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From Awareness to Action: WBCSD

From Awareness to Action is the catalogue of publications by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).

The Sullivan Foundation

Inspired by the life and principles of Leon H. Sullivan, the Sullivan Foundation, exists to promote the political, entrepreneurial and intellectual leadership of the African Diaspora and friends of Africa, and to advocate on behalf of Africa and the world’s vulnerable people. Our dynamic approach...

Global Standards

Global Standards specialises in corporate social responsibility consulting in respect to international labour, environmental and safety standards for export manufacturers in Asia. On its website, the organisation posts resources in respect to the Vietnamese Labor Code, local Vietnamese labor laws,...

Department for International Development (DFID) Brazil

The Department for International Development (DFID) is part of the UK Government with responsibility for managing Britain's aid to developing countries. In Brazil, DFID aims to promote pro-poor economic growth and sustainable development through projects and programmes which help people in the...

Swahiba Youth Networks (SYN)

Swahiba Youth Networks (SYN) works with young people, especially the less privileged ones in urban slums. SYN is more of a group of friends, “SWAHIBA”, who share the passion, desire to learn and a hunger to serve the needy. The organisation operates at the Kibera slums in Kenya which are the second...

Bharath Abhyudaya Seva Samithi (BASS)

Bharath Abhyudaya Seva Samithi (BASS) works for the welfare of children, women, and persons with disabilities, the elderly and other vulnerable and marginalised groups in about 40 villages in the Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh, including Edlapadu, Prathipadu, Nadendla Mandals and Cyclone Prone...

Indian Society for Social Action (ISSA)

Indian Society for Social Action (ISSA) aims at sustainable development of people living in rural areas and to making them self-reliant. ISSA strives to improve the standards of living of the rural poor and make their lives more meaningful. ISSA is working in the field of rural development with...

Development Initiatives and Self Improvement Programme (DISIP)

The Development Initiatives and Self Improvement Programme (DISIP), is a community based organisation in Uganda - founded to empower the poor and marginalised, encourage and motivate the young, target illiteracy and poverty reduction, promote income generation activities, and engage in prevention...

Heifer's Cornerstones for Just and Sustainable Development

Heifer's Cornerstones for Just and Sustainable Development reflect the sustainable development principles utilised by Heifer International. Heifer is a development agency that aims to alleviate poverty by providing appropriate livestock and training to small-scale farmers worldwide.

United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme - Guinea Bissau

The United Nations Volunteers programme (UNV) is the volunteer arm of the United Nations. It reports to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and works through UNDP's country offices around the world. Present in Guinea Bissau since its independence in 1974, the United Nations development...

Fighting Corruption: What Role for Civil Society? The Experience of the OECD

Fighting Corruption: What Role for Civil Society? The Experience of the OECD, a OECD report, provides an analysis of civil society's role in the process which led to the adoption of the Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions. It also shows...

Business Case for Employee Volunteering: Race for Mentors -A Tripartite Relationship

Business Case for Employee Volunteering, a project report of Credit Suisse First Boston's engagement with students from a secondary school, shows how powerful and rewarding the experience was for all involved - to business, its employees and the community. It presents a clear business case for...

Business guide to development actors

Business guide to development actors, a report, provides guidance to development actors who aim to introduce the business community to potential partners in the development community. The main part of this guide consists of profiles of 30 organisations already engaging in collaboration with the...

Business and the millennium development goals: a framework for action

This report provides a framework for action on how companies and business coalitions can work with the UN system, governments, and civil society organisations to help achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), aimed at making globalisation a more positive force for more of the world's people.

Shell Foundation

Shell Foundation focuses upon projects which address long term social and environmental issues in which energy companies have a particular responsibility.

Peace Corps - Kyrgyzstan

Peace Corps is an NGO which organises American volunteers' participation in projects around the world. Collaborating with local community members, volunteers work in areas like education, youth outreach and community development, health and HIV/AIDS, the environment, information technology, and...

Peace Corps - Niger

Peace Corps is an NGO that organises the participation of American volunteers in projects in the developing world. Volunteers work with members of the local community in areas such as education, the environment, information technology and business development. Peace Corps volunteers have been...

Asha

Asha is community health and development society dedicated to helping the urban poor of Delhi. Asha works with over quarter of a million slum dwellers in 45 slum colonies around the city of Delhi, enabling them to transform their lives. "Asha" is the Hindi word for "hope". Asha aims to give people...

Volunteers For Africa (VFA)

Volunteers For Africa (VFA) is a volunteer organisation fostering economic development through sustainable natural resource management and interface computer technology, gender and health development. VFA strives to develop strategic relationships and share resources with both local and...

Women's Organisation in Rural Development (WORD)

The Women's Organisation in Rural Development (WORD) is a non-profit organisation founded in 1985. WORD volunteers support economic development, provide health care, support and empower women and children in rural areas of Tamilnadu, South India. Currently, WORD focuses its activities in Erode and...