1. Corporate Policy on Indigenous Rights Report

A new report from EIRIS and the Center for Australian Ethical Research examines the extent to which companies engaged in extractive industries have policies that address the rights of indigenous people. Read the report summary in the Digest (see download/purchase links below) …

2. An Analysis of US Multinationals’ Recruitment Practices in Mexico

In this study, the frequency of discriminatory language in job advertisements placed by U.S. multinational corporations operating in Mexico was compared with that of Mexican companies using content analysis. Read the report summary in the Digest (see download/purchase links below) …

3. Consumers and Carbon Labelling Study

The Carbon Trust has released the findings of a recent study into consumer perceptions of carbon labelling. Read the report summary in the Digest (see download/purchase links below) …

4. The Joint Relationship of Communication Behaviours and Task Interdependence on Trust Building and Change in Virtual Project Teams

This study examines how specific communication behaviours among team members interacted with task interdependence in relation to the building and changing of trust within 53 virtual project teams (VPTs). Read the report summary in the Digest (see download/purchase links below) …

5. Sustainable Packaging Report

A new report identifies sustainable packaging as a growing consumer issue, driven by issues such as ethics, economics and environmentalism, according to market research company Datamonitor. Read the report summary in the Digest (see download/purchase links below) …

6. Fostering Labour Rights in Developing Countries: An Investor’s Approach to Managing Labour Issues

This paper presents a methodology to assist investors in large scale private infrastructure and other industry sector projects to utilize internationally recognized core labour rights and related standards for fostering sound labour management. Read the report summary in the Digest (see download/purchase links below) …

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