Corporate Social Responsibility in the Americas Welcome to this website which covers the efforts of the Inter-American Development Bank on CSR throughout the Hemisphere. Our main project, the Inter-American Conferences on CSR, is now entering its fifth edition. Information on previous events, IDB projects on CSR and other organization's  efforts in this area is available. We welcome your comments on this site.

 


We are now planning the VI Inter-American  Conference on CSR which will take place in Cartagena de Indias on December 3-5, 2008, co-organized with the National Association of Colombia ANDI. Please write to nelid@iadb.org for more information.

The Proceedings for the V Inter-American Conference held in Guatemala, Guatemala in 2007 will be available in May. 

 


The Inter-American Business Forum was held in Guatemala City on  March 17, 2007. This forum was part of the Official Seminars that took place during the  IDB Annual Meeting and was organized to promote dialogue and partnerships with business for development to help reduce the economic and social gap and provide opportunities to the majority of the population in Latin America and the Caribbean  suffering from  poverty and inequality. 

During the forum a broad range of topics was discussed, from business strategies for growth to the strategic importance of good jobs, technology and social and business partnerships to fight poverty. Click here for its agenda (available in Spanish only).

Inter-American Conferences  

 

VI Inter-American Conference. 
The business of Inclusion 
Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.

December 3-5 2008

 

V Inter-American Conference.
Shared responsibility
Guatemala City, Guatemala, 2007

 

IV Inter-American Conference.
Salvador, Brazil.
A good business for all
10-12 December 2006

 

III Inter-American Conference.
Who is Responsible for responsibility?
Santiago, Chile. 2005

 

II Inter-American Conference.
Deeds not words.
Mexico City, 2004

 

 

I Inter-American Conference.
CSR as a tool for competitiveness.
Panama City, 2003

 

The Americas Conference.
Alliances for Development.
Miami, 2002

 

 VI Inter-American Conference on CSR:  Cartagenda de Indias, 2008. more >

  V Inter-American Conference on CSR: Shared Responsibility, Guatemala, 2007. more >

 Proceedings of the  IV Inter-American Conference on CSR,  in Spanish and Portuguese) and the final evaluation, phases one and two.

  Conference on CSR in Europe - Latin America and the Caribbean: the best of two worlds more > (In Portuguese

  


The IDB main website more >

Going Carbon Neutral more >

The Multilateral Investment Fund and CSR more >


Recommended actions to foster the adoption of Corporate Social Responsibility practices in Small and Medium Enterprises. Only in English.

 

El argumento empresarial de la RSE: 9 casos de América Latina y el Caribe. Only in  Spanish.

 

Proceedings for the IV Inter-American Conference on CSR held in Bahia, Brazil, 2006. In Spanish and Portuguese.

La Responsabilidad Social y Medioambiental de la microempresa en Latinoamérica (Spanish version only) more>

Empresas privadas y creación de oportunidades económicas para micro y pequeñas empresas (Spanish version only) more>

 

 The IDB and Corporate Social Responsibility in Latin America and the Caribbean
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