About this book

About the editors

Figures and tables

Figures

3.1 Carroll’s (1991) pyramid of responsibilities

8.1 The link between human rights and good governance

8.2 The link between corruption, bad governance and abuses of human rights

9.1 Embedding of factors examined to explain corporate governance contributions to peace and security

10.1 Main oil-producing areas of Nigeria

10.2 Approximation of interests of major oil companies in Nigeria

11.1 Post-Fordism

11.2 Old slavery and new slavery

Tables

4.1 Responsibility in context

4.2 Human rights and labour standards violations today

7.1 US independent, corporate, community and grant-making foundations, 1992–2007

7.2 Top US foundations by total giving

11.1 Responsibility in context

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 operationalisation

Conclusions

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

Figure 3.1 Carroll’s (1991) pyramid of responsibilities

How should corporations’ social responsibilities be managed?

Conclusion

Notes

References

4 | Transforming labour standards into labour rights

Introduction

Understanding labour standards

Labour standards and labour rights

Box 4.1 What are international labour standards?

Table 4.1 Responsibility in context

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 rights

Introduction

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

Introduction

Human 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

Table 7.1 US independent, corporate, community and grant-making foundations, 1992–2007

Table 7.2 Top US foundations by total giving

Box 7.1 Corporate foundations – Reebok Human Rights Foundation

Box 7.2 New philanthropy

Box 7.3 The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Foundations as political actors

Conflicting values

Conclusion

Notes

References

8 | Combating transnational corporate corruption: enhancing human rights and good governance

Introduction

Making the link: human rights, corruption and business

Figure 8.1 The link between human rights and good governance

Figure 8.2 The link between corruption, bad governance and abuses of human rights

Breaking the link: combating transnational corporate bribery at the international level

Breaking the link: combating transnational corporate corruption at the national level by prosecuting the corporation in the victim state

Breaking the link: changing the method of enforcement?

Some conclusions

Notes

References

9 | Business in zones of conflict: an emergent corporate security responsibility?

Introduction

Corporate governance contributions to peace and security in zones of conflict

Explaining corporate governance contributions to peace and security

Figure 9.1 Embedding of factors examined to explain corporate governance contributions to peace and security

Conclusions

Notes

References

10 | Human rights, ethics and international business: the case of Nigeria

Introduction

Box 10.1 The Ivory Coast toxic waste scandal

CSR and MNCs

Theoretical justification for CSR

The Nigerian case: historical and contextual background

Figure 10.1 Main oil-producing areas of Nigeria

Figure 10.2 Approximation of interests of major oil companies in Nigeria

Box 10.2 Oil spill at Bodo

Conclusions

Notes

References

11 | Clusters of injustice: human rights, labour standards and environmental sustainability

Introduction

Corporate responsibility in the context of human rights

Table 11.1 Responsibility in context

Tentacular capitalism: supply chains in a global market

Figure 11.1 Post-Fordism

Child labour, slavery and human rights

Figure 11.2 Old slavery and new slavery

Conclusion

References

Index