KIMBERLEY PROCESS (2003)
The Kimberley Process is a joint initiative of governments, industry and civil society that seeks to stop the sale and distribution of conflict diamonds (blood diamonds). Conflict diamonds are used to finance militant insurgencies and movements to undermine established governments, especially in Africa. Countries that are ... more...
FOREST STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL (FSC) (1993)
FSC is an international nonprofit organization with national working groups in 43 countries. It was founded in 1993 with the goal of implementing the call for “sustainable development” adopted in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 with respect to the world’s forests. An important conclusion of the ... more...
EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE (EITI)
The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) was launched in 2002 by the British government at the World Summit for Sustainable Development in Johannesburg. Its purpose is to combat corruption in developing countries and ensure greater transparency of transactions between governments and companies in the mining and ... more...
GLOBAL REPORTING INITIATIVE (GRI) (1997)
GRI is an internationally recognized guide for corporate CSR reporting. It was established in 1997 by the Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies (CERES) in partnership with the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and is a good example of a successful nongovernmental initiative. GRI seeks to develop ... more...
Round table codes of conduct (2001)
Since 2001, companies, trade associations, unions, NGOs and federal ministries in Germany have come together at so-called Round Table meetings at the initiative of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development [Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung, BMZ] to discuss codes of conduct and social ... more...
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