ABSTRACT
In our increasingly commercial and globalising world, it is not surprising that the activities of the international private sector often intersect with the thousands of significant cultural heritage sites around the world. Some sites are recipients of philanthropic assistance that provides much-needed conservation resources, while other sites become passive players, caught up in the dealings of the private sector. The enormous socio-economic value of heritage sites means they are targeted as commercial resources, but their use for profit-driven purposes can potentially be at odds with the principles of heritage preservation.
