The IBR project is a non-profit initiative that encourages and guides companies to act responsibly when doing business in Iran. IBR works collaboratively with companies, governments and other stakeholders to foster business practices that respect people and the environment, enhancing the benefits business can bring and reducing risks for companies.

IBR neither promote nor oppose business investment in Iran, seeking only to facilitate adherence to international responsible business standards. As companies embrace the potential offered by Iran, a commitment to doing business responsibly can initiate a virtuous circle with benefits for all.

IBR works with companies, governments and other stakeholders to foster responsible business in Iran by:

• Providing in-depth expertise on business conditions and practices in Iran and the issues relevant to doing business in the country responsibly.

• Engaging with stakeholders to catalyse discussion, identify salient issues, and share good practices for avoiding adverse impacts on people and the environment.

• Providing guidance on specific measures and strategies companies can take in the Iranian context to avoid being involved in harmful impacts.

IBR offers Online Resources through the IBR website, as well as opportunities for Collaborative Engagement through a variety of single and multi-stakeholder forums.

IBR’s Online Resources

IBR’s Online Resources, many in both English and Farsi, include an expanding roster of briefings and videos that will offer information critical to doing business responsibly in Iran, and a curated news feed that provides continuous updates on business and investment activity in Iran from trusted news sources.

IBR is also developing curated case studies that examine the strategies and experiences of companies operating in challenging environments around the globe, assessing their applicability to Iran.

These online resources help companies and governments meet the expectations of investors, civil society, the public and other stakeholders regarding responsible business behavior.

IBR’s Collaborative Engagement

IBR’s Collaborative Engagement programme offers companies, governments, financiers, investors and other stakeholders a variety of in-person forums in which to discuss, share experiences, learn more intensively about the challenges to responsible business issues in Iran, and develop effective and practical strategies to address these challenges.

These forums include:

• Informational Sessions that allow stakeholders to learn more fully about the range of challenges to responsible business in Iran and offer the opportunity to raise specific concerns and ask questions of our expert team.
• Thematic Workshops that focus more intensively on specific topic areas and provide access to IBR’s in-depth research on targeted areas of concern.
• Good Practice Dialogues that offer single- and multi-stakeholder settings to discuss and share strategies and experiences pursuing responsible business in challenging environments and develop practical and effective strategies specific to Iran.

IBR has already carried out a number of Informational Sessions in 2017 with companies, industry associations and government.