The business of human rights [[electronic resource] ] : an evolving agenda for corporate responsibility / / edited by Aurora Voiculescu and Helen Yanacopulos

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Zed Books, c2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (255 p.)
• Disciplina: 323
• Soggetto topico: Social responsibility of business; Corporate governance; Business ethics; Human rights
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: VoiculescuAurora <1964-> YanacopulosHelen
• Note generali: "The Open University."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: About this book; About the editors; Figures and tables; Figures; Tables; Abbreviations and acronyms; 1 | Human rights in business contexts: an overview; The business and human rights nexus; Corporate social responsibility; Why human rights?; Structure and chapters; References; 2 | Human rights and the normative ordering of global capitalism; Introduction; Early UN negotiation attempts; A tripartite approach from the ILO; Intergovernmental approach from the OECD; Moving away from voluntarism; UN norms: an attempt at comprehensiveness and normativity ; The UN framework: from mapping to operationalisationConclusions; Notes; References; 3 | Brands, corporate social responsibility and reputation management; Introduction; A marketing perspective; The nature and role of brands; Brand identity and reputation; The growth of CSR; Reputation management; Justifications for corporations' social responsibilities; The nature of corporations' social responsibilities; 3.1 Carroll's (1991) pyramid of responsibilities; Figure 3.1 Carroll's (1991) pyramid of responsibilities; How should corporations' social responsibilities be managed?; Conclusion; Notes ; References4 | Transforming labour standards into labour rights; Introduction; Understanding labour standards; Labour standards and labour rights; Box 4.1 What are international labour standards?; 4.1 Responsibility in context; Table 4.1 Responsibility in context; 4.2 Human rights and labour standards violations today; Table 4.2 Human rights and labour standards violations today; The case for labour rights; Transnational movements for change; The ILO and the Cambodian experiment; Conclusion: from advocacy to partnership; References ; 5 | Violent corporate crime, corporate social responsibility and human rightsIntroduction; The global nature of corporate risk-taking; Legal implications of the global nature of risk; The UK Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007; The scale of the problem; Who should be prosecuted?; When should an organisation owe a legal duty of care?; Is it manslaughter?; 'Naming and shaming' as punishment; Evaluation of the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007; Conclusions; Notes; References; 6 | Access to medicines: intellectual property rights, human rights and justice ; IntroductionHuman rights and fairer access to medicines; Pharmaceutical industry accountability to society: responsibilities and obligations; Developments in IPRs and the right to health; Conclusion; Notes; References; 7 | Foundations - actors of change?; Introduction; Foundation types; 7.1 US independent, corporate, community and grant-making foundations, 1992-2007; Table 7.1 US independent, corporate, community and grant-making foundations, 1992-2007; 7.2 Top US foundations by total giving; Table 7.2 Top US foundations by total giving ; Box 7.1 Corporate foundations - Reebok Human Rights Foundation
• Sommario/riassunto: As multinational corporations have become truly globalised, demands for global standards on their behaviour are increasingly difficult to dismiss. Work conditions in sweatshops, widespread destruction of the environment, and pharmaceutical trials in third world countries are only the tip of the iceberg. This timely collection of essays addresses the interface between the calls for corporate social responsibility and the demands for an extension of international human rights standards.
• Titolo autorizzato: The business of human rights
• ISBN: 1-84813-865-2; 1-283-01139-5; 9786613011398; 1-84813-864-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910456933603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II