Some companies are skeptical about engaging with human rights and ESG benchmarking, because they question whether human rights and ESG disclosures and compliance have a direct economic effect on their ...
Creating value for shareholders has long been considered the primary purpose of corporations, especially within the framework of traditional economic theories. However, this view has evolved ...
The growth and concentration of corporate power is one that deserves far more attention and critical analysis than it has received in academic and policy circles. Capitalist globalization policies ...
With the Biden administration's emphasis on human rights and the upcoming 10th anniversary of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, corporate social responsibility is an issue of ...
In March of 1989, a crew works to clean up the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Following the disaster, a lawsuit was filed by over 38,000 commercial fishermen and native Alaskans seeking compensation for ...
The article is here; the Introduction: Every spring, hot button issues of social policy are debated on the pages of corporate proxy statements. Recent examples include abortion rights, climate ...
Twenty civil rights organizations signed a letter calling for Fortune 1000 company CEOs and board members to defend diversity, equity and inclusion practices. Signers include the Human Rights Campaign ...
This article appears in the Spring 2018 issue of The American Prospect magazine. Subscribe here. With the passage of a massive corporate tax cut, a billionaire’s cabinet in Washington, and rising ...
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