials MMSD – main project …
Article, 04 March 2009
A data collector speaks to a householder.
Helping Indigenous communities secure land rights in Nepal
… number of Dalits , the most discriminated against and disenfranchised group in Nepal. Because of their status, Tharu people and Dalits often … Sustainable markets …
Article, 18 December 2020
MMSD – final report
… are grouped together in the links below, or you can search our Publications Library . Please contact us if you can't find what you are … MMSD – workshops, meetings and presentations MMSD – Assurance Group and project information MMSD – draft materials MMSD – main project page Final report Breaking New Ground: Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development Drawing on the project’s two-year process of …
Article, 03 March 2009