CSRI publications feature research by leading scholars from the Kennedy School of Government, other academic institutions, as well as government, business, and non-governmental organizations. Our publications include Reports and Working Papers. 

Project Nurture: Partnering for Business Opportunity and Development Impact. Beth Jenkins and Lorin Fries | May 2013 | CSRI Report No. 51

Reinforcing Regulatory Regimes: How States, Civil Society, and Codes of Conduct Promote Adherence to Global Labor Standards Michael W. Toffel, Jodi L. Short, and Melissa Ouellet | January 2013 | CSRI Working Paper No. 65

Conflict Management and Corporate Culture in the Extractives Sector: A Study in Peru. Caroline Rees, Deanna Kemp, and Rachel Davis | September 2012 | CSRI Report No. 50

Building a Strategic Alliance for the Fortification of Oil and Other Staple Foods (SAFO): A Case Study. Christina Gradl | May 2012 | CSRI Report No. 49

Mobilizing the Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania: A Case Study. Beth Jenkins | May 2012 | CSRI Report No. 48

Tackling Barriers to Scale: From Inclusive Business Models to Inclusive Business Ecosystems. Christina Gradl and Beth Jenkins | September 2011 | CSRI Report No. 47

Piloting Principles for Effective Company-Stakeholder Grievance Mechanisms: A Report of Lessons Learned. Caroline Rees | 2011 | CSRI Report No. 46

The Impact of the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Representative & The UN Framework on the Development of the Human Rights Components of ISO 26000 Sandra Atler | June 2011 | CSRI Working Paper No. 64

International Support for Effective Dispute Resolution Between Companies and Their Stakeholders: Assessing Needs, Interest and Models David Kovick and Caroline Rees | June 2011 | CSRI Working Paper No. 63

Business Partnerships for Development in Africa: Redrawing the Boundaries of Possibility Beth Jenkins and Richard Gilbert (eds) | Business Action for Africa 2010 Report (produced with CSRI)

Mobile Money Summit 2010: Unleashing the Power of Convergence to Advance Mobile Money Ecosystems Piya Baptista and Soren Heitmann | 2010 | CSRI Report No. 45

Corporate Partnerships for Entrepreneurship: Building the Ecosystem in the Middle East and Southeast Asia Shannon Murphy | December 2010 | CSRI Working Paper No. 62

Emerging Nations and Sustainability. Chimera or Leadership? Simon Zadek | November 2010 | CSRI Working Paper No. 61

Corporate Responsibility in African Development: Insights from an Emerging Dialog Maya Forstater, Simon Zadek, Yang Guang, Kelly Yu, Chen Xiao Hong and Mark George | October 2010 | CSRI Working Paper No. 60

The Millennium Development Goals and Human Rights: Companies Taking a Rights-Aware Approach to Development The Business Leaders Initiative on Human Rights, with contributions from The Institute for Human Rights and Business, and CSRI | 2010 | CSRI Report No. 44

Extraterritorial Jurisdiction: Lessons for the Business and Human Rights Sphere from Six Regulatory Areas Jennifer A. Zerk | June 2010 | CSRI Working Paper No. 59

New Model for Responsible Business: Ultimate Frisbee Christine Bader | June 2010 | Christian Science Monitor

The Accountability Web: Weaving Corporate Accountability and Interactive Technology | Executive Summary
Bill Baue and Marcy Murninghan | May 2010 | CSRI Working Paper No. 58

Scaling Up Inclusive Business: Advancing the Knowledge and Action Agenda Beth Jenkins and Eriko Ishikawa with Alexis Geaneotes and John H. Paul | April 2010 | | CSRI Report No. 43

Social Entrepreneurship In The Middle East: Toward Sustainable Development For The Next Generation Ehaab Abdou, Amina Fahmy, Diana Greenwald, and Jane Nelson | April 2010 | Wolfensohn Center for Development at Brookings, Dubai School of Government, and Silatech

Trade Agreements, Business and Human Rights: The case of export processing zones
Andrew Lang | April 2010 | CSRI Working Paper No. 57

Business Partnerships for Development: The Case of the National Beverage Company in the West Bank and Gaza. 2010 Shannon Murphy and Jane Nelson | CSRI Report No. 42

Mediation in Business-Related Human Rights Disputes: Objections, Opportunities and Challenges Caroline Rees | February 2010 | CSRI Working Paper No. 56

Corporate Partnerships for Entrepreneurship: Building the Ecosystem in the Middle East and Southeast Asia. 2010 Shannon Murphy | CSRI Report No. 41

Human Rights Due Diligence: Is It Too Risky? John F. Sherman III, Amy Lehr | February 2010 | CSRI Working Paper No. 55

Investing in Girls' Education: An Opportunity for Corporate Leadership. Shannon Murphy with Wivinia Belmonte and Jane Nelson | 2009 | CSRI Report No. 40

Accelerating the Development of Mobile Money Ecosystems. Jonathan Dolan | 2009 | CSRI Report No. 39

Responsible Business in Africa: Chinese Business Leaders’ Perspectives on Performance and Enhancement Opportunities
Simon Zadek, Chen Xiaohong, Li Zhaoxi, Jia Tao, Zhou Yan, Kelly Yu, Maya Forstater, Guy Morgan | November 2009 | CSRI Working Paper No. 54

Due Diligence for Human Rights: A Risk-Based Approach
Mark B. Taylor, Luc Zandvliet & Mitra Forouhar | October 2009 | CSRI Working Paper No. 53

Business and Philanthropy Partnerships for Human Capital Development in the Middle East
Shannon Murphy | October 2009 | CSRI Working Paper No. 52

Developing Inclusive Business Models: A Review of Coca-Cola's Manual Distribution Centres in Ethiopia and Tanzania Jane Nelson, Eriko Ishikawa and Alexis Geaneotes | 2009 | CSRI Report No. 38

Report of International Roundtable on Conflict Management and Corporate Culture in the Mining Industry: A Report of an International Roundtable
Caroline Rees | August 2009 | CSRI Report No. 37

Embedding Rights Compatible Grievance Processes for External Stakeholders Within Business Culture
John Sherman | August 2009 | CSRI Report No. 36

Business Linkages: Enabling Access to Markets at the Base of the Pyramid A report of a roundtable dialogue
Beth Jenkins with Eriko Eshikawa | July 2009 | CSRI Report No. 35

Corporate Social Responsibility in Saudi Arabia and Globally: Key Challenges, Opportunities and Best Practices. A Report of the First Leadership Dialogue
Jane Nelson and Shannon Murphy | Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative | 2009 | CSRI Report No. 33

CSRI Report on Activities | July 1, 2007 - August 31, 2008

Human Rights Corporate Accountability Guide: From Laws to Norms to Values
Chip Pitts and John Sherman | Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative | 2008 |
CSRI Working Paper No. 51

Supporting Entrepreneurship at the Base of the Pyramid through Business Linkages
Beth Jenkins et al. | Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative | 2008 | CSRI Report No. 31

Developing Mobile Money Ecosystems
Beth Jenkins | International Finance Corporation and Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative | 2008 | CSRI Report No. 30

The Role of the Private Sector in Expanding Economic Opportunity through Collaborative Action. Report of a Leadership Dialogue, Oct. 18 & 19, 2007
Jane Nelson and Beth Jenkins | Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative | 2008 | CSRI Report No. 29

Government Clubs: Theory and Evidence from Voluntary Environmental Programs
Cary Coglianese and Jennifer Nash | May 2008 | CSRI Working Paper No. 50

Environmental Leadership Programs: Toward an Initial Assessment
Jonathan Borck, Cary Coglianese, and Jennifer Nash | May 2008 | CSRI Working Paper No. 49

Evaluating the Social Effects of Performance-Based Environmental Programs
Jonathan Borck, Cary Coglianese, and Jennifer Nash | May 2008 | CSRI Working Paper No. 48