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![Pwint Thit Sa follow-up: MCRB holds workshops on Human Rights Policy and Human Rights Reporting Framework](https://www.myanmar-responsiblebusiness.org/media/images/articles4/article70_thumb.png)
As part of its programme of enhancing Myanmar companies’ understanding of international standards and transparency, MCRB recently organised two half-day workshops in Yangon with a human rights and business focus.
![Former ambassador reflects on past while eyeing the future](https://www.myanmar-responsiblebusiness.org/media/images/articles/article69_thumb.jpg)
Interview with Vicky Bowman: "The fact that civil society – including the media and parliament – now has an audible and powerful voice has been a wakeup call for companies."
![2nd Myanmar Upstream Summit](https://www.myanmar-responsiblebusiness.org/media/images/articles/2014-10-30-Upstream-Summit_thumb.png)
As a participant on a panel at the 2nd Myanmar Upstream Summit in Yangon on 25 October 2014, Vicky Bowman made a presentation on ‘Local content – learning from experience elsewhere'.
![Environmental (and Social) Impact Assessment (EIA) Process in Myanmar](https://www.myanmar-responsiblebusiness.org/media/images/articles/2014-10-30-EIA_thumb.jpg)
On 24 October, Vicky Bowman made a presentation on the emerging environmental (and social) impact assessment (EIA) process in Myanmar to the working group focussed on "Investing in resource efficiency and sustainable cities".
![Workshop on Developing a Human Rights Policy for your Company](https://www.myanmar-responsiblebusiness.org/media/images/articles/2014-10-07-HumanRights_thumb.jpg)
This workshop is open to all Myanmar businesses interested in developing or improving their approach to respect for human rights, and communicating what they do to their stakeholders.
![MCRB holds first workshop on “Anti-Corruption Programmes” for Myanmar businesses](https://www.myanmar-responsiblebusiness.org/media/images/articles/article62_thumb.jpg)
On Tuesday, 23 September, MCRB hosted a half-day workshop on “Anti-Corruption Programmes” for Myanmar businesses in Yangon. The workshop was held in collaboration with Spectrum – a Yangon-based sustainable development knowledge network.
![Scoping the Sector-Wide Impacts of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)](https://www.myanmar-responsiblebusiness.org/media/images/articles/article61_thumb.jpg)
MCRB has started work on scoping and research on its next sector-wide-impact assessment (SWIA) on ICT, to be conducted over the next six months. Lucy Purdon, Programme Support Manager (ICT) at IHRB recently visited Myanmar to train the new SWIA Team.
![MCRB takes forward work to promote Transparency in Myanmar Enterprises (TiME)](https://www.myanmar-responsiblebusiness.org/media/images/articles/TiME_thumb.png)
To follow up the first Transparency in Myanmar Enterprises (TiME/Pwint Thit Sa) report, MCRB will hold its first capacity-building workshop for Myanmar companies on 23 September with a focus on the elements of building an anti-corruption programme.
![Results of a Survey of Local Business Attitudes to CSR](https://www.myanmar-responsiblebusiness.org/media/images/articles/article59_thumb.jpg)
Myanmar Business Coalition on Aid (MBCA), with whom MCRB has partnered to extend its outreach to Myanmar businesses beyond Yangon, worked with MCRB to conduct a pilot survey of 128 businesses in May 2014 to understand their views on CSR.
![Myanmar Oil & Gas Sector-Wide Impact Assessment Report](https://www.myanmar-responsiblebusiness.org/media/images/articles4/OilandGas_thumb.jpg)
MCRB, IHRB and DIHR publish Sector Wide Impact Assessment of Myanmar's Oil & Gas Sector – Sept. 2014
![MCRB launches ground-breaking impact assessment on Myanmar’s oil and gas sector](https://www.myanmar-responsiblebusiness.org/media/images/articles/articleimage75211_thumb.jpg)
The Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business (MCRB) today published its sector-wide impact assessment (SWIA) on Myanmar’s oil and gas (O&G) sector. The SWIA highlights the actual and potential impacts of rapidly expanding O&G investment on Myanmar society
![MCRB hosts government-business dialogue on the offshore seismic environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) process](https://www.myanmar-responsiblebusiness.org/media/images/articles/article53_thumb.jpg)
On 18 August MCRB convened and facilitated a workshop to build shared understanding between companies and Myanmar government authorities of the seismic phase of offshore exploration for oil and gas, and how it is regulated.
![MCRB Contributes to USAID Training for Government Lawyers on including Environmental and Social Issues in Contracts](https://www.myanmar-responsiblebusiness.org/media/images/articles2/2014-08-11-USAID-Workshop_thumb.jpg)
On 7 August, Vicky Bowman, MCRB Director, spoke to a group of around 40 government officials from the Union Attorney General’s Office, as well as officials from other ministries working on contracts including Mining, Energy and Electric Power.
![Internet connection: Corporate website index released](https://www.myanmar-responsiblebusiness.org/media/images/articles/2014-07-29-keyboard_thumb.jpg)
Corporate websites provide a window to examine business practices, but their quality is still a mixed bag in Myanmar, according to a report by the Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business (MCRB).
![Information on Responsible Business Practices Largely Absent: Survey](https://www.myanmar-responsiblebusiness.org/media/images/articles3/TiME_thumb.png)
Most Burmese companies provide little to no information on whether they have policies on responsible business practices, a survey among 60 major firms has found, and almost half did not even have a website with general information about their activities.
![MCRB facilitates discussion between Ericsson and civil society groups](https://www.myanmar-responsiblebusiness.org/media/images/articles/article49_thumb.jpg)
On 21 July, MCRB facilitated a discussion in Yangon between Swedish telecoms company Ericsson and around 20 representatives of trade unions and civil society organisations who have a focus on business and human rights issues such as land, community engage
![MCRB Invites Recent Tourists to Myanmar to Complete a Survey](https://www.myanmar-responsiblebusiness.org/media/images/articles/2014-07-23-Fisherman--travelling-by-boat-Inle-lake-Myanmar_thumb.jpg)
MCRB is conducting a survey of recent tourists to Myanmar as part of the Sector-Wide Impact Assessment (SWIA) on Tourism.
![First Pwint Thit Sa/TiME Report](https://www.myanmar-responsiblebusiness.org/media/images/articles2/2014-07-22-Pwint-Thit-Sa-First-Report_thumb.jpg)
On July 22nd 2014, the Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business launched the first TiME/Pwint Thit Sa report looking at the transparency of Myanmar company websites relating to information on responsible business practices.