Business Without Corruption: An Action Guide

Two Russia-based organizations – OPORA and INDEM Foundation – have produced a new tool to combat corruption, “Business Without Corruption: An Action Guide.”  This guide is meant to give small business owners the tools to resist corruption and, at the same time, survive and grow in an extremely aggressive economic climate.  The guide sets out such fundamentals as what corruption is and why it is a problem, and gives specific advice on how to avoid problems when dealing with bureaucrats as well as how civil society institutions can be used to protect businesspeople. A number of case studies demonstrate how businesspeople have defended themselves against illegal inspections and taken successful collective action against corruption. The guide also includes a “lawyer’s commentary” that outlines a legal framework for businesses to defend their rights.

The guide is available on CIPE’s website in both Russian and English.

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Added by  Boris Demidov  May 8, 2008
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Is CSR just Corporates Saying the Right things?

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International businesses are exploring how they can boost their impact on local economies in developing countries. While the business benefits of such efforts are relatively well-documented, it is harder to capture the benefits for development. More work is needed to find ways to measure the development impact of businesses, even though many of the. . .

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Added by  Nick Scott  May 1, 2008
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WBCSD-SNV Alliance launches video on "Inclusive Business - profitable business for successful development"

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  How to measure Microfinance success?

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Business Forum of Uzbekistan

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Added by  Nazar Talibdjanov  May 1, 2008
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"Development and Communication in Africa"

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Business for the Environment B4E

B4E, the Global Business Summit for the Environment, is the leading international conference focusing on business and the environment. B4E 2008 will highlight the most urgent environmental challenges facing the world today and discuss business-driven solutions for mitigating and adapting to climate change. Important topics addressed will include re. . .

Added by  Carmen Villegas Caballero  April 28, 2008
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REPORT: TI calls on leading oil and gas companies to increase revenue transparency

A majority of leading oil and gas companies are far from transparent when it comes to the payments they make to resource-rich countries, leaving the door open to corruption and hampering efforts to fight poverty, according to a report published on April 28 by Transparency International (TI). The 2008 Report on Revenue Transparency of Oil and Gas . . .

Added by  Boris Demidov  April 28, 2008
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