Business and human rights

Baumann-Pauly, Dorothée,

Business and human rights from principles to practice edited by Dorothée Baumann-Pauly and Justine Nolan. - New York Routledge 2016 - xx, 329 pages

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents
Machine generated contents note: 1.The relationship of human rights to business
1.1.Business and human rights in context /​ Justine Nolan
1.2.Making the business case for human rights: an assessment /​ Michael Posner
1.3.Bhopal: the saga continues 31 years on /​ Surya Deva
1.4.Rana Plaza: the collapse of a factory in Bangladesh and its ramifications for the global garment industry /​ Justine Nolan
2.Regulatory framework and Guiding Principles
2.1.Mapping the movement: the business and human rights regulatory framework /​ Justine Nolan
2.2.The United Nations `Protect, Respect, Remedy' Framework and Guiding Principles /​ Chip Pitts
2.3.Incorporating human rights: lessons learned, and next steps /​ John Gerard Ruggie
2.4.A business and human rights treaty /​ Justine Nolan
2.5.Towards a business and human rights treaty? /​ Arvind Ganesan
3.Business and human rights: implementation challenges
Contents note continued: 3.1.From side show to main act: can business and human rights save corporate responsibility? /​ Florian Wettstein
3.2.Implementing human rights in global business: high performance with high integrity /​ Ben W. Heineman Jr.
3.3.Human rights `intrapreneurs': challenges and keys to success /​ Christine Bader
3.4.The social licence: one way of thinking about business and human rights /​ John Morrison
3.5.Salient human rights issues: when severe risks to people intersect with risks to business /​ Rachel Davis
4.Defining and implementing human rights standards industry by industry
4.1.Setting and enforcing industry-specific standards for human rights: the role of multi-stakeholder initiatives in regulating corporate conduct /​ Auret Van Heerden
4.2.The Fair Labor Association: improving workers' rights in global supply chains /​ Auret Van Heerden
Contents note continued: 4.3.The Global Network Initiative: how can companies in the information and communications technology industry respect human rights? /​ Michael Samway
4.4.Extractives and multi-stakeholder initiatives: the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights; the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative; the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme /​ Scott Jerbi
4.5.The emergence of the International Code of Conduct for Private Security Service Providers /​ Anne-Marie Buzatu
4.6.Standard setting for agriculture /​ Michael Posner
4.7.The Coalition of Immokalee Workers and the Campaign for Fair Food: the evolution of a business and human rights campaign /​ Joanne Bauer
5.Key constituents that drive the implementation of business and human rights
5.1.The role of civil society in business and human rights /​ Louis Bickford
5.2.Workers' rights in the business and human rights movement /​ Barbara Shailor
Contents note continued: 5.3.Shopping for a better world: how consumer decisions can help to promote sustainability and human rights /​ Judith Schrempf-Stirling
5.4.Investors: models and strategies for engaging with human rights /​ Mary Dowell-Jones
5.5.Thinking long-term: investment strategies and responsibility /​ Mattie J. Bekink
5.6.Investors and human rights: values, risk and materiality /​ Bennett Freeman
6.Accountability and remedy
6.1.The meaning of accountability /​ Simon Zadek
Introduction to Sections 6.2
6.4: litigation and access to non-judicial remedy
6.2.Business and human rights litigation in US courts before and after Kiobel /​ William S. Dodge
6.3.Holding multinational corporations accountable for human rights violations: litigation outside the United States /​ Christine Kaufmann
6.4.Access to remedy: non-judicial grievance mechanisms /​ Kristen Genovese
Contents note continued: 6.5.The rise of non-financial disclosure: reporting on respect for human rights /​ Sara Blackwell
6.6.Mandatory human rights reporting /​ Anthony P. Ewing
7.Global rules, private actors: future challenges for business and human rights
7.1.We live in a world of global supply chains /​ Richard M. Locke
7.2.The future of business and human rights: challenges and opportunities /​ Michael Posner.

9781138833562


International business enterprises--Law and legislation
Corporate governance--Social aspects.--Law and legislation

343.07 / BAU.B