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Discussion paper

Walking the Talk: Assessing companies’ progress from SDG rhetoric to action

24/09/2018

3 documents

36 pages long

Languages: English

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Three years after the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), reliable information on how companies are working to contribute to the SDGs remains sparse. This paper uses five general themes (prioritization; integration; ambition; human rights and gender equality; and reporting) to review the SDG engagement of 76 of the world’s largest companies. It finds […]

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Briefing paper

Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way: Safe havens needed for refugees from Syria

16/12/2016

5 documents

31 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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Oxfam’s research shows that less than three percent of the Syrian refugee population have actually arrived in rich countries through resettlement programmes. By analysing resettlement policies and practices in eight key countries, looking at capacity (i.e. investment in staff and facilities), security procedures, resettlement criteria and the general political climate towards refugees, this paper shows […]

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Briefing paper

Tax Battles: The dangerous global race to the bottom on corporate tax

12/12/2016

8 documents

46 pages long

Languages: English, French, Italian, Spanish

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Collecting tax is one of the key means by which governments are able to address poverty and inequality. But big business is dodging tax on an industrial scale, depriving governments across the globe of the money they need to address poverty and invest in healthcare, education and jobs. This report exposes the world’s worst corporate […]

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Education resource

Global Music Lessons for ages 5-7

08/09/2007

6 documents

Languages: English

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Designed to tie in with Oxjam, these activities celebrate music from across the globe. Choose from numerous stand-alone lessons, offering opportunities for singing, performing, composing, improvising, listening, and appraising. You can also explore rhythm, timbre, texture, structure, and pitch by using music from many cultures and countries. Resources have also been created for ages 7-11, […]

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Walking the Talk: Assessing companies’ progress from SDG rhetoric to action

Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way: Safe havens needed for refugees from Syria

Tax Battles: The dangerous global race to the bottom on corporate tax

Global Music Lessons for ages 5-7