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The Devonshire Initiative (DI) is a Canadian forum for leading international development NGOs and mining companies to come together in response to the emerging social agenda surrounding mining and community development issues. The DI was founded on the belief that the Canadian mining and NGO presence in emerging markets can be a force for positive change. The group came into being on March 5, 2007 at an initial workshop conducted at the University of Toronto on cross-sector partnerships, which featured a case study of the Kimberley Process on Conflict Diamonds.〔http://www.inmetmining.com/sustainability/industryinvolvement/default.aspx〕 == Activities == The DI has held over a dozen formal workshops and incubated one on-the-ground pilot in Honduras. The ultimate objective of the Devonshire Initiative (DI) is improved social and community development outcomes wherever Canadian mining companies operate overseas. One avenue to that goal is through deeper collaboration with on-the-ground, development NGOs, leveraging the many decades of experience these organizations have in developing countries. However, the sectors have traditionally operated independently, both at head office and in-country, and there are very few points of contact currently in existence between them. The result is that companies are unable to harness the expertise of NGOs in development; and NGOs miss the opportunity to steer private sector development in a more socially sensitive and equitable way. In Canada, there is currently no iterative, long-term venue to build relationships, trust and partnerships between these two groups. The Devonshire Initiative (DI) is intended to begin to fill that gap. The DI sees industry/NGO collaboration as a means to an end, with four specific areas of value added for the DI: #Enhancing in-country capacity to allow communities, regions and countries to more visibly realize the benefits of Canadian mining investments; #Providing concrete examples of operationalizing the industry’s CSR initiatives and policies, in order to enhance positive impact of the industry; #Enhancing Canadian engagement with, and understanding of, the issues of international development. This domestic engagement includes policymakers as well as the general public; and, #Improved ability to influence corporate practices and leverage strategic partnerships for policy influence and advocacy. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Devonshire Initiative」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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