Papers and reports on private sector issues

2008

Responsible investment: a force for poverty alleviation. Framing the debate - November 2008

Briefings for business: Business and the Millennium Development Goals - May 2008

2007

Investing for life: Meeting poor people’s needs for access to medicines through responsible business practices - November 2007

2006

Oxfam’s response to the UK Government Department for International Development 2006 White Paper: Eliminating Poverty – July 2006

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2005

The impact of the second-hand clothing trade on developing countries – An Oxfam Research Report – October 2005

Exploring the Links Between International Business and Poverty Reduction: A Case Study of Unilever in Indonesia – September 2005

The Fijian sugar industry: Investing in sustainable technology – September 2005

Managing ethical standards: when rhetoric meets reality – article from Development in Practice journal – June 2005

Leveraging change in the working conditions of UK homeworkers – article from Development in Practice journal – June 2005

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2004

Made at Home: British homeworkers in global supply chains – May 2004

Dumping on the world: How EU sugar policies hurt poor countries – April 2004

Play Fair at the Olympics: respect workers' rights in the sportswear industry – Oxfam/Clean Clothes Campaign/Global Unions report – March 2004

Trading away our rights: women working in global supply chains – February 2004

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2002

The Coffee Report – Mugged: Poverty in your coffee cup – September 2002

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2001

Formula for fairness: patient rights before patent rights – Oxfam Briefing Paper on Pfizer – July 2001

Dare to Lead: public health and company wealth – Oxfam Briefing Paper on GlaxoSmithKline – February 2001

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