Multilateral regulation
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- A guide to responsible business conduct in international operations.
- ( A. Bohman;G. Minter / International Business Leaders Forum , 2008)
- The number of initiatives and standards relevant to corporate responsibility have increased rapidly over the last 15 years. Companies no longer wonder whether to use such tools; they wonder about whic...
- Corporate governance in Asian economies.
- ( OECD Development Centre , 2007)
- This paper presents a comparative table containing a comparative overview of the corporate governance frameworks in 13 Asian economies. The table is primarily based on information provided by experts ...
- What are the current international standards and practices regarding business and human rights?
- ( J.G. Ruggie / John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University , 2007)
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The state-based system of global governance has struggled for more than a generation to regulate the expanding reach and growing influence of transnational corporations. This paper reviews two rece...
- Does the international investment law regime help embed values and practices that support human rights policies?
- ( H. Mann / International Institute for Sustainable Development, Winnipeg , 2008)
- This paper responds to the need to identify and understand the linkages between international investment agreements (IIAs) and the debate on business and human rights. It provides a broad-based review...
- A case study from Mozambique on implemeting the UN Global Compacts Principles
- ( J. Hanks / Business and Human Rights Resource Centre , 2007)
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This case study identifies some of the critical dilemmas that a large resources and petrochemicals company might face when it considers investing in countries where there may be human rights concer...
- Can states prevent multinational enterprises from breeching guidelines?
- ( Y. Queinnec / Sherpa , 2007)
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This paper provides an overview of the growing sphere of influence of multinational enterprises (MNEs). It aims to open up avenues which will enable the influence of the current framework of positi...
- How can multinational enterprises be held more accountable for human and environmental abuses?
- ( O. de Schutter / European Coalition for Corporate Justice (ECCJ) , 2007)
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This paper addresses options that the European Coalition for Corporate Justice (ECCJ) intends to explore, both at the international level and at European Union level, which would improve the ...
- A review of policy instruments to promote sustainable consumption and production
- ( Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH , 2007)
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This report provides a brief overview of various policy instruments that can be used to promote sustainable consumption and production (SCP), aimed at boosting resource efficiency. The report featu...
- Comparing ILO and UN standards on business responsibilities with respect to human rights
- ( I. G. Metall; R. Misereo; H. Feldt / Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung e.V. , 2006)
- The study presents and compares two instruments which regulate the responsibility of business enterprises to respect human rights. The two instruments are: the 1977 ILO Tripartite Declaration ...
- Shell in breach of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
- ( Friends of the Earth , 2006)
- This briefing outlines some of the areas where Shell is not complying with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. Based on these examples it also argues that voluntary self regulation is n...
