Uganda

This chapter provides Uganda profiles which includes key information about the relevant corporate sustainability and responsibility (CSR) history, country-specific issues, trends, research, education and leading organizations. Uganda is often regarded as the birthplace of humanity and the 'crib' of civilisation. Uganda's business activities can be traced back to the 17th century, when the Arabs introduced Islam and various forms of long distance trade, including the slave trade. While there is no single nationally applied and accepted CSR model in Uganda, a few models developed elsewhere are being adopted. Estimates of the scale of Uganda's corruption are diverse and extremely high. According to the World Bank, 80% of Uganda's urban population and 47% of the rural population had access to clean drinking water. Human rights are provided for in Uganda's 1995 Constitution. The 2000s have witnessed new trends in CSR in Uganda, such as environmental responsibility, mandatory requirements within the supply chain and voluntary CSR reporting.