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Human Rights in Global Business Ethics Codes
Emily F. Carasco
University of Windsor - Faculty of Law
Jang B. Singh
Business and Society Review, Vol. 113, Issue 3, pp. 347-374, September 2008
Abstract:
The last decade has witnessed renewed attempts to regulate the conduct of transnational corporations. One way to do this is via global ethics codes. This paper examines seven such codes (the Sullivan Principles, UN Center for Transnational Corporations Draft Code, OECD Guidelines, ILO's Tripartite Declaration, the Caux Round Table Principles for Business, Global Compact, and the United Nations Norms) to determine their coverage of human rights and concludes that if these initiatives succeed, particularly the more recent codes, transnational corporations may emerge as a major force in promoting human rights globally.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1265818
Emily F. Carasco
University of Windsor - Faculty of Law
Jang B. Singh
Business and Society Review, Vol. 113, Issue 3, pp. 347-374, September 2008
Abstract:
The last decade has witnessed renewed attempts to regulate the conduct of transnational corporations. One way to do this is via global ethics codes. This paper examines seven such codes (the Sullivan Principles, UN Center for Transnational Corporations Draft Code, OECD Guidelines, ILO's Tripartite Declaration, the Caux Round Table Principles for Business, Global Compact, and the United Nations Norms) to determine their coverage of human rights and concludes that if these initiatives succeed, particularly the more recent codes, transnational corporations may emerge as a major force in promoting human rights globally.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1265818