Corporate Social Responsibility: The Corporate Governance of the 21st Century

Revised
ISBN: 978-90-411-3252-9
Verlag: Wolters Kluwer

Buch, Englisch, 624 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 1043 g

Reihe: International Bar Association Series

The current theory of corporate social responsibility (CSR) is developing along three interwoven lines – oral, social, and environmental. Although everybody recognizes that although CSR is of growing concern in a globalized economy, it being at the top of the board of director’s agenda and also good for business, there is no sign of consensus on its rules, structures, or procedures. Now, this collection of essays by leading jurists, businesspeople, and academics takes a giant step toward a more cohesive and durable set of principles that can contribute to a cleaner environment and a better society while respecting and protecting the interests of all stakeholders.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mullerat, Ramon

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Handels-, Wirtschafts- und Gesellschaftsrecht
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensorganisation, Corporate Responsibility Unternehmenskultur, Corporate Governance

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword to the Second Edition About the Authors Part I Presentation Chapter 1 The Global Responsibility of Business Ramon Mullerat Part II General Overview Chapter 2 Business Ethics Rosamund Thomas Chapter 3 CSR and Corporate ­Governance Mark Walsh & John Lowry Chapter 4 The Soul of the Corporation Gerald Milward-Oliver Chapter 5 Corporate Social Responsibility and Public Policy Chapter 6 Corporate Social Responsibility in a Changing Corporate World Jerome J. Shestack Part III The Main Objectives of Corporate Social Responsibility Chapter 7 The Triple Bottom Line: Building Shareholder Value James Roselle Chapter 8 Labour Standards and Corporate Social Responsibility: The Need for a Planetary Bargain Michael Hopkins & Ivor Hopkins Chapter 9 Corporate Social Responsibility and The Environment: Our Common Future Marcelle Shoop Chapter 10 Corporate Social ­Responsibility and Human Rights María Prandi & Josep M. Lozano Part IV Worldwide Initiatives on Corporate Social Responsibility Chapter 11 Corporate Social Responsibility and International Human Rights Law Chapter 12 The Tripartite Declaration of Principles Concerning Multinational Enterprises Phillip H. Rudolph Chapter 13 The Global Sullivan Principles of Corporate Social Responsibility Phillip H. Rudolph Chapter 14 The CRT Principles for Responsible Business: Decision-Making Matrix for a More Moral Capitalism Stephen B. Young Chapter 15 The Global Compact Hans Corell Chapter 16 Promoting Corporate Responsibility: The OECD Guidelines For ­Multinational Enterprises Donald J. Johnston Chapter 17 Business and Human Rights: The Recent Initiatives of the UN Michael Karlsson & Max Granström Chapter 18 Corporate Responsibility and Corporate Governance:New Ideas and Practical Applications of Ethical Standards and Risk Management Daniel Brennan Part V Regional Perspectives Chapter 19 The European Initiatives Jonathan Lux, Sune Skadegaard Thorsen & Annemarie Meisling Chapter 20 A European Perspective Sune Skadegaard Thorsen & Annemarie Meisling Chapter 21 The Central Role of Lawyers In ­Managing, Minimizing, and ­ Responding To Social Responsibility Risks – A Us ­Perspective Phillip H. Rudolph Chapter 22 Africa’s Unique Challenge: Linking Economic Growth, Infrastructure Reforms and Corporate ­Responsibilities Reinier Lock Chapter 23 The Japanese Perspective James Brumm & Michael Lagowski Chapter 24 Corporate Social Responsibility and Human Rights: The Ghana Experience in the Gold Mining Industry Felix Ntrakwah Chapter 25 The History, Variations, Impact and Future of Self-Regulation Phillip H. Rudolph Chapter 26 Some Legal Dimensions of Corporate Codes of Conduct Claes Cronstedt Chapter 27 Social Responsibility and the Lawyer in the Twenty-First Century Jerome J. Shestack Chapter 28 Lawyers’ Responsibility for Advising on Corporate Social Responsibility Jonathan Goldsmith Chapter 29 Corporate Social Responsibility in Lawyers’ Firms Chris Marshall Chapter 30 Corporate Social Responsibility and th

Über Autor(innen)

Ramon M. MULLERAT O.B.E., born in Barcelona, 1939; admitted, 1962, Barcelona; 1979, Madrid; 1996, Paris. Education: Law School of Universitat de Barcelona, 1957-1961. Author of legal books, publications and lectures on succession law, foreign investments, product liability, environment, company and financial law, legal ethics, etc. Lecturer, Legal Practice School, Barcelona Bar Association, 1975-1992. Honorary Legal Adviser to the British Chamber of Commerce since 1970. President of the British Chamber of Commerce of Barcelona, 1988-1989. Deputy Director for Research of the Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA), 1987-1989. Spanish Representative in the Council of the Bars and Law Societies of the European Community (CCBE)-Company Law Committee, 1987-1991. Professor of European Law, Universitat de Barcelona. Admitted: Barcelona (Member of Council, 1987-1990), Madrid and Tarragona Bar Associations, Avocat à la Cour de Paris; The Florida Bar (Honorary Member, International Law Committee); Union Internationale des Avocats, President of the Barcelona Conference of the UIA, 1989; President of the CCBE, 1996; American Law Institute (ALI), 1997; American Bar Association (ABA); Acadèmia de Jurisprudència i Legislació de Catalunya; Honorary Member of the Council of the Bar of England and Wales; Honorary Member of the Law Society of England and Wales; Chair International Bar Association-Human Rights Institute (HRI) Committee 1. Languages: Spanish, Catalan, French and English.