Global Compact International Yearbook 2012 published

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“This fourth edition of the Global Compact International Yearbook showcases many inspiring examples of businesses turning challenges into opportunity, leveraging their competencies, capacities and resources for the common good. I hope these diverse expressions of support for the UN’s global mission will inspire many more businesses to follow this path and bring corporate sustainability to true scale. “
H.E.  United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

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RIO+20 SUMMIT



The Road to Rio 2012 – Results and Observations from the Official and Civil Society Preparatory Processes
Felix Dodds

The History of Sustainable Development in the United Nations

The Rio+20 Topics
Judith Bomholt

A Future We Want? Lessons of Rio+20
Dr. Elmer Lenzen

Expectations
Georg Kell, Achim Steiner, Andrei Galaev, Douglas Tompkins, and Maurice F. Strong

Rio+20 Corporate Sustainability Forum: Commitments and Innovations

Follow-up to Rio+20: Capacity-Building with New CSR Manager Platform
Dr. Elmer Lenzen


STRATEGIC PHILANTROPHY



From Corporate Handouts to Corporate Partnerships
Veronica Scheubel

From Competitive Advantage of Corporate Philanthropy to
Shared Value
Kyle Peterson

A Global Shift Toward Strategic Philanthropy
Punleuk Kam and Julia Yue

Corporate Giving Has Become Increasingly Focused
Interview with Charles Moore

Philanthropic Societies Around the World
Compilation: Karen Rieckmann


CSR IN LATIN AMERICA



A General View
Estrella Peinado-Vara

An Evolving CSR System in Latin America
Prof. Paul Alexander Haslam

Should Poverty Alleviation Be Part of Multinationals’ Corporate Responsibility?
Dr. Lourdes Casanova and  Anne Dumas

Social Responsibility Networks in the Banana Industry
Prof. Dr. Maria Alejandra Gonzalez-Perez

Corporate Complicity in Human Rights Abuses in Latin America
Dr. Marcelo Saguier

The Importance of Protecting the Rainforest in South America
Dennis Lohmann

The UN Global Compact in Latin America – Trends and Topics
Compilation: Dr. Elmer Lenzen


CORPORATE FORESIGHT



Corporate Foresight: An Introduction
Cornelia Daheim, Holger Glockner, Klaus Burmeister, and Andreas Neef

The Millennium Project Experience
Jerome C. Glenn

The Role of Corporate  Foresight in Promoting Sustainability
Prof. Dr. René Rohrbeck and Pernille Kallehave

Strategic Foresight: Effective Decision- Support Systems
Dr. Adrian W. Müller and Prof. Dr. Günter Müller-Stewens