The business of sustainable development in Africa : human rights, partnerships, alternative business models /

This book is about enhancing the contribution of business to sustainable development in sub-Saharan Africa, with an emphasis on both challenges and opportunities. Sub-Saharan Africa is the only region in the world where the proportion of extremely poor people increased during the final decades of th...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Hamann, Ralph, Woolman, Stu, Sprague, Courtenay
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Pretoria, South Africa : Tokyo, Japan ; New York : Unisa Press ; United Nations University Press, [2008]
Subjects:	Sustainable development > Africa. Social responsibility of business > Africa. Human rights > Africa. Business ethics > Africa.

Table of Contents:

Introducing corporate citizenship / Ralph Hamann
Truly enlightened self-interest : business, human rights and the UN Global Compact / Stu Woolman
Partnerships and cross-sector collaboration / Ralph Hamann and Fleur Boulogne
Alternative approaches to reaching the bottom of the pyramid / Courtenay Sprague
Sasol and petrochemical investment in developing countries and the UN Global Compact / Jonathon Hanks
Learning from the experience of AngloGold Ashanti in the Democratic Republic of the Congo / Paul Kepelus, Ralph Hamann and ed O'Keefe
Global Alumina's efforts to mitigate conflict-related risks in the Republic of Guinea / Josef Seitz
A beacon of stability in a sea of unrest : the case of VCP and eucalyptus plantations in Brazil / Cláudio Bruzzi Boechat and Roberta Mokreis Paro
Weaving sustainable partnerships in Zanzibar : the social fabric of women's entrepreneurship / Oana Branzei and Melissa Peneycad
Who is responsible for the squatter camps? : mining companies in South Africa and the challenge of local collaboration / Ralph Hamann
Creating opportunities for sustainable community development : Magadi Soda Company in Kenya / Judy N. Muthuri
Malawi business action against corruption / Oonagh Fitzgerald and James Ng'Ombe
The South African National Anti-Corruption Forum / Odette Ramsingh and Kris Dobie
Testing the limits of inclusive capitalism : a case study of the South Africa HP i-community / Ricarda McFalls
VidaGás : powering health clinics and households in Mozambique with liquefied petroleum gas / Courtenay Sprague and Stu Woolman
Aspen Pharmacare : providing affordable generic pharmaceuticals to treat HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis / Stu Woolman and Courtenay Sprague
Honey Care Africa : a tripartite model for sustainable beekeeping / Oana Branzei and Kevin McKague
Stitch Wise : strategic knowledge management for pro-poor enterprise on South Africa's goldfields / Martin Hall.