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The
World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
is a coalition of 160 international companies. The Council's
mission is to provide business leadership as a catalyst for
change toward sustainable development, and to promote the
role of eco-efficiency, innovation and corporate social responsibility.
Alongside
projects on corporate social responsibility, energy and climate,
innovation and technology, sustainable development reporting
and natural resource, WBCSD has a project called Sustainable
Livelihoods which aims to assist its members and regional
partners in:
- Understanding
the roles, responsibilities, and opportunities within the
business-poverty relationship;
- Raising
awareness for the business opportunities in addressing the
needs of the poor.
- Exploring
the global and local framework conditions and governance
structures that can make markets work more effectively for
the poor.
- Identifying
replicable business initiatives that can help the poor create
sustainable livelihoods in different sectors and countries,
and creating new projects based on those models.
A
short video and a series of case studies illustrate the types
of activities they support:
video link
case studies
How closely related are these activities to the principles
of sustainable livelihoods approaches? Any comments or views
on these case studies are welcome.
Livelihoods
Connect team
IDS
Email: livelihoods-connect@ids.ac.uk
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