Governance and management

“The six Principles for Responsible Investment offer a menu of possible actions for incorporating ESG issues into investment practice.” (What are the Principles for Responsible Investment)

“Institutions play a crucial role in the achievement of all Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and targets. But public sector reforms needed to achieve the SDGs remain a major challenge in many countries. 

In order to address this challenge concretely, the Committee of Experts on Public...

“In its resolution 27/13, the Human Rights Council requested the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples to prepare a study on the promotion and protection of the rights of indigenous peoples with respect to their cultural heritage, including through their participation in political and...

“Protected Planet is the authoritative source of data on protected areas and other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs). It exists due to the extensive efforts of governments and other stakeholders to map, monitor and report data on protected areas and OECMs. Through the Protected...

“This study examines how cultural heritage can be better protected from the effects of armed conflicts, in Ukraine and beyond. It includes an analysis of the applicable international law and policy frameworks and the practice of key international actors in Ukraine, as well as in past conflicts. It...

“Native American communities are sovereign governments. Tribes had their own traditional governments prior to European invasion. These governments maintain their own territories, their own laws, and their own legal restrictions surrounding cultural issues. Most Native American communities have...

“The Project PLS aims to develop a Framework for Evaluating Public Libraries Contribution to SDGs and tailor it to Portuguese public libraries. As recommended by the report Worth their weight: an assessment of the evolving field of library valuation (Imholz & Arns, 2007), the project strategy...

“Public libraries in the United States are civic institutions that perform critical functions extending far ‘beyond books’. However, policy makers and public health practitioners rarely consider libraries to be community-level resources that can advance population health or address health...

“For her 2019 thematic report to the General Assembly, the Special Rapporteur addressed the importance of public spaces for the exercise of cultural rights and the challenges that must be addressed so that everyone can access and enjoy such spaces.

The term "public spaces" in her study aims at...

“This Think Paper addresses the theme of Public-Private Parnterships (PPP) and raises questions about the validity of these partnerships for public administrations, the private sector and citizens.  When the requirements of these parties are well served, then we can expect PPP to become an...

“The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) commissioned researchers from the London School of Economics (LSE) to undertake analysis of Understanding Society data to develop the evidence base on the wellbeing impacts of cultural engagement and sport participation. This work gives us new...

“The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) commissioned researchers from the London School of Economics (LSE) to undertake analysis of Understanding Society data to develop the evidence base on the wellbeing impacts of cultural engagement and sport participation. This work gives us new...