In a world of increasing consumption, carbon offsetting seems like the perfect solution to solve our problems. Yet, in this mythbusting post, the folks from Post Grown Institute show us why resetting carbon, rather than offsetting, is the only way to reduce negative impacts on the environment....
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China’s moth-eaten social safety net: who will catch the poorest of the poor? Not corporations.
China is, without a doubt, on a fast track to ‘development’ with an astonishing US$3.2 trillion in foreign reserves. But inequality, particularly rural and urban, is extreme and China’s growing wealth has resulted in multiple international aid agencies pulling out. So, who is going to pick up the slack? Emily...
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CSR: Causing Some Reservations. A response to the Aid Blog Forum
This is a joint post in response to the first discussion for the 'The Aid Blog Forum'; an initiative started by J. at Tales from the Hood. The first topic is Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Emily, Weh and Brendan present each of their responses to the guiding questions for this...
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Why isn’t Australian mining in Mali more transparent on tax?
Development in African countries can be supported through a simple measure, asking Australian mining companies to publish what they pay in tax to foreign governments. With investment in mining by Australian companies in Africa on the rise, Australia could be doing more to support initiatives that promote transparency in tax...
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Human rights: A no-go zone for corporates?
In most corporate boardrooms, if you suggest focusing on human rights as a community investment strategy don’t be surprised if you are met with deathly silence or an uncomfortable shuffling of papers. But, if you push the common path of education, the environment and youth, you will most likely have...
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whylinks
A list of favourite links for the week to get you through the weekend....
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Hardly one bad Apple spoiling the bunch
Apple again hit the news in late February over poor working conditions in its supply chain. At least 137 workers in an assembly plant that supplies Apple with touchscreens, in Suzhou, China, have nerve damage from exposure to n-hexane. But from Alex's perspective, working in a labour law legal aid...
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Hope for sale
Guest contributor Janet Newbury observes the growing power of corporations in the social realm. Of central concern are the messages strategically presented to young people suggesting positive social change is inherently linked to the social responsibility of multinational corporations. ...
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A business model of care
As a child and youth care researcher and practitioner, Janet Newbury is concerned that economic rationalism is driving key policy and practice decisions in the helping professions. In the current article, she discusses the implications of the pervasive use of business metaphors and logic, and explores how this tendancy...
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