This pilot vulnerable workers toolkit provides companies in the agricultural and food supply chain with specific guidance on tackling worker vulnerability. It complements ETI’s more general Human Rights Due Diligence Framework. This Toolkit has been produced in response to requests from Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) member companies for practical guidance and examples of good practice,… [Read More]
Business and Development Resources
A list of free guides, how-to tools and other resources on Business and Development for NGOs and development professionals.
A Free Toolkit for Climate-Resilient Water Utility Operations
The Toolkit for Climate-Resilient Water Utility Operations provides methodologies for a water utility to develop three documents that are essential to improve its climate resilience: a vulnerability assessment, a climate-resilient business plan, and an emergency response plan. The toolkit was written primarily for medium to large water utilities in the Philippines (locally called water districts),… [Read More]
A Free Toolkit on Poverty Reduction through Tourism in Rural Areas
A toolkit on poverty reduction through tourism has been produced. It aims at assisting developing and least developed countries to create a sustainable tourism industry and businesses based on decent employment. It is oriented towards SMEs and local communities in rural areas and includes case studies, training sessions and best practices. The toolkit illustrates the… [Read More]
Free Employment Toolkit “Making the Business Case: Getting Jobs for People with Developmental Disabilities”
The “Making the Business Case” Toolkit is designed to help people with disabilities get jobs. This Toolkit demonstrates ways to better connect with businesses and potential employers to discuss the benefits of hiring people with disabilities. The Toolkit serves as a “how to” guide for communicating using a business-focused approach to increase job placements. As… [Read More]
A Free Handbook for Corporate Action: Business and Biodiversity
This handbook provides information on the business case for biodiversity, as well as current biodiversity issues for business, and guidance on corporate biodiversity strategies. The current status of the debate is illustrated by specific case stories, thus providing an opportunity for companies to highlight their renewed commitment to an issue of high importance. The accompanying… [Read More]
A Free Toolkit for Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Jordan
This toolkit is a component of a Global Environmental Fund (GEF) Medium-Size Project (MSP)” Mainstreaming Biodiversity in the Sylvo-pastoral and Rangeland Landscapes in the Al Sharah Agricultural Development Region of Southern Jordan”. This GEF funded project aims at promoting a novel approach to mainstream biodiversity in Jordan by supporting new approaches to ecosystem management, policy… [Read More]
A Free Handbook for Practitioners: Assessing and Evaluating Department of Defense Efforts to Inform, Influence, and Persuade
This handbook distills observations, best practices, lessons, and recommendations tailored specifically to personnel charged with planning and assessing U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) efforts to inform, influence, and persuade. It was developed as part of the project “Laying the Foundation for the Assessment of Inform, Influence, and Persuade Efforts,” which sought to identify and recommend… [Read More]
A Free Handbook for Practitioners: Democratic Dialogue
Democratic Dialogue: A Handbook for Practitioners aims to provide decision-makers, dialogue promoters and practitioners with a practical guide on how to organize, facilitate and assess dialogue processes. It combines conceptual and practical knowledge, while providing practitioners with an extensive repertoire of relevant tools, experiences and approaches adapted to the issue at stake, the local context… [Read More]
A Free Gender Strategy Toolkit
This toolkit has been developed to help organizations leverage the value of the benchmark data in a strategic, structured and sustainable way. The toolkit also provides guidance for those organizations aiming to adopt best practice or become WGEA Employer of Choice for Gender Equality (EOCGE). Aims of the toolkit Identify the on-ramp points to the… [Read More]
Evaluating Effectiveness: A Framework for Assessing Management of Protected Areas
The evaluation of management effectiveness is generally achieved by the assessment of series of criteria (represented by carefully selected indicators) against agreed objectives or standards. The following definitions refer specifically to the context of protected area management effectiveness. Management effectiveness evaluation: is defined as the assessment of how well the protected area is being managed… [Read More]
A Free Community Development Toolkit
Community Development Toolkit was the product of a joint project between the World Bank Group’s Oil, Gas and Mining Policy Division, the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) and the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM). The development of this revised toolkit was informed by a review of the usage of the 2005 version…. [Read More]
A Free Handbook for Addressing Project-Induced In-Migration: Projects and People
This handbook is designed to assist the wide range of stakeholders who are directly and indirectly affected by project-induced in-migration and involved in its management, including: Private sector entities establishing projects in areas with a medium-high risk of projectinduced in-migration; Local, regional, and national governments that promote private sector economic development; Government departments, non-governmental organizations,… [Read More]
A Free FrontEnd Toolkit to Transform Ideas into Intelligent Action
This FrontEnd Toolkit is about applying Design Thinking to transform new ideas into innovative products, services and businesses with an impact. The front end development of new user and customer-oriented solutions is a key opportunity as well as a significant challenge for organizations and success is built on collaborative approaches. The overall objective is to… [Read More]
A Free High Conservation Value Forest Toolkit for Papua New Guinea
The Papua New Guinea High Conservation Value Forest (HCVF) toolkit was developed through consultative processes and peer reviewing by experts and stakeholders. The HCVF concept was initially developed by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) for use in forest management certification. Within FSC certification, for compliance with Principle 9, forest managers are required to identify any… [Read More]
A Free G20 Energy Efficiency Investment Toolkit
Each year, governments, financial institutions, companies and consumers around the world are investing more than USD 221 billion into capital expenditure in buildings, industry and transport, to improve energy efficiency. For G20 countries, who are responsible for over 80% of primary energy consumption and 80% of green house gas emissions globally, energy efficiency and improved… [Read More]
A Free Women’s Safety in the Workplace Toolkit Guide
This toolkit provides an introduction to the context of sexual harassment in the workplace. It proposes actions that you as a business leader could take to prevent sexual harassment in your factory, and it contains tools that will help you ensure a safe workplace for all workers. This toolkit is designed to be used in… [Read More]
Free Zambia Partnering Toolbook: An Essential Guide to Win-Win Collaboration for Sustainable Development
This toolbook is designed to support the uptake and delivery of partnerships that contribute to sustainable development in Zambia. It provides the rationale for forming these partnerships and offers a range of practical tools that can help people work in partnership more effectively. The toolbook supports the work of the Zambia Business in Development Facility…. [Read More]
A Free Toolkit on Arts-based Methods for Transformative Engagement
This open-access toolkit offers a collection of almost 30 methods, practical examples, workshop outlines, and tips for creative facilitation, as well as resources and relevant academic references. The ideas and methods collected in this toolkit are intended to support new ways of thinking and doing in our work as change agents towards regenerative societies. Compiled… [Read More]
A Free Better Together Guidebook: Unleashing the Power of the Private Sector to Tackle Non-Communicable Diseases
The guidebook begins to set out how to bridge the divide between societal sectors, to engage with business and create effective partnerships to address the cause of NCDs. This guidebook has been designed particularly for non-profit organisations who wish to partner with companies against NCDs. It provides a number of frameworks to help ‘situate’ a… [Read More]
A Free Handbook on Poverty and Social Analysis
The Handbook on Poverty and Social Analysis: A Working Document is designed to be a valuable resource to help staff of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), government officers, consultants, project sponsors/borrowers, and other stakeholders to effectively address the poverty and social dimensions of ADB’s operations. Ultimately, the handbook aims to contribute to positive development outcomes… [Read More]
