The Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business (MCRB) was set up in July 2013 as a joint initiative of the Institute for Human Rights (IHRB) and Business and the Danish Institute for Human Rights.
Over the past two years, the Centre, with the financial support of a multi-country donor group, has established itself as an authoritative centre of expertise in Myanmar on the wider field of responsible business, working across a range of commercial sectors, and establishing a network of contacts across business, government and civil society.
An independent mid-term review of the first two years MCRB’s work and achievements was conducted in mid-2015. The objectives of the review were to:
The report begins with a summary of the MCRB’s mandate, theory of change and resources. It then examines the Myanmar political and social context, both in order to explain the environment within which the Centre works, and in order to assess the extent to which its original mandate is still valid. The final two sections review the Centre’s core activities and its impact on key stakeholders, concluding with a set of recommendations on future challenges.
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Commentary by Scott Jerbi, Senior Advisor, Policy & Outreach, IHRB