Corporate Agenda of Sustainable Development: Toward Responsible Business 2.0Participant Stakeholders: UNESCAP, EBAC (ESCAP Business Advisory Council), Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) (Asia) Limited, Global Compact Network, Natixis, KPMG, Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets, Credit Suisse Group AG.
Sustainability Leaders: Isabel B. Franco; M. Abe (Japan); D. Rawther (India) G. Yuen (China); P. Yong (China) Impact: The recent financial crisis and resulting economic downturn showed the important role of the financial sector in the world economy. The banking sector does not just affect stakeholders; it affects society as a whole. Dr. Isabel Franco and colleagues collaborated towards a handbook aimed to identify best practices in responsible and sustainable banking and finance, to raise awareness and undertake policy advocacy in the area of responsible banking and finance and to serve as a too for undertaking capacity development through training and other pertinent programmes. The project was managed and delivered by Dr. Isabel B. Franco. This handbook was published by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) |
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Community Capacity-building for Sustainable Resource Governance in the Small-Scale Mining IndustryParticipant Stakeholders: United Nations University, Institute for the Advance Study of Sustainability, Universidad Tomas Frias and Centro para la Promoción de la Minería CEPROMIN
Sustainability Leaders: Dr. Isabel B. Franco Founder; F. Gonzalez (Bolivia); J.A. Buitrago (Colombia) Impact: There is a general concern in the scholarly literature pertaining sustainable resource governance and the implications for industries such as mining. Yet there are many unanswered questions in this area and the research reported in this chapter increases our understanding in this regard. Our investigation has shown there are essential capacity-building areas to trace a roadmap for sustainable resource governance in Small Scale Mining (herein SSM). Improving identified areas seems from this research to be the most effective way to enhance the ability of small-scale miners and stakeholders to cope with pressing sustainability issues over time. This chapter presents a capacity-building roadmap for SSM and pays attention to the nature and importance of these areas to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal 9 (herein SDG), Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure. What makes this research essential is its focus on the extent to which these areas are valuable for stakeholders involved in the SSM industry. It does this through a case study in Bolivia. This research is based on a qualitative strategy for data collection and case study methodology. |
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