The present report provides a comparative analysis of corporate models frequently used for social development purposes for the benefit of economically disadvantaged and marginalized communities. The objective of this analysis is to identify workable models through which economic and social benefits derived from resource and infrastructure development projects can be transparently held in perpetuity and equitably delivered to a specifically identified community in a developing

Lessons Learned, analysis and legal aspects of accession This is a policy paper that recommends Lebanon to join the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative ("EITI"). EITI can benefit Lebanon by providing transparency in Lebanon’s industrial sector to achieve public interest. It further could improve Lebanon’s economy, and accountability by empowering communities and forming a relationship between government and civil society. EITI also helps in building a trustworthy re

Implications for the European Union, the United Kingdom and Canada This memorandum has been prepared in the context of the United Kingdom (UK) providing notice to withdraw from the European Union (EU), known as Brexit, and the implications of this on the provisional application of the EU – Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) , and on the United Kingdom (UK) negotiating and concluding new Free Trade Agreements (FTAs). Most recently, the EU and Canada have