Corporate Social Responsibility And Human Rights In Asia

Author : Robert J. Hanlon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134503391

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Corporate Social Responsibility and Human Rights in Asia by Robert J. Hanlon Pdf

As globalization has brought about new concerns and responsibilities for business, particularly in the realm of human rights, many multinational corporations (MNC) operating in Asia have argued that such rights are the responsibility of government. However, as globalization continues to improve market access for MNCs, it increasingly exposes them to new forms of transnational social movements, and as a result the private sector has emerged as one of the central stakeholders in the region’s human rights dialogue. Taking three of Asia’s fastest emerging economies – Cambodia, China and Thailand – as its starting point, Corporate Social Responsibility and Human Rights in Asia explores the business case for corporate social responsibility, human rights and anti-corruption in the region. In doing so, it examines how industry perceives human rights and corruption within the corporate social responsibility (CSR) paradigm, and builds on the argument that the CSR regime is a socially constructed concept. Drawing on interviews with key stakeholders including business leaders, nongovernmental organizations, international organizations and government officials, Robert Hanlon argues that industry perceives human rights as outside their sphere of influence; that divergent stakeholder interests are side-lining the human rights debate; and that human rights are increasingly ignored in the quest for profit-maximization. This leads to the conclusion that human rights and corruption will remain peripheral business issues until stakeholders find new ways of creating space for CSR engagement, and business actors will continue to marginalize the human rights issue so long as governments in the region let them. This interdisciplinary book draws on political science, business and sociological perspectives and as such, will be of great interest to students and scholars working across the fields of Asian business, corporate social responsibility and business ethics, human rights and international political economy.

Author : Mahdev Mohan,Cynthia Morel
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09-25
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781317964315

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Business and Human Rights in Southeast Asia by Mahdev Mohan,Cynthia Morel Pdf

Business and human rights has emerged as a distinct field within the corporate governance movement. The endorsement by the United Nations Human Rights Council of a new set of Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights in 2011 reinforces the State’s duty to protect against human rights abuses by third parties, including business; the corporate responsibility to respect human rights; and greater access by victims to effective remedy, both judicial and non-judicial. This book draws on the UN Guiding Principles and recent national plans of action, to provide an overview of relevant developments within the ASEAN region. Bridging theory and practice, the editors have positioned this book at the intersection of human rights risk and its regulation. Chapter authors discuss the implications of key case-studies undertaken across the region and various sectors, with a particular focus on extractive industries, the environment, and infrastructure projects. Topics covered include: due diligence and the role of audits; businesses’ responsibilities to women and children; and the mitigation of human rights risks in the region's emerging markets. The book sheds light on how stakeholders currently approach business and human rights, and explores how the role of ASEAN States, and that of the institution itself, may be strengthened. In doing so, the book identifies critical challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for the region in relation to business and human rights. This book will be of excellent use and interest to scholars, practitioners and students of human rights, business and company law, international law, and corporate governance.

Author : James Gomez,Robin Ramcharan
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2021-01-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789811572739

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Business and Human Rights in Asia by James Gomez,Robin Ramcharan Pdf

This book examines the State’s duty to protect human rights in Asia amidst rising concern over the human rights impact of business organisations in the region, a topic which has hitherto been understudied. It analyses a range of inter-connected issues: the advent of international standards, the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the challenges inherent in the formulation of National Action Plans on business and human rights, the need for improved legislation and policies, access to remedies, and conflicts with indigenous peoples over business activities. The book also covers innovative themes such as BHR in the era of smart cities, ethical consumer behavior, and a human rights management system, which are emerging areas of enquiry in this field concluding with a range of critical issues to be addressed, including the need for an assessment of COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on BHR in Asia and beyond. This book is part of Asia Centre’s exploration of the nascent regional human rights architecture that is facing significant obstacles in protecting human rights and showcases the progress achieved and the ongoing challenges across Asia.

Author : Hanlon, Robert J.
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2022-10-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781788971942

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Human Security and the Politics of Corporate Social Responsibility in China by Hanlon, Robert J. Pdf

Exploring themes associated with corruption, sustainable development, and human rights and security, Robert J. Hanlon considers the political dynamics of corporate social responsibility (CSR) within the context of the ‘Asian Century’ and its place in an increasingly multipolar world.

Author : Kim Cheng Patrick Low,Samuel O. Idowu,Sik Liong Ang
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783319015323

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Corporate Social Responsibility in Asia by Kim Cheng Patrick Low,Samuel O. Idowu,Sik Liong Ang Pdf

This book presents a rich collection of research studies on the theory and practice of CSR in Asia. It includes valuable contributions of practice-oriented researchers from various Asian countries such as Brunei, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, and Singapore, and from several non-Asian countries, such as Australia, Canada and the USA. The book presents a comprehensive overview of the practice of CSR in Asia. Normally CSR is seen in the Western angles, but here, in this book, Asian philosophies and thoughts are also examined. Touted as the first of its kind, the book also compares Western and Asian perspectives on CSR and presents them in the light of Asian philosophies and thoughts, such as Confucian, Islamic (Koranic), Indian (Vedantic) and other Asian ways of looking at CSR in their own rights and perspectives.​

Author : Kyoko Fukukawa
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2009-10-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781135192655

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Corporate Social Responsibility in Asia by Kyoko Fukukawa Pdf

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is an important issue in contemporary business, management and politics, especially since the launch of the United Nations Global Compact in 2000 as an initiative to encourage businesses worldwide to adopt sustainable and socially responsible policies, and to report on them. This book examines the theory and practice of CSR in Asia. The philosophical and ideological underpinnings of CSR are rooted in Anglo-American and European principles of liberal democratic rights, justice and societal structures. This book not only considers the impact of Western CSR practices in Asia, but also provides much needed Asian perspectives on this issue. It investigates the operation of CSR in different countries across Asia, including China, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand and Bangladesh – comparing the different meanings given to CSR, and the varying degrees of success experienced in different national contexts. This book argues if CSR is ever to revolutionize the manner in which we trade then it is needs to open itself up to the full variety of social responsibility as it occurs around the world. The book re-maps and refines debates about CSR as a global phenomenon, and will be of great value to professionals making strategic decisions in the global business environment.

Author : Kyoko Fukukawa
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317818694

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Corporate Social Responsibility and Local Community in Asia by Kyoko Fukukawa Pdf

The idea of corporations exercising corporate social responsibility has spread from the West and is now firmly embedded in Asian countries and in Asian corporations. The latest trend in corporate social responsibility, evident also in Asia, is for corporations to apply corporate social responsibility to local communities and to those at the bottom of the social hierarchy. This book explores corporations’ social responsibility engagement with local communities in a range of Asian countries. It provides examples of corporate social responsibility in a wide range of industrial sectors, focuses extensively on "social enterprises" and on governments’ and corporations’ schemes to encourage them, considers how relations with employees and with local workforces fit into the pattern of corporate social responsibility, and discusses the question as to how far corporations engage with local communities as a way of developing new markets for their products.

Author : Samiul Hasan
Publisher : Springer
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2017-03-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781493969159

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Corporate Social Responsibility and the Three Sectors in Asia by Samiul Hasan Pdf

This volume investigates how much governmental control is needed to reign in corporate and business greed and to make business "socially responsible" in Asia. It also questions whether business entities need to be reigned in by the government itself, or if other social, religious, or economic dynamics shape business entities in Asia. Moreover, it looks at how the Asian third sector influences BSR/CSR activities.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Social responsibility of business
ISBN : 9716790848

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Corporate Social Responsible in Asia by Anonim Pdf

Author : Farzana Quoquab,Jihad Mohammad
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2019-05-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781787566835

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Green Behavior and Corporate Social Responsibility in Asia by Farzana Quoquab,Jihad Mohammad Pdf

This book utilizes 16 cases that reflect the reaction, response, managerial problems and success of seven Asian countries in adopting green concepts, such as: green behavior, sustainability marketing, green marketing, green organization, eco-tourism, green human resource practices, and corporate social responsibility.

Author : Catherine Kessedjian,Humberto Cantú Rivera
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 697 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-06
Category : Law
ISBN : 9783030351878

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Private International Law Aspects of Corporate Social Responsibility by Catherine Kessedjian,Humberto Cantú Rivera Pdf

This book addresses one of the core challenges in the corporate social responsibility (or business and human rights) debate: how to ensure adequate access to remedy for victims of corporate abuses that infringe upon their human rights. However, ensuring access to remedy depends on a series of normative and judicial elements that become highly complex when disputes are transnational. In such cases, courts need to consider and apply different laws that relate to company governance, to determine the competent forum, to define which bodies of law to apply, and to ensure the adequate execution of judgments. The book also discusses how alternative methods of dispute settlement can relate to this topic, and the important role that private international law plays in access to remedy for corporate-related human rights abuses. This collection comprises 20 national reports from jurisdictions in Europe, North America, Latin America and Asia, addressing the private international law aspects of corporate social responsibility. They provide an overview of the legal differences between geographical areas, and offer numerous examples of how states and their courts have resolved disputes involving private international law elements. The book draws two preliminary conclusions: that there is a need for a better understanding of the role that private international law plays in cases involving transnational elements, in order to better design transnational solutions to the issues posed by economic globalisation; and that the treaty negotiations on business and human rights in the United Nations could offer a forum to clarify and unify several of the elements that underpin transnational disputes involving corporate human rights abuses, which could also help to identify and bridge the existing gaps that limit effective access to remedy. Adopting a comparative approach, this book appeals to academics, lawyers, judges and legislators concerned with the issue of access to remedy and reparation for corporate abuses under the prism of private international law.

Author : Robert J. Hanlon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134503469

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Corporate Social Responsibility and Human Rights in Asia by Robert J. Hanlon Pdf

As globalization has brought about new concerns and responsibilities for business, particularly in the realm of human rights, many multinational corporations (MNC) operating in Asia have argued that such rights are the responsibility of government. However, as globalization continues to improve market access for MNCs, it increasingly exposes them to new forms of transnational social movements, and as a result the private sector has emerged as one of the central stakeholders in the region’s human rights dialogue. Taking three of Asia’s fastest emerging economies – Cambodia, China and Thailand – as its starting point, Corporate Social Responsibility and Human Rights in Asia explores the business case for corporate social responsibility, human rights and anti-corruption in the region. In doing so, it examines how industry perceives human rights and corruption within the corporate social responsibility (CSR) paradigm, and builds on the argument that the CSR regime is a socially constructed concept. Drawing on interviews with key stakeholders including business leaders, nongovernmental organizations, international organizations and government officials, Robert Hanlon argues that industry perceives human rights as outside their sphere of influence; that divergent stakeholder interests are side-lining the human rights debate; and that human rights are increasingly ignored in the quest for profit-maximization. This leads to the conclusion that human rights and corruption will remain peripheral business issues until stakeholders find new ways of creating space for CSR engagement, and business actors will continue to marginalize the human rights issue so long as governments in the region let them. This interdisciplinary book draws on political science, business and sociological perspectives and as such, will be of great interest to students and scholars working across the fields of Asian business, corporate social responsibility and business ethics, human rights and international political economy.

Author : K. Buhmann,L. Roseberry,M. Morsing
Publisher : Springer
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2010-12-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780230294615

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Corporate Social and Human Rights Responsibilities by K. Buhmann,L. Roseberry,M. Morsing Pdf

This book challenges the separation between CSR and law. It also demonstrates that BRHR may be gradually separating from CSR through emphasis on state obligations. Authors from around the world discuss how businesses engage in CSR and human rights, and how governments and intergovernmental organisations may support business in taking responsibility

Author : C. Noronha
Publisher : Springer
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2014-12-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781137414694

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Corporate Social Disclosure by C. Noronha Pdf

Corporate Social Disclosure focuses on China and Japan as two countries for critical observations of the latest CSD issues. This volume consists of 12 chapters written by scholars from these two countries, addressing the latest observation of CSD in general as we as in different industries based on their latest research findings.

Author : Charlotte Walker-Said,John D. Kelly
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2015-09-02
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780226244303

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Corporate Social Responsibility? by Charlotte Walker-Said,John D. Kelly Pdf

This volume presents corporate social responsibility (CSR) as a series of economic and political strategies that are currently shifting the focus of international human rights activism and signalling the rise of new forms of global governance. In as much as the work demonstrates the limitations of CSR and offers a critical perspective on corporate techniques of market domination, it also posits a future for CSR within the human rights movement.