Centre for Responsible Business (CRB)-Ghana

CRB-Ghana is an advocacy and advisory enterprise, dedicated to the advancement and awareness of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), environment (climate change) and sustainable development. We offer CSR and Environmental Management Services to mining companies, oil and gas companies, governments, banking and non-banking sectors, telecommunication companies and communities. The Centre believes responsible business is the key to sustainable development.

We also rank companies based on the 10 principles of the UN Global Compact. The top 10 companies in Ghana who operate "responsibly"  feature in our Corporate Citizenship List
The UN Global Compact's ten principles in the areas of human rights, labour, the environment and anti-corruption enjoy universal consensus and are derived from:
• The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• The International Labour Organization's Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work
• The Rio Declaration on Environment and Development
• The United Nations Convention Against Corruption
The UN Global Compact asks companies to embrace, support and enact, within their sphere of influence, a set of core values in the areas of human rights, labour standards, the environment and anti-corruption:

Human Rights
• Principle 1: Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights; and
• Principle 2: make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses.
Labour
• Principle 3: Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining;
• Principle 4: the elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labour;
• Principle 5: the effective abolition of child labour; and
• Principle 6: the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation.

Environment
• Principle 7: Businesses should support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges;
• Principle 8: undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility; and
• Principle 9: encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies.
Anti-Corruption
• Principle 10: Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery.

Mission

We work to create awareness and knowledge of corporate social responsibility in businesses, environmental governance and to promote transparency and accountability in the oil and gas sector and the mining industry as well.

Vision

To be the number one stop point of all corporate social responsibility issues and to partner with all stakeholders for sustainable development in Africa.