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The contribution of international health volunteers to the health workforce in sub-Saharan Africa

open access: yesHuman Resources for Health, 2007
Background In this paper, we aim to quantify the contribution of international health volunteers to the health workforce in sub-Saharan Africa and to explore the perceptions of health service managers regarding these volunteers.
Bogaert Isa   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

ESG Decoupling Phenomenon: A Systematic and Bibliometric Analysis

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT ESG decoupling, defined as the gap between a firm's ESG disclosures and its actual practices, poses a critical challenge to corporate sustainability. Using the PRISMA protocol, 451 articles were selected for a comprehensive bibliometric and systematic literature review to map the intellectual structure and thematic evolution of the research on
Maryam Laeeq   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fit for the Future? Development trends and the role of international NGOs

open access: yes, 2015
How is our understanding of development changing? What are the implications of these changes, whether practical or conceptual, for the future role of international non-government organizations (NGOs)? This short paper summarizes the main global trends in
Green, Duncan
core   +1 more source

Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and Dimensions of Sustainable Development in the Asia-Pacific Region

open access: yesMalaysian Journal of International Relations, 2013
This paper examines the role that Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) can play in promoting sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region. It focuses on two dimensions of sustainability, these being sustainability of the development effects of ...
Trevor Parfitt
doaj   +1 more source

Microcosms of Democracy? A Study of the Internal Governance of International NGOs in Kenya1

open access: yes, 2009
An assumption prevails within the international development community that direct exposure to democracy within civil society is a necessary condition for democratic political culture and hence democratic consolidation.
Vanessa Liston
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Innovating for Net‐Zero: Collaborative and Digital Decarbonisation Strategies in Sunset Industries' Global Value Chains

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Global net‐zero ambitions require transformative strategies to decarbonise carbon‐intensive global value chains (GVCs). This study examines how multinational enterprises (MNEs) in sunset industries integrate carbon capture technologies (CCT) with operational and supply chain dynamics (OSCD) to advance decarbonisation.
Muhammad Mustafa Kamal   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Leading the Loop: Anchor‐Led Orchestration in Nascent Circular Ecosystems—A Qualitative Case Study

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The transition towards a circular economy necessitates coordinated, systemic change across value chains. Yet the role of anchor firms in initiating and orchestrating nascent circular ecosystems remains underexplored. Using an inductive, qualitative single‐case design, we analyse a German mid‐sized entrepreneurial firm, drawing on 21 interviews
Johann Felix Mader, Patrick Spieth
wiley   +1 more source

National Survey of NGOs Report 2009 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
This is a report on the national validation survey of NGOs in Kenya. The Board conducted na- tionwide survey of NGOs in 2007 and 2008. The data from the survey would enable the Board to advise the Government further on NGOs' activities and their role and

core   +2 more sources

Reporting What Matters, or Reporting What Looks Good? Materiality and Balance in Post–Rana Plaza Apparel Sustainability Disclosure

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainability reports (SRs) are widely criticized for vague disclosures and selective emphasis on positive outcomes, yet systematic research on two core SR challenges remains limited: materiality (whether disclosed content is relevant) and balance (whether both achievements and challenges are reported).
Mahsa Mohammadrezaei   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Environmental NGOs in China - partners in environmental governance [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper is a snapshot of the potential of Chinese environmental NGOs1 to effectively address environmental problems and needs, alone and in partnership with others.
Lehrack, Dorit
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