In 2008, Professor John Ruggie, the UN Special Representative for business and human rights, presented his ‘Protect, Respect, Remedy’ Framework to the Human Rights Council. It was well received and his mandate was renewed for another three years. Corporate responsibility … Continue reading » “A gap in the corporate responsibility to respect human rights”
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The limits of supply chain responsibility – A critical analysis of CSR instruments
One challenge in the area of supply chain management has been achieving sustainable compliance with labour rights throughout the entire production chain, including lower tiers of production. This article inquires specifically around sub-contracting, especially what is a brand’s or a … Continue reading » “The limits of supply chain responsibility – A critical analysis of CSR instruments”
Continue readingMore TagDefining the Limits of Corporate Responsibilities against the Concept of Legal Positive Obligations
There is currently a widespread societal expectation for businesses to respect and support human rights. The apparent simplicity of this expectation contrasts sharply against the difficulty of specifying with precision the boundaries of corporate social responsibilities (CSR). This Article argues … Continue reading » “Defining the Limits of Corporate Responsibilities against the Concept of Legal Positive Obligations”
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Voluntary Reporting: The Global Compact
Some Elements in Knowledge Gaps on Business and Human Rights with Regard to a Future Research Agenda
For the CSR movement the challenge is broadly speaking to make responsible business practices both effective and sustainable in the long run, communicate them credibly to third parties, and institutionalise them more widely in the business community. In this article, … Continue reading » “Some Elements in Knowledge Gaps on Business and Human Rights with Regard to a Future Research Agenda”
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The Dynamics of Corporate Social Responsibilities
This book proposes that the responsible business practices of leading companies are significant not only as isolated instances of self-regulation, but that they also contribute to a broader rule-making process which has been underway in the last decade and is … Continue reading » “The Dynamics of Corporate Social Responsibilities”
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The Dynamics of Corporate Social Responsibility
Institutionalisation of corporate social responsibilities: synergies between the practices of leading multinational enterprises and human rights law/policy
The study accounts for recent developments in corporate voluntarism and assesses the evolving corporate social responsibility (CSR) regime. CSR proposes a new norm for how large businesses should approach complexity in a modern economy. The first chapter anchors the CSR … Continue reading » “Institutionalisation of corporate social responsibilities: synergies between the practices of leading multinational enterprises and human rights law/policy”
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The study accounts for recent developments in corporate voluntarism and assesses the evolving corporate social responsibility (CSR) regime. CSR proposes a new norm for how large businesses should approach complexity in a modern economy. The first chapter anchors the CSR … Continue reading » “Institutionalisation of corporate social responsibilities : synergies between the practices of leading multinational enterprises and human rights law/policy”
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