AbstractEconomic, political, and societal pressure forces companies to act more sustainably. New legislation and regulation such as the Supply Chain Act, mandates companies to take responsibility for their actions as well as those of their supply chain collaborators. Meeting these requirements...

Freiwillig nachhaltig? -- „Money makes the world go around“ oder doch nicht (nur)? -- Wie verdorben ist das Klima? -- Klimaschutzabkommen für den Menschen oder für die Katz? -- CO2-Bepreisung -- Technofixe -- Machen Lieferkettengesetze die Welt wirklich besser? -- Ressourcenknappheit und...

Durch geopolitische Spannungen, Naturkatastrophen, Lieferkettenunterbrechungen, Compliance-Risiken und gesetzliche Anforderungen müssen Unternehmen schnell und flexibel auf Veränderungen reagieren und gleichzeitig nachhaltige und verantwortungsbewusste Entscheidungen treffen. Dieses Buch...

Describes industry efforts to transform and accelerate the off-grid lighting market and extend benefits to the poor, with the support of the World Bank Group.

Summarizes how a BP/IFC partnership helped develop linkages between Azerbaijani SMEs and the global oil and gas industry.

As we think about the last several decades and what has really moved the needle in international development, we can't help but acknowledge the revolution in financial services to the poor that has grown into the multi-billion dollar micro-finance industry.

Preferential trade arrangements should be evaluated by their effect on prices rather than by their effect on the total value of trade. This point is emphasized in the theoretical literature but rarely implemented empirically. This article analyzes the U.S. Caribbean Basin Initiative’s...