Jagdish Bhagwati argues against Corporate Social Responsibility and for Personal Social Responsiblity instead. Current CSR practices are seen as ‘blackmail’ by activists and NGOs; companies themselves should choose the activities and principles.
Monthly Archives: October 2010
McCain Foods: Sustainability through investment
The Times 100 (1995-2010). Case studies: McCain Foods: Sustainability through investment. Accessed October 21, 2010, from www.thetimes100.co.uk/case-study/archive/case-study–sustainability-through-investment–101-333-1.php.
Engaging stakeholders in corporate environmental governance
Backer, L. (2007). Engaging stakeholders in corporate environmental governance. Business & Society Review, 112(1). Accessed October 18, 2010, from EBSCOhost database.
Abstract: “The article examines how has Shell responded to institutional pressures relating to corporate environmental governance and what does such corporate response imply for the conceptual understanding of the politics of secondary stakeholder influence. Theories of organizational decision making will be discussed. An analysis on how Shell has changed its corporate environmental decision making in response to the growing institutional pressures relating to corporate environmental governance is presented.”
Nestle’s own goal
McNamee, D. (2003). Nestle’s own goal. Lancet, 361(9351). Accessed October 18, 2010, from Ebscohost database.
Abstract: “Reports that Nestlé is demanding from Ethiopia the return of money the company feels it is owed. Discussion of Nestlé’s purchase of a German company which the government of Ethiopia had nationalized; View that the demand is a public relations blunder on the part of the company; How Nestlé says it will invest the proceeds received in programs to help Ethiopia including safe water programs and antidiarreheal medicines; How the furor resulted from an Oxfam press release.”
The Kasky-Nike threat to corporate social reporting
Hess, D., and Dunfee, T. W. (2007). The Kasky-Nike threat to corporate social reporting. Business Ethics Quarterly, 17(1). Accessed October 18, 2010, from EBSCOhost database.
Abstract: “In the recent case of Nike v. Kasky both sides argued that their standard for distinguishing commercial speech from political speech would create the better policy for ensuring accurate and complete disclosure of social information by corporations. Using insights from information economics, we argue that neither standard will achieve the policy goal of optimal truthful disclosure. Instead, we argue that the appropriate standard is one of optimal truthful disclosure balancing the value of speech against the costs of misinformation. Specifically, we argue that an SEC-sanctioned safe harbor available under a closely supervised system for social reporting will bring about optimal truthful disclosure. The scheme is intended to enhance stakeholder confidence in corporate social and political commentary, while at the same time encouraging corporations to provide accurate information in a fair playing field of public debate.”
Corporate Sustainability and the Supply Chain
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Corporate Sustainability and the Supply Chain
Chain Store Age, Jun/Jul2010
“For retail business, sustainability is no longer just about saving operational dollars, but about brand and leadership. Recent years have seen a rising sea change in both supply chain and consumer awareness.” – excerpt
Read more here.
Energize Employees with Green Strategy
Energize Employees with Green Strategy.
Andrew Winston
Harvard Business Review, Sep2009
“In times of high economic stress and layoffs, it can be difficult to maintain employee morale. Greening your business, and involving everyone in the process, can keep people motivated and help your company ride out the storm.”
– excerpt
Read the full article here.
Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price
Wal-mart : The High Cost of Low Price
by Greenwald, Robert.
Publisher: Brave New Films
Pub Date: 2005.
Summary:
This documentary film takes behind the glitz and into the real lives of workers and their families, business owners and their communities.
Watch the Teaser Trailer below.
Available in NTU Library: Book, DVD
Online Videos on Wal-Mart and Sustainability
“From the products Walmart sells to the packaging they come in to the way those products are used by our customers, Walmart’s sustainability efforts are making a positive impact on a global scale.”
From: 2010 Shareholders Meeting Sustainability Video
Tuesday, June 08, 2010
2010 Shareholders Meeting Sustainability
Fortune 500 video: Wal-Mart measures sustainability