Author: Ramamohan Mahidhara
Publisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 9780821350553
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
This document represents collective learning from a large number of people and projects at IFC. It is intended to share practical experience and to contribute to a better understanding of some of the environmental and social issues involved in private sector financing.
The Environmental and Social Challenges of Private Sector Projects
Author: Ramamohan Mahidhara
Publisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 9780821350553
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
This document represents collective learning from a large number of people and projects at IFC. It is intended to share practical experience and to contribute to a better understanding of some of the environmental and social issues involved in private sector financing.
Publisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 9780821350553
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
This document represents collective learning from a large number of people and projects at IFC. It is intended to share practical experience and to contribute to a better understanding of some of the environmental and social issues involved in private sector financing.
Transnational Law and Local Struggles
Author: David Szablowski
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1847313450
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
The global spread of transnational mining investment, which has been taking place since the 1990s, has led to often volatile conflicts with local communities. This book examines the regulation of these conflicts through national, transnational and local legal processes. In doing so, it examines how legal authority is being redistributed among public and private actors, as well as national and transnational actors, as a result of globalizing forces. The book presents a case study concerning the negotiation of land transfer and resettlement between a transnational mining enterprise and indigenous peasants in the Andes of Peru. The case study is used to explore the intensely local dynamics involved in negotiations between corporate and community representatives and the role played by legal ordering in these relations. In particular, the book examines the operation of a transnational legal regime managed by the World Bank to remedy the social and environmental impacts of projects which receive Bank assistance. The book explores the nature and character of the World Bank regime and the multiple consequences of this projection of transnational law into a local dispute.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1847313450
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
The global spread of transnational mining investment, which has been taking place since the 1990s, has led to often volatile conflicts with local communities. This book examines the regulation of these conflicts through national, transnational and local legal processes. In doing so, it examines how legal authority is being redistributed among public and private actors, as well as national and transnational actors, as a result of globalizing forces. The book presents a case study concerning the negotiation of land transfer and resettlement between a transnational mining enterprise and indigenous peasants in the Andes of Peru. The case study is used to explore the intensely local dynamics involved in negotiations between corporate and community representatives and the role played by legal ordering in these relations. In particular, the book examines the operation of a transnational legal regime managed by the World Bank to remedy the social and environmental impacts of projects which receive Bank assistance. The book explores the nature and character of the World Bank regime and the multiple consequences of this projection of transnational law into a local dispute.
The Environmental Implications of Privatization
Author: Magda Lovei
Publisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 9780821350065
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Governments have increasingly come to recognize the economic potential and fiscal advantages of privatization. Privatization, under the right conditions, can also yield environmental benefits and contribute to sustainable development. This report contains a number of case studies which highlight the lessons learned about the environmental implications of privatization. It stresses that privatization offers an opportunity for making strategic decisions with longer-term impacts. This report also emphasizes that integrating environmental and social considerations into the privatization process leads to more sustainable outcomes. It also recommends strategies toward building on the positive linkages between privatization and environmental protection.
Publisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 9780821350065
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Governments have increasingly come to recognize the economic potential and fiscal advantages of privatization. Privatization, under the right conditions, can also yield environmental benefits and contribute to sustainable development. This report contains a number of case studies which highlight the lessons learned about the environmental implications of privatization. It stresses that privatization offers an opportunity for making strategic decisions with longer-term impacts. This report also emphasizes that integrating environmental and social considerations into the privatization process leads to more sustainable outcomes. It also recommends strategies toward building on the positive linkages between privatization and environmental protection.
A Guide to the World Bank
Author:
Publisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 9780821353448
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
The World Bank Group works in more than 100 developing economies and is one of the world's largest sources of development assistance. In 2002, the institution provided US $19.5 billion in loans to its client countries. This guide reviews the organisation's history, objectives and operations, and looks at the five institutions that make up the World Bank Group: the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), the International Development Association (IDA), the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), and the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).
Publisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 9780821353448
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
The World Bank Group works in more than 100 developing economies and is one of the world's largest sources of development assistance. In 2002, the institution provided US $19.5 billion in loans to its client countries. This guide reviews the organisation's history, objectives and operations, and looks at the five institutions that make up the World Bank Group: the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), the International Development Association (IDA), the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), and the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).
The Global Corporation
Author: Laura P. Hartman
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317828801
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 437
Book Description
This text brings together case studies focusing on specific instances of corporate best practices. All too often, we showcase cases based on questionable or unethical corporate behavior. Instead, the editors bring together in this book examples of how some firms got it right. Certainly, there is no claim that the companies in these case are perfect; some of them may have histories that include questionable practices. But, these are companies that work to foster trust, both internally and in their relationships with customers, suppliers, shareholders, and the communities in which they operate. The book is not, however, merely a descriptive iteration of effective corporate conduct. The editors conclude with an analysis of frameworks for corporate and managerial ethical decision-making - frameworks that help to establish models for best practices. These frameworks then can be generalized and applied to other corporate situations, and replicated by other companies in their search for excellence and the resulting avoidance of misconduct.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317828801
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 437
Book Description
This text brings together case studies focusing on specific instances of corporate best practices. All too often, we showcase cases based on questionable or unethical corporate behavior. Instead, the editors bring together in this book examples of how some firms got it right. Certainly, there is no claim that the companies in these case are perfect; some of them may have histories that include questionable practices. But, these are companies that work to foster trust, both internally and in their relationships with customers, suppliers, shareholders, and the communities in which they operate. The book is not, however, merely a descriptive iteration of effective corporate conduct. The editors conclude with an analysis of frameworks for corporate and managerial ethical decision-making - frameworks that help to establish models for best practices. These frameworks then can be generalized and applied to other corporate situations, and replicated by other companies in their search for excellence and the resulting avoidance of misconduct.
Challenges, Lessons, and Prospects for Operationalizing Regional Projects in Asia
Author: Kishor Uprety
Publisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 1464801398
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 95
Book Description
The study attempts to share, from a legal and institutional perspective, the World Bank experience with regional projects in the past two decades, to assess the difficulties involved in their preparation and to look at the way of going forward.
Publisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 1464801398
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 95
Book Description
The study attempts to share, from a legal and institutional perspective, the World Bank experience with regional projects in the past two decades, to assess the difficulties involved in their preparation and to look at the way of going forward.
Integrating Social Concerns Into Private Sector Decisionmaking
Author: Kathryn McPhail
Publisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 9780821341889
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
This paper contains two separate but intimately linked reports that deal with corporate social responsibility. The first explores the critical success factors supporting the integration of social concerns into the planning and implementation of privately financed projects in the mining, oil, and gas sectors. The second reviews corporate practices with respect to social and environmental assessment, and the integration between the two.
Publisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 9780821341889
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
This paper contains two separate but intimately linked reports that deal with corporate social responsibility. The first explores the critical success factors supporting the integration of social concerns into the planning and implementation of privately financed projects in the mining, oil, and gas sectors. The second reviews corporate practices with respect to social and environmental assessment, and the integration between the two.
Sustainable Minerals Operations in the Developing World
Author: Geological Society of London
Publisher: Geological Society of London
ISBN: 9781862391888
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
The sustainable development of minerals, which are non-renewable resources, is a major challenge in today's world. In this regard the true definition of 'sustainability' is a debating point in itself: can such a concept exist with respect to non-renewable resources? Perhaps the ideal sustainability model is one that minimizes negative environmental impact and maximizes benefits to society, the economy and regional/national development. Developed and near-developed economies rely for commodity supplies on developing countries where major mining operations are often a mainstay of the domestic economy. Limited environmental regulation and low wages lead to charges of exploitation. Also, large numbers of people have no alternative to living by informal, often dangerous, 'artisanal' mining. This Special Publication gives examples from developing countries from all scales of mineral extraction. The volume reviews environmental, economic, health and social problems and highlights the need to solve these before sustainability can be achieved. The better solutions require mutual understanding, through full involvement of all stakeholders, education, training and investment so that small-scale and artisanal mines can grow into well-managed operations. At larger scales, most major international mining companies have now improved their practices and are monitoring their progress, although there is no room for complacency in this rapidly changing area.
Publisher: Geological Society of London
ISBN: 9781862391888
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
The sustainable development of minerals, which are non-renewable resources, is a major challenge in today's world. In this regard the true definition of 'sustainability' is a debating point in itself: can such a concept exist with respect to non-renewable resources? Perhaps the ideal sustainability model is one that minimizes negative environmental impact and maximizes benefits to society, the economy and regional/national development. Developed and near-developed economies rely for commodity supplies on developing countries where major mining operations are often a mainstay of the domestic economy. Limited environmental regulation and low wages lead to charges of exploitation. Also, large numbers of people have no alternative to living by informal, often dangerous, 'artisanal' mining. This Special Publication gives examples from developing countries from all scales of mineral extraction. The volume reviews environmental, economic, health and social problems and highlights the need to solve these before sustainability can be achieved. The better solutions require mutual understanding, through full involvement of all stakeholders, education, training and investment so that small-scale and artisanal mines can grow into well-managed operations. At larger scales, most major international mining companies have now improved their practices and are monitoring their progress, although there is no room for complacency in this rapidly changing area.
Still Only One Earth
Author: R M Harrison
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
ISBN: 1782622179
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Forty years since the first UN Conference on the Human Environment was held in Stockholm, how has the situation changed? We still have only one Earth but are we caring for and maintaining it? This book, written by leaders in the field, discusses the key environmental issues affecting the Earth today including atmospheric science, the marine environment, waste management and a specific chapter looking at changes in attitude to environmental issues. Aimed at policy makers, students, environmental scientists and thinkers, this title will be an important review bringing the reader right up to date with current opinions and attitudes.
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
ISBN: 1782622179
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Forty years since the first UN Conference on the Human Environment was held in Stockholm, how has the situation changed? We still have only one Earth but are we caring for and maintaining it? This book, written by leaders in the field, discusses the key environmental issues affecting the Earth today including atmospheric science, the marine environment, waste management and a specific chapter looking at changes in attitude to environmental issues. Aimed at policy makers, students, environmental scientists and thinkers, this title will be an important review bringing the reader right up to date with current opinions and attitudes.
Choices for Efficient Private Provision of Infrastructure in East Asia
Author: Harinder S. Kohli
Publisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 9780821340530
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Systematic reform, participation, Malyasia, Chile, environment, India.
Publisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 9780821340530
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Systematic reform, participation, Malyasia, Chile, environment, India.