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   Business support for projects promoting sustainable development / economic, social & cultural rights: Major reports 

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Major reports:

2002:

Rio+10 Series: Book Review--Building Partnerships - A new book outlines the benefits and challenges of cooperation between the private sector and the United Nations. [Building Partnerships: Cooperation between the United Nations system and the private sector, published by United Nations Department of Public Information & UN Global Compact, in conjunction with Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum] (William Baue, SocialFunds.com, 28 June 2002)

United Nations Reports on Growing Importance of Partnerships with Business - "Building Partnerships" Book Shows How UN System, Private Sector and Civil Society Are Working Together on Range of Critical Global Issues (U.N. Global Compact, 14 June 2002)

2001:

Persuading Companies to Become Socially Involved (Conference Board, 20 Feb. 2001)

2000:

The business response to HIV/AIDS: impact and lessons learned [Section 5, "Profiles of business activities in response to HIV/AIDS", includes profiles of American International Assurance, Thailand; The Body Shop, Japan; Warsaw Marriott Hotel; Larsen & Toubro, India; Volkswagen do Brasil; Molson Breweries, Canada; Chevron Nigeria; Standard Chartered Bank, UK; International Hotel & Restaurant Association; Anglo Coal, South Africa; Eskom, South Africa; ALMS, Czech Republic; Teddy Exports, India; Bristol Myers Squibb, USA; The Shell Company of Thailand] (Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum in collaboration with UNAIDS and Global Business Council on HIV/AIDS, 2000)

1996:

Business as partners in development: Creating wealth for countries, companies and communities (Jane Nelson/Prince of Wales Business Leaders Forum [now International Business Leaders Forum], in collaboration with The World Bank and The UN Development Programme, 1996)