Community Development : Research

This paper provides an exploratory look at how the leadership practices of business organizations may foster more peaceful societies.

This report presents the results of the first comprehensive and systematic survey of Global Compact Local Networks. It highlights lessons learned about network building and performance, as well as numerous inspiring and innovative activities and examples of solutions developed by local networks to give practical meaning to the ten principles. The Local Network Report helps define what corporate citizenship means in different national contexts.

Successful third sector organisations aim to increase the professionalism with which they operate, diversify their income sources to provide sustainable income and deliver value for money in the services they provide to their end users. At the same time, companies are being urged to adopt a responsible business approach, create better links with the communities in which they operate, and contribute to the quality of life in their local area. Significant mutual benefi t can result from creating links between communities and the businesses that operate in the local area.

Global Wealth has almost doubled since 1990, but nearly half the world's population subsists on less than US$2 per day. Poverty remains a major challenge to sustainable development, environmental security, global stability and a truly global market.