http://www.drrlibrary.org/ Recent bookmarks posted to DRRlibrary 60 http://www.leapfroginvest.com/investment.php A private investment firm focs on microinsurance in developing countries. ian odonnell Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:57:38 +0000 investment microinsurance private sector social capital venture capital http://www.globalclearinghouse.org/Portal/default.cfm Portal providing easy access to enabling information on investment opportunities, risk assessments, and transaction service to increase the capacity of governments, development agencies and donors to mobilize the private sector for development. ian odonnell Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:40:00 +0000 development finance private sector risk financing tools http://citiespro.pmhclients.com/resource_files/DTeller_2003.pdf Participatory model used within the the Cities Programme of the Global Compact to provide an effective mechanism to help resolve longstanding and intractable social, environmental and economic urban issues. ian odonnell Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:48:07 +0000 cities facilitation global compact local hfa model local platforms participation private sector sustainable development urban http://citiesprogramme.org/ The Cities Programme seeks to translate the overarching 10 principles of the UN Global Compact into innovative, concrete and sustainable solutions to intractable economic, social and environmental urban issues. ian odonnell Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:38:44 +0000 cities global compact local hfa model principles private sector sustainable development urban http://www.melbourne.org.au/ Network of Melbourne major corporations, institutions and organisations focusing on outcomes that lead to positive change in climate change, higher education and transport in Melbourne. ian odonnell Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:35:48 +0000 australia cities civil society climate change local platforms network private sector urban http://microfranchising.blogspot.com/ Blog dedicated to the application of traditional franchising to small businesses in the developing world to streamline and replicate microentreprenuership targeting development issues such as health, sanitation, and energy ian odonnell Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:50:49 +0000 development microfranshising private sector social investment venture philanthropy http://www.covalence.ch/ Initiative of a Geneva-based company which tracks the ethical reputation of multinationals by sourcing information from companies, the media and civil society. ian odonnell Sun, 16 Nov 2008 03:38:04 +0000 csr ethics private sector reputation to read http://www.globalhand.org Global Hand is a matching service helping corporate / community groups partner with NGOs to facilitate public / private partnerships. ian odonnell Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:00:07 +0000 broker corporate matching ppp private sector standards http://www.technology4sme.net/ Website hosted by the Asian and Pacific Center for Transfer of Technology to promote technology transfer in Asia Pacific region with a focus on small and medium enterprises. Includes specifc sections for Disaster Management and Mitigation. ian odonnell Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:53:50 +0000 asia private sector sme technology http://www.whatsyourrq.org/ Online survey that provides a rating of individual readiness and recommends resources for addressing particular preparedness deficiencies identified. The site also provides averaged results for zip code areas and nationally in the U.S. Workplace, school, and community versions are also planned. ian odonnell Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:20:47 +0000 business community footprint measures polling preparedness private sector quotient readiness schools http://www.lloyds.com Lloyd's is the world's leading insurance market providing specialist insurance services to businesses in over 200 countries and territories. The Climate Wise principles provide a framework for insurance companies worldwide to set out how they will build climate change into their business operations. 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