The responsibility of financial actors

Includes bibliography

Promoting corporate social responsibility in small and medium enterprises in the Caribbean: methodology report

Incluye Bibliografía

Promoting corporate social responsibility in small and medium enterprises in the Caribbean: survey results

Includes bibliography

Change and opportunity: corporate social responsibility as a source of competitiveness in small and medium enterprises in Latin America and the Caribbean

Includes bibliography

Sharing responsibility for river basin management

Includes bibliography

Childcare and parental leave

This issue of Challenges examines the progress made thus far on childcare leave for parents —mothers and fathers— and turns a spotlight on pending debts in this regard. Few legislative or practical measures exist for satisfying the many types of early childhood care needs, and inequalities of origin are still rife. In order to meet those needs, the policy response must be aimed at ensuring universal satisfaction of children's right to care regardless of the formal employment status (or otherwise) of their parents, and the existing models of care from birth must be thoroughly reviewed.

Corporate social responsibility: a competitive advantage for business

This edition of the FAL Bulletin is about Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), as a new approach to business that offers competitive advantage for companies in the transport and logistics sector.

Work, family and public policy changes in Latin America: Equity, maternalism and co-responsibility

Taking account of the substantial increase in female labour market participation that has occurred throughout the Latin American region, this article describes policies adopted with the aim of reconciling work and family responsibilities between 2003 and 2013, and the implications of their design for socioeconomic and gender equity. We look at the cases of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica and Uruguay, five countries which, on the basis of their track records, are the best placed to implement policies to reorganize time, income and services. The empirical analysis indicates, first, that these changes have contributed to socioeconomic equity more consistently than to gender equity. Second, the scale and type of change was found to vary significantly from one country to another. The article concludes by raising a number of substantive questions about the measures, their implementation and effectiveness, and the variations between countries.

Corresponsabilidad de los cuidados y autonomía económica de las mujeres: lecciones aprendidas del Permiso Postnatal Parental en Chile

En el presente documento se analiza el proceso de surgimiento del permiso postnatal parental en Chile y su inclusión en la agenda política, así como los primeros resultados de su implementación, en torno a tres de los objetivos perseguidos: más tiempo para las trabajadoras y sus hijos; la extensión de las garantías de cuidado a más trabajadoras y la facultad para que los padres participen más activamente en el cuidado de sus hijos.