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ILO achieves carbon neutrality
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The International Labour Organization (ILO) has achieved carbon neutrality, in line with the target set across the United Nations system to become climate neutral by 2020.
The ILO's efforts are part of a broader UN strategy – Greening the Blue – to erase the carbon footprint of its agencies. |
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Registration open for the Second UN South Asia Forum on Business and Human Rights
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| This regional forum was aimed at raising awareness about business and human rights issues in South Asia and facilitating the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), including through national action plans. Building on the success of the Inaugural UN South Asia Forum, the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights (UNWG) in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) is organising the 2nd UN South Asia Forum on Business and Human Rights on 17-19 March 2021. Read more |
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Why do supply chains in Africa need SCORE Training?
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| This webinar was organized to present to lead buyers the new partnership between the ILO's SCORE programme and Partner Africa. A collaboration that will bring SCORE Training to SMEs participating in global supply chains. The discussion focused on the evidence of how SCORE Training can improve productivity and prevent the issue of excessive overtime and how this partnership will benefit SMEs. View the recording here. Read more |
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Growing a field of dreams
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For the many first-time women farmers in the village of Chettikulam, black gram offers new opportunities. Through its work in the agriculture sector, ILO Sri Lanka’s LEED+ project is working with Coops, government officials, and private sector to create sustainable livelihoods, and empowered communities. Read more |
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Enterprise Formalization: Simplifying and facilitating business start-up and compliance
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| This Thematic Brief is part of a series of publications on Enterprise Formalization. It discusses the formalities required to start up an enterprise as well as entry costs of transitioning to and ongoing compliance costs for operating in the formal economy. Further, the brief focuses on how to reduce information gaps and eliminate inefficiencies in the implementation of relevant regulations, for example through one-stop shops. This brief is available in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese. Read more |
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Towards sustainable tourism in Albania’s Vjosa River Region
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| The ILO conducted a market systems analysis of the tourism sector in the upper basin of the Vjosa River - “the last wild river in Europe” – in Albania. The analysis unpacks the key constraints to the sector as well as identifies interventions that could create more and better employment opportunities for women and young people. Read more |
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Market Systems Development and the Environment
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| Market Systems Development (MSD) projects have the potential to play a crucial role in facilitating the shift towards more sustainable economies – for instance, via supporting adoption of innovative “green” business models or promoting green technology diffusion and knowledge exchange. This guidance note analyses the experiences of five such projects where MSD initiatives played a crucial role in helping the private sector identify and take advantage of win-win opportunities, ultimately supporting the emergence of greener and more resilient economies. Read also a blog reflecting on the guidance note. Read more |
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Progress review of the Enabling Environment for Sustainable Enterprises (EESE) Programme in Zambia
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| In 2012, the ILO conducted the EESE programme in Zambia in partnership with the Zambia Federation of Employers (ZFE), which resulted in reform action plans to overcome identified constraints in four priority conditions. This report reviews the progress of the implementation of action plans at the time of 2020. Through in-depth interviews with various key stakeholders, it identifies significant policy actions taken by the tripartite and other relevant stakeholders, existing constraints and lessons learned in the reform process. Read more |
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Enabling Environment for Sustainable Entreprises in Mauritania (in French)
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| The enabling environment for sustainable enterprises in Mauritania was assessed through a careful review of secondary data, combined with findings from a series of focus group discussions held with representatives of the private sector. The assessment produced a detailed identification of barriers that discourage investment, entrepreneurship, job creation and firm competitiveness. Read more |
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Call for expression of interest – Study on social innovation through Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) in Africa
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Call for expression of interest – Study on mapping SSE in six countries in Asia
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