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International Corporate Social Responsibility - The Role of Corporations in the Economic Order of the 21st Century (Hardcover)
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International Corporate Social Responsibility - The Role of Corporations in the Economic Order of the 21st Century (Hardcover)
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At present, corporate social responsibility (CSR) for some may be
not much more than an attitude. Can it be more? What degree of
commitment can we reasonably expect of corporations in the struggle
to eradicate poverty, promote human rights, halt climate change,
and reverse ongoing environmental destruction? It is not a question
of power; more than half of the world's top 100 economies are
corporations, not nation-states. Whatever can be done to 'fix' the
world's problems, corporations are in the best position to do. That
they should act accordingly does not seem unwarranted, and for more
and more corporations CSR is in fact a stated objective. In this
impassioned work the well-known international lawyer Ramon Mullerat
suggests that one of the root problems faced by CSR is one of
definition. Various interested parties define the term differently,
and their definitions clash. However, Dr Mullerat clearly shows in
these pages that this very multiplicity of perspectives in fact
enhances our ultimate comprehension of CSR. It is through an honest
appreciation of the motivations and hopes behind each point of view
- and of the nature of their conflict - that the way forward
emerges. And as we examine these various perspectives, we
inevitably come to a clear awareness of the role of corporations in
the 21st century world order. Among the perspectives the author
brilliantly elucidates are the following: - Ethics, philanthropy
and CSR - sustainable livelihoods (provision of drinking water,
health care, literacy); - opportunity (jobs, training, education);
- legal and regulatory reform; - human rights; - the triple bottom
line - the perception of CSR as 'virtue in the service of avarice';
- the efficacy of 'codes of conduct'; and - the problem of
corruption and corporate criminal behaviour. Although this book
will attract any general reader concerned with the state of today's
world, it is sure to be taken up and pondered by lawyers, business
executives, investors, and officials in positions to engage
productively with its many powerful insights and ideas.
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