Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business
The Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business (MCRB) is an initiative to encourage responsible business activities throughout Myanmar. The establishment of the Yangon-based Centre is being led by the Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR) and the Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB).
The centre, which was established in July 2013, provides a trusted, impartial forum for dialogue, seminars, and briefings to relevant parties as well as access to international expertise and tools. The long-term goal for the new Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business is to become an independent and self-sustaining entity that will provide a crucial platform for businesses, civil society, academics, and governments – local and international – to meet and exchange ideas and build capacities regarding responsible investment and responsible business practices in Myanmar.
The centre has co-authored a human rights and business country guide for responsible investment in Myanmar.
Sector-wide impact assessments
In line with its goal the Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business will carry out a series of sector wide impact assessments (SWIA) to help inform government policy, advance responsible business practice and build civil society capacity to strengthen accountability.
SWIA seek to assess the potential impacts of a sector, including investments within the sector, on Myanmar society and in particular on the enjoyment of human rights. SWIA are implemented through a combination of desk-based and field-work.
Four SWIAs have been published about the:
Partners
- Institute for Human Rights and Business
- Myanmar Centre for responsible business
Donors
Funding from governments of UK (DFID), Norway, Switzerland, Denmark (DANIDA), Netherlands and Ireland.
Starts: 2013
Ends: Ongoing