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Corruption Prevention to Foster Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Development

 
Corruption within and between public and private sectors has become one of the leading problems for businesses all over the world. The recent inclusion of an anti-corruption principle in the United Nations Global Compact, endorsed by more than 3,800 members, further emphasizes the ever-growing importance of the private sector in the global fight against corruption.  
   
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UN Global Compact Operational Guide for Medium Enterprises  
UNIDO supported the Global Compact in the development of this publication which aims at supporting medium-sized enterprises in the implementation of the Ten Principles.  
   
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Responsible Trade and Market Access: Opportunities or Obstacles for SMEs in Developing Countries?  
Responsible trade covers the broad range of market- mediated approaches, which aim to improve the social and environmental impacts of international production and trade by concentrating on global supply chains. Alongside the traditional technical, quality, safety and price demands of buyers, suppliers are increasingly being asked to meet social or environmental standards through supplier codes of conduct, fair trade and eco-labelling schemes.  
   
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Building Linkages for Competitive and Responsible Entrepreneurship  
In many developing countries, partnerships are essential in helping small enterprises to upgrade and integrate into broader production networks and value chains and to improve their labour and environmental practices. This report provides a framework for categorizing six of these different models of multi-sector partnership and collective corporate action.  
   
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Responsible Entrepreneurship Achievement Programme (REAP)  
The UNIDO Responsible Entrepreneurs Achievement Programme was developed by UNIDO to support business advisors in introducing CSR to SMEs in manufacturing industries based on the Triple Bottom Line (TBL) approach.  
   
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Development of Corporate Social Responsibility in Croatia - Project Summary  
This report contains a summary on the major project components and results.  
   
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Towards a Croatian Business Agenda for CSR  
The report was prepared in the course of a UNIDO project to support the Croatian Government in the establishment of CSR related public policies targeting small and medium-sized enterprises.  
   
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Report on the Regional CSR Forum for Central and Eastern Europe  
From 9-10 March 2006, UNIDO organized a regional forum on CSR in SMEs for CEE countries. This report summarizes the presentations delivered by the speakers as well as the outcomes of the discussion rounds.  
   
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  Related documents  
   
  UNIDO-UNODC Publication on Small Business Development and Corruption  
     
  GC Operational Guide Medium Enterprises  
     
  Responsible Trade and Market Access - Opportunities or Obstacles for SMEs in Developing Countries  
     
  Building Linkages for Competitive and Responsible Entrepreneurship  
     
  REAP Brochure (English)  
     
  Development of Corporate Social Responsibility in Croatia (Project Summary)  
     
  Towards a Croatian Business Agenda for CSR  
     
  Final Report and Outcomes - Regional CSR Forum (2006)  
     
     
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