Development Blog
Three ways to make involuntary resettlement for extractive industry development a dialogue and not a confrontation
By Gianluca Nardi 18th Nov 2014
The IAIA Special Symposium on Resettlement and Livelihoods took place in Kruger Park, South Africa in late October. The nice location (and emblem of environmental conservation) was most probably selected with security issues in mind, but it also represents a…
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The IAIA symposium on resettlement and livelihoods explored physical and economic displacement of communities by public and private sector projects (photo shows a landscape in Laos)
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We need to provide a more prescriptive view on the purposes that companies are allowed to pursue – otherwise the Blueprint for Better Business will be one more fad...
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A member of a Village Savings and Loan Association in Madagascar
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The MasterCard Foundation: Why we’re signing the Linking for Change Savings Charter
By Ann Miles 04th Nov 2014
From time to time here at The MasterCard Foundation, we are asked to support a statement of principles or a code of conduct, writes Ann Miles, Director, Financial Inclusion at The MasterCard Foundation. Often, these requests fall outside of our…
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Members of the Dabani Village Savings and Loan Association in Uganda
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UK BIS Department review of corporate responsibility fizzles out in non-report
By Gerry Boyle 28th Oct 2014
Last year the UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) announced that it was launching a consultation on corporate responsibility, with the promise that "We intend to publish a framework for action on corporate responsibility by the end of…
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Putting the ‘power’ into ‘empowerment’: Why decision-makers in business need to think not just about gender equality but about changing the dynamic of power
By Tim Bishop 22nd Oct 2014
I have written before about ‘cross-sector’ collaboration and partnerships. About forging alliances with shared objectives where the private, public and NGO sectors can work together, realising mutually beneficial outcomes. We often talk about the combined ‘power’ of all these actors…
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Sumitra, leader of the MUSCHTICHAAL (Handful of rice) group in rural Bangladesh – can attitudes in boardrooms increase the chances of women like Sumitra succeeding in business?
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Recovering after disasters: Why ‘building back safer’ is better than ‘building back better’
By Tom Newby 21st Oct 2014
After natural disasters the phrase ‘Build Back Better’ is a constant refrain from politicians, donors, aid agencies and the media. This short, alliterative phrase has captured the imagination, and seems at first glance to be a simple, powerful and necessary…
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New houses taking shape in remote communities in Leyte, the Philippines
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