Multilateral regulation
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- 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...
- 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 Gessellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit , 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...
- Lessons form the OECD Guidelines' complaint procedure for NGOs
- ( C. Freeman; C. Heydenreich; S. Lillywhite / Rights and Accountability in Development , 2006)
- This guide offers advice to NGOs with regards to submitting a "specific instance" or a "complaint" about alleged breaches of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (Guidelines) to a govern...
- Explaining the principles of the Global Compact
- ( World Business Council for Sustainable Development , 2004)
- This document briefly outlines the basics of the Global Compact Principles, which are all based on concepts established in international agreements: The Universal Declaration of Human rights, the Inte...
- CSR in the UNCTAD Mid Term Review Process
- ( South Centre , 2006)
- This briefing paper provides a discussion of the concept of corporate responsibility for development and examines existing initial initiatives in this area. In the context of the ongoing UNCTAD XI’s M...
