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Regional Center for Responsible Companies and Entrepreneurship – BELIEVE

Editor — Mon, 28 Nov 2022 15:58:07 +0000

CREER’s mission is to investigate and promote the protection, respect and remedy of human rights and sustainable development within the framework of business activities, as well as the transformation of conflicts from a human rights perspective, through dialogue and consensus building. In line with the Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB), CREER has proposed promoting a comprehensive agenda that connects governments, communities, companies and civil society organizations around:

-Conflict transformation from the facilitation of dialogues and the construction of consensus.
-Collective construction of knowledge.
-Dialogue spaces based on trust.
-Strengthening of local capacities for dialogue and the peaceful resolution of conflicts.
-Promotion of more effective Public Policies for the protection, respect and remedy of Human Rights in environments of business activity.
-Dissemination of good practices in Human Rights for public and private business actors.

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Transparency for Colombia

Editor — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 17:40:01 +0000

Corporación Transparencia por Colombia is the national chapter of Transparency International. It was born in 1998 as a response of the Colombian civil society to a complex political scenario, due to the incidence of corruption in public institutions and the weakening of democracy. Since then, he has led civil society in the fight against corruption and for transparency, in the public and private spheres, to promote active citizenship, strengthen institutions and consolidate our democracy. From the programmatic line of Initiatives with Civil Society, in which we work on transparency issues in Extractive Industries, we encourage more and more informed and active citizens who, through social control, have an impact on the protection of the public sector and the social sanction of corruption.

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Universidad de los Andes

Editor — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 17:38:32 +0000

It is an institution of higher education founded in 1948, autonomous, independent and innovative that promotes pluralism, tolerance and respect for ideas. It provides its students with a critical and ethical education to strengthen their awareness of their social and civic responsibilities.

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Avina Foundation

Editor — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 17:35:33 +0000

It works to contribute to concrete and relevant changes for a more sustainable development in Latin America. Avina currently operates in 21 Latin American countries.

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Alliance for Responsible Mining

Editor — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 17:31:44 +0000

This is a global initiative that emerged in 2004 with the objective of transforming artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) into a socially and environmentally responsible activity that improves the quality of life of artisanal miners and their environment.

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Ocasa Corporation

Editor — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 17:17:48 +0000

It works to strengthen democratic values in young people, as well as the importance of creating awareness in decision making. It is also committed to the use of effective tools for citizen participation and accountability.

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Ecru Transparent

Editor — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 17:15:14 +0000

It is a civil society organization created in 2014 that informs, socializes and analyzes the socio-economic impacts of the hydrocarbon sector in the country and ensures the accountability and transparency of the oil industry, with the aim of promoting good practices and opening spaces for dialogue between communities, authorities and companies. The purpose is to ... Read more

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National Forum for Colombia – Central Region

Editor — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 16:59:20 +0000

Foro Nacional por Colombia is a decentralized non-governmental civil organization with national coverage, founded in 1982 with the purpose of creating the conditions for the exercise of active citizenship with the capacity to influence public affairs, through applied research, training, advice and support to organizations, networks, social movements and state entities, public deliberation, dissemination and advocacy, in fields such as citizen participation, decentralization, public management, extractive activities and peace building. From the field of Governance of the Extractive Sector we work mainly in the analysis, generation of proposals and support to state institutions and citizens, in order to promote a democratic management of natural resources, and the promotion of a post-extractivist agenda.

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Strategic Environmental Management

Editor — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 16:31:41 +0000

It is a consulting firm with expertise in environmental legal issues with emphasis on biodiversity and ecosystem services created in 2009. They specialize in the design of public policies, corporate social responsibility, environmental investments and offsets, carbon markets and legal and planning instruments for the sectors of the Colombian economy.

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Externado University

Editor — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 16:26:54 +0000

It is an institution of higher education founded in 1886, dedicated to teaching and research in Social Sciences, with a humanistic conception, Universidad Externado de Colombia promotes and practices an absolute respect for life. Its activity is developed within a pluralistic philosophy, open to all currents of thought, alien to dogmatism and respectful of all ... Read more

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