Business and Human Rights: Dilemmas and Solutions

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While companies have seized the opportunities presented by globalisation, they have in many cases have been completely unprepared for the risks presented by their headlong rush into these new markets. Companies have found themselves and their business partners operating in countries where corruption, injustice, internal conflict and human rights violations are rife. An increasingly alert and critical world has acted as watchdog, highlighting corporate malpractice and the links between corporations and repressive regimes. Cover Half Title Title Copyright Contents Acknowledgements Foreword 1. Introduction Part 1: Why are human rights a business issue? 2. The evolution of the business and human rights debate 3. The development of human rights responsibilities for multinational enterprises 4. Human rights, trade and multinational corporations 5. Human rights and business: an ethical analysis 6. The ability of corporations to protect human rights in developing countries 7. What is the attitude of investment markets to corporate performance on human rights? 8. From the inside looking out: a management perspective on human rights Part 2: Corporate responses 9. Corporate social responsibility failures in the oil industry 10. Mining in conflict zones 11. Health, business and human rights: the responsibility of health professionals within the corporation 12. Privatising infrastructure development: ‘development refugees’ and the resettlement challenge Part 3: Supply chains 13. The contribution of multinationals to the fight against HIV/AIDS 14. Elimination of child labour: business and local communities 15. SA 8000: Human rights in the workplace 16. Corporate responsibility and social capital: the nexus dilemma in Mexican maquiladoras Part 4: Community and government 17. From fuelling conflict to oiling the peace: harnessing the peace-building potential of extractive-sector companies operating in conflict zones 18. Extracting conflict 19. Managing risk and building trust: the challenge of implementing the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights 20. Taking responsibility for bribery: the multinational corporation’s role in combating corruption 21. Taking the business and human rights agenda to the limit? The Body Shop and Amnesty International ‘Make Your Mark’ campaign 22. Moving forwards Bibliography List of abbreviations Author biographies Index