Our reports and policy briefs represent original research on promising approaches to solving complex public problems. They are written by CSRI faculty, senior fellows, and staff members, often in collaboration with other organizations.

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

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. 2011 Christina Gradl and Beth Jenkins | CSRI Report No. 47

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Developing Inclusive Business Models: A Review of Coca-Cola's Manual Distribution Centres in Ethiopia and Tanzania. 2009. Jane Nelson, Eriko Ishikawa and Alexis Geaneotes | 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

Mining industry perspectives on handling community grievances: Summary and analysis of industry interviews.
The University of Queensland, Australia & Harvard Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative | April 2009.
CSRI Report No. 34

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

Access to Remedies for Corporate Human Rights Impacts: Improving Non-Judicial Mechanisms
Caroline Rees | Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative | 2008 | CSRI Report No. 32

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

Mapping Grievance Mechanisms in the Business and Human Rights Arena
Caroline Rees and David Vermijs | Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative | 2008 | CSRI Report No. 28

Corporations and Human Rights: Accountability Mechanisms for Resolving Complaints and Disputes
Caroline Rees | Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative | 2008 | CSRI Report No. 27

Business-Led Corporate Responsibility Coalitions: Learning from the Example of Business In The Community in the UK
David Grayson | Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative, Cranfield School of Management, UK and Business in the Community, UK | 2007 | CSRI Report No. 26

The Role of the Utilities Sector in Expanding Economic Opportunity
Christopher N. Sutton | Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative | 2007 | CSRI Report No. 24

The Role of the Tourism Sector in Expanding Economic Opportunity
Caroline Ashley, Peter De Brine, Amy Lehr, and Hannah Wilde | Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative | 2007 | CSRI Report No. 23

The Role of the Information and Communications Technology Sector in Expanding Economic Opportunity
William J. Kramer, Beth Jenkins, and Robert S. Katz | Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative | 2007 | CSRI Report No. 22

The Role of the Health Care Sector in Expanding Economic Opportunity
Adeeb Mahmud and Marcie Parkhurst | Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative | 2007 | CSRI Report No. 21

The Role of the Food & Beverage Sector in Expanding Economic Opportunity
Marc Pfitzer and Ramya Krishnaswamy | Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative | 2007 | CSRI Report No. 20

The Role of the Financial Services Sector in Expanding Economic Opportunity
Christopher N. Sutton and Beth Jenkins | Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative | 2007 | CSRI Report No. 19

The Role of the Extractive Sector in Expanding Economic Opportunity
Holly Wise and Sokol Shtylla | Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative | 2007 | CSRI Report No. 18

Expanding Economic Opportunity: The Role of Large Firms
Beth Jenkins | Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative | 2007 | CSRI Report No. 17

Business Linkages: Lessons, Opportunities, and Challenges
Beth Jenkins et al. | Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative | 2007 | CSRI Report No. 16

Corporations and Human Rights: Accountability Mechanisms for Resolving Complaints and Disputes
Caroline Rees | Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative | 2007 | CSRI Report No. 15

Business as a Partner in Overcoming Malnutrition: An Agenda for Action
Jane Nelson | Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative, The Conference Board and International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF) | 2006 | CSRI Report No. 14

Business as a Partner in Strengthening Public Health Systems in Developing Countries: An Agenda for Action
Jane Nelson | Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative, The Conference Board and International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF) | 2006 | CSRI Report No. 13

The Role of Business in Society: An Agenda for Action
Niall Fitzgerald and Mandy Cormack| Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative | 2006 | CSRI Report No. 12

The Public Role of Private Enterprise: Evaluating What Works, Developing Leaders, Supporting Policy and Practice. CSRI 2nd Anniversary Report 2004-2006
Jane Nelson | Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative | 2006 | CSRI Report No. 11

Viet Nam: Lessons in Building Linkages for Competitive and Responsible Entrepreneurship
Tamara Bekefi |  Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative and United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) | 2006 | CSRI Report No. 10

Tanzania: Lessons in Building Linkages for Competitive and Responsible Entrepreneurship
Tamara Bekefi | Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative and United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) | 2006 | CSRI Report No. 9

Building Linkages for Competitive and Responsible Entrepreneurship: Innovative Partnerships to Foster Small Enterprise, Promote Economic Growth, and Reduce Poverty in Developing Countries - Executive Summary
Jane Nelson | Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative and United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) | 2006 | Executive Summary | CSRI Report No. 8-EXEC

Building Linkages for Competitive and Responsible Entrepreneurship: Innovative Partnerships to Foster Small Enterprise, Promote Economic Growth, and Reduce Poverty in Developing Countries
Jane Nelson | Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative and United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) | 2006 | CSRI Report No. 8

Business as a Partner in Tackling Micronutrient Deficiency: Lessons in Multisector Partnership
Tamara Bekefi | 2006 | CSRI Report No. 7

The Global Road Safety Partnership and Lessons in Multisectoral Collaboration
Tamara Bekefi | 2006 | CSRI Report No. 6

Business and International Development:  Opportunities, Responsibilities, and Expectations
Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative, International Business Leaders Forum, and Edelman | 2005 | CSRI Report No. 5

Partnering for Success: Business Perspectives on Multistakeholder Partnerships
Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative, International Business Leaders Forum, and World Economic Forum | 2005 | CSRI Report No. 4

Sustainability and Risk: Climate Change and Fiduciary Duty for the Twenty-First Century Trustee
Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies (CERES), Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative, and Energy Technology Innovation Project | 2004 | CSRI Report No. 3

HIV/AIDS and Business in Africa and Asia: A Guide to Partnerships
The Center for Business and Government, Social Enterprise Initiative, World Economic Forum and UNAIDS | 2004 | CSRI Report No. 2

Leadership, Accountability, and Partnership: Critical Trends and Issues in Corporate Social Responsibility.  Report of the CSR Initiative Launch Event
Jane Nelson | 2004 | CSRI Report No. 1