The Government’s Role in the Mexican CSR Development. Human Rights, Energy Reform and Social & Environmental Assessments

2021 ◽  
pp. 651-665
Author(s):  
Armando Garcia Chiang
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Environmental Assessments ◽  
Social Environmental ◽  
Energy Reform

A Decade of UNGPs in India: Progressive Policy Shifts, Contested Implementation

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Vasanthi SRINIVASAN ◽  
Parvathy VENKATACHALAM
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
National Guidelines ◽  
Effective Implementation ◽  
Spheres Of Influence ◽  
Business And Human Rights ◽  
Policy Shift ◽  
Social Environmental ◽  
Progressive Policy ◽  
Policy Shifts

Abstract The decade of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) coincides with India’s National Voluntary Guidelines on businesses’ social, environmental, and economic responsibilities (NVGs) and the National Guidelines on Responsible Business Conduct (NGRBC) – an updated version of the NVGs. Human rights are one of the core principles in both guidelines and they draw upon the ‘Protect–Respect–Remedy’ framework of the UNGPs. The NVGs and NGRBC go beyond the UNGPs by requiring organizations not only to respect human rights, but also to promote them in their spheres of influence. Several factors, however, derailed the implementation of this progressive policy shift. This article explores the challenges in implementation and calls for the multiple actors involved to work together and shape a collaborative action plan for effective implementation of the NGRBC in the next decade. The authors reiterate the need for alternative lenses to frame the responsible business agenda within developing countries through positive obligations.

Social environmental injustices against indigenous peoples: the Belo Monte dam

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 865-876
Author(s):  
Heidi Michalski Ribeiro ◽  
Jose Rubens Morato
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Hydroelectric Power Plant ◽  
Northern Region ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Human Rights Violations ◽  
Hydroelectric Power ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Social Environmental ◽  
Belo Monte

PurposeThis proposal is a case study of the Belo Monte dam. The article deals with human rights and environmental violations arising from the construction of the Belo Monte Hydroelectric Power Plant in the northern region of Brazil. This paper aims to evidence human rights violations brought by the construction Belo Monte dam, a glimpse of the COVID-19 scenario and how Brazilian regulation allowed those violations.Design/methodology/approachTo achieve the objective of this article, the Brazilian norms, public policies and the current situation of the affected communities were analyzed, focusing on the human rights violations and the historical timeline of this mega-project. The analysis was directed to the hardcore social sciences, considering analytical and qualitative research.FindingsThe data gathered and the references consulted proved that many human rights violations occurred and that the vulnerability of indigenous and local people increased with the construction of the Belo Monte Hydroelectric Power Plant in the northern region of Brazil. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated this adverse scenario since indigenous and local people already had their vulnerabilities increased with the construction of Belo Monte.Research limitations/implicationsThe Belo Monte Dam has had severe and irreversible impacts on the lives of local communities, especially indigenous peoples, as it had destroyed their culture and the environment. The authors were not able to do fieldwork, due to the great distance of the dam. In this sense, the research does not cover all the social–environmental issues, as an ethnographic approach is necessary.Originality/valueThe authors intend to bring attention to harms caused to indigenous people and the local communities, expecting to create an alert of what this kind of project can do to vulnerable peoples' life, especially now with the pandemic scenario, which makes indigenous and traditional communities more vulnerable to diseases due to the loss of their territories.

The tenuous link between CSR performance and support for regulation: Business associations and Nordic regulatory preferences regarding the corporate transparency law 2014/95/EU

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 413-448
Author(s):  
Daniel Kinderman
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Strong Support ◽  
Nordic Countries ◽  
Partisan Politics ◽  
Business Associations ◽  
Playing Field ◽  
Corporate Transparency ◽  
Eu Directive ◽  
Social Environmental ◽  
Supranational Regulation

AbstractDo countries with high corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance support more stringent supranational regulation? Following this logic, existing scholarship claims that Nordic countries push for tougher regulations to sharpen their competitive advantage. On the basis of an examination of the negotiations over the EU Directive 2014/95/EU, a corporate transparency law that requires firms to report on their social, environmental, and human rights impacts, this paper argues that strong CSR performance does not necessarily entail strong support for regulation. Nordic companies perform well when it comes to sustainability, but except for Denmark, Nordic governments’ support for the Directive was lukewarm. To explain why, I examine the dynamics between CSR leaders, business associations, and party politics. I find that business associations are key for explaining this outcome. While some Nordic CSR leaders provided support, business associations, in which SMEs with lower CSR performance comprise the bulk of the members, were forceful opponents of regulation, unless domestic regulations are in place, in which case these associations support supranational regulations to level the playing field. I also stress the importance of partisan politics and extend the analysis to mandatory human rights due diligence. In sum, Nordic countries are much more heterogeneous than what the literature often suggests.

Trade and Investment Treaties and their Impacts

2021 ◽  
pp. 31-33
Author(s):  
Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Kuznets Curve ◽  
Environmental Assessments ◽  
Key Points ◽  
The Us ◽  
Investment Agreements ◽  
Trade And Investment

This chapter begins by reviewing and critiquing the ‘Environmental Kuznets Curve’ and the argument of liberal and neo-liberal theorists that increases in international trade and investment flows, by supporting economic growth, will automatically prove positive for both social development and the environment. It foreshadows three key points of tension between trade and investment flows and sustainable development, providing a framework for the analysis of sustainable development-related innovations in global and regional economic agreements in the following chapters. It then briefly introduces and discusses impact assessments of trade and investment agreements. It discusses the EU approach (sustainability impact assessments), the US approach (environmental reviews), the Canadian approach (environmental assessments) and the approaches used in selected human rights and social impact assessments, and sets the foundation for the discussion that follows in the next chapter.

Material Impacts of Trade and Investment on Sustainable Development

2021 ◽  
pp. 34-46
Author(s):  
Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Environmental Assessments ◽  
Investment Treaty ◽  
Investment Agreements ◽  
Trade And Investment ◽  
Social And Environmental Impacts ◽  
The Eu

Based on a survey of concerns raised in recent sustainability impact assessments (SIAs), environmental reviews (ERs) and environmental assessments (EAs), this chapter uncovers illustrative examples which help explain the potential material impacts of increased trade and investment on economic, social and environmental conditions that can affect countries’ potential for sustainable development. To this end, it briefly reviews material economic, social and environmental concerns documented in European SIAs such as the EU-Chile SIA; in North American ERs such as the Chile-US ER; and other impacts assessments, including several social and human rights impacts assessments. It then draws on this review to consider the negative social and environmental impacts that may be caused or exacerbated by trade and investment treaty provisions, recognizing that social and environmental impacts of liberalization under trade and investment agreements are not always positive. Further, it introduces the need to consider how States are seeking to mitigate such impacts, including the necessary policy and legal dimensions discussed in the following chapter.

Advancing Global Business Ethics in China

2021 ◽  
pp. 1179-1192
Author(s):  
Ruth Wolf ◽  
Monica Thiel
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Large Population ◽  
Global Business ◽  
International Human Rights ◽  
Human Welfare ◽  
Social Instability ◽  
Global Business Ethics ◽  
Social Environmental ◽  
Business Ethics In China ◽  
Corporate Social

This chapter presents China's global business outlook within an analysis of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to reduce poverty through human welfare improvement. The chapter examines human rights within China's social, environmental, and economic resources domestically and globally. Although China's economic acceleration has been substantial, its inability to consistently observe and enforce international human rights laws and norms detracts from its economic success. This is not something that China can easily achieve due to challenges of social instability and increasing demographic problems stemming from a large population with diverse needs. The authors suggest ways to enhance human rights conduct according to the UN Guiding Principles in China and in other countries through responsible management education.

scholarly journals Educação em/para os Direitos Humanos e da Natureza: um olhar sensível em documentos brasileiros

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 213-230
Author(s):  
Natália de Oliveira Melo ◽  
Timothy Denis Ireland
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
National Plan ◽  
National Guidelines ◽  
Derechos Humanos ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
The Social ◽  
Egalitarian Society ◽  
Social Environmental ◽  
Keywords Education

A educação em/para os Direitos Humanos preocupa-se em promover uma sociedade mais justa e igualitária. A discussão contemporânea passa em inserir as questões ambientais nessas reflexões, pois temos vivido experiência que nos apontam o caos socioambiental que nos encontramos enquanto sociedade. Nesse sentido, o presente estudo analisa três documentos recentes concernentes à educação em/para os Direitos Humanos: o Plano Nacional de Direitos Humanos, na sua terceira versão, datada de 2010 (PNDH-3); o Plano Nacional de Educação em Direitos Humanos, lançado no ano de 2007 (PNEDH); e as Diretrizes Nacionais para a Educação em Direitos Humanos, do ano de 2012. Tais documentos são os principais direcionamentos para uma prática educativa dos Direitos Humanos, logo é importante perceber o lugar das questões ambientais nesses contextos. Para isso questionamos qual o lócus que as questões ambientais têm nos documentos oficiais de educação em/para os Direitos Humanos no Brasil? Objetivando assim analisar qual o lócus das questões ambientais nos documentos oficiais de educação em/para os Direitos Humanos no Brasil. Para isso nossa pesquisa propõe-se a refletir sobre como as questões ambientais são percebidas por documentos oficial da educação em/para os Direitos Humanos no Brasil como também apontar caminhos para a reflexão de uma educação em/para os Direitos Humanos pautada por questões ambientais. A pesquisa é essencialmente qualitativa, bibliográfica e documental entendendo os documentos como artefatos produzidos por humanos em determinada conjuntura para comunicar algo. Concluímos que por mais que os documentos avancem em colocar a questão ambiental em pauta há uma concepção antropocêntrica nesse movimento, sendo necessário então uma educação em/para os Direitos Humanos e da Natureza.   Educación en / para los Derechos Humanos y la Naturaleza: una mirada sensible en los documentos brasileños La educación en / para los Derechos Humanos se preocupa por promover una sociedad más justa y igualitaria . La discusión contemporánea pasa por insertar la problemática ambiental en estas reflexiones, pues hemos vivido experiencias que nos apuntan al caos socioambiental en el que nos encontramos como sociedad. En este sentido, el presente estudio analiza tres documentos recientes sobre educación en / para los Derechos Humanos: el Plan Nacional de Derechos Humanos, en su tercera versión, de 2010 (PNDH-3); el Plan Nacional de Educación en Derechos Humanos, lanzado en 2007 (PNEDH); y los Lineamientos Nacionales para la Educación en Derechos Humanos, del año 2012. Dichos documentos son los principales lineamientos para una práctica educativa en Derechos Humanos, por lo que es importante comprender el lugar de la problemática ambiental en estos contextos.¿Qué lugar tienen las cuestiones ambientales en los documentos oficiales de educación sobre / para los Derechos Humanos en Brasil? Así, con el objetivo de analizar cuál es el lugar de las cuestiones ambientales en los documentos oficiales de educación en / para los Derechos Humanos en Brasil. Para ello, nuestra investigación tiene como objetivo reflexionar sobre cómo los temas ambientales son percibidos por los documentos oficiales de educación en / para los Derechos Humanos en Brasil, así como señalar formas de reflexionar sobre una educación en / para los Derechos Humanos guiada por temas ambientales. La investigación es esencialmente cualitativa, bibliográfica y documental, entendiendo los documentos como artefactos producidos por el ser humano en una determinada coyuntura para comunicar algo. Concluimos que por mucho que avancen los documentos en poner el tema ambiental en la agenda, hay una concepción antropocéntrica en este movimiento, que requiere educación en / para los Derechos Humanos y de la Naturaleza Palabras clave: Educación. Derechos humanos. Naturaleza.   Education in / for Human Rights and Nature: a sensitive look in brazilian documents Education in Human Rights is concerned with promoting a fairer and more egalitarian society. The contemporary discussion involves inserting environmental issues in these reflections, because evidence exists which points to the social-environmental chaos that we find ourselves in as a society. In this sense, the present study analyses three recent documents concerning education in/for human rights: The National Plan of Human Rights, in its third version, dated 2010 (PNDH-3), the National Plan of Education in Human Rights, launched in 2007 (PNEDH), and the National Guidelines for Education in Human Rights, of 2012. Such documents are the main guidelines for an educational pratice of Human Rights. It is therefore important to understand the place of environmental issues in these contexts. To this end, we question what locus environmental issues have in the official education documents in/for Human Rights in Brazil? Thus, aiming to analyse the place of environmental issues in  official education documents in/for Human Rights in Brazil. For that reason, our research proposes to reflect on how environmental issues are perceived by official documents on education in/for Human Rights in Brazil as well as pointing out ways for reflections on education in/for Human Rights based on environmental issues. The research is essentially qualitative, bibliographic and documentary comprehending documents as artefacts produced by humans at a certain juncture to communicate something. We conclude that as much as the documents move forward in putting the environmental issue on the agenda there is an anthropocentric bias in this movement. Hence the need for education in/for Human Rights and Nature Keywords: Education. Human Rights. Nature.

Advancing Global Business Ethics in China

2018 ◽  
pp. 67-84
Author(s):  
Ruth Wolf ◽  
Monica Thiel
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Large Population ◽  
Global Business ◽  
International Human Rights ◽  
Human Welfare ◽  
Social Instability ◽  
Global Business Ethics ◽  
Social Environmental ◽  
Business Ethics In China ◽  
Corporate Social

This chapter presents China's global business outlook within an analysis of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to reduce poverty through human welfare improvement. The chapter examines human rights within China's social, environmental, and economic resources domestically and globally. Although China's economic acceleration has been substantial, its inability to consistently observe and enforce international human rights laws and norms detracts from its economic success. This is not something that China can easily achieve due to challenges of social instability and increasing demographic problems stemming from a large population with diverse needs. The authors suggest ways to enhance human rights conduct according to the UN Guiding Principles in China and in other countries through responsible management education.

Advancing Trade and Investment Rules for the World’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

2021 ◽  
pp. 22-28
Author(s):  
Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Regional Trade ◽  
Environmental Assessments ◽  
Regional Economic ◽  
Legal Provisions ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Investment Agreements ◽  
Trade And Investment

This chapter sets out the focus and four principal objectives of the volume. It canvasses how the volume explores the nature of the legal provisions that States are starting to use in trade and investment agreements to reconcile and integrate environmental, social and economic development norms, and makes recommendations for how such measures might be taken into account in the WTO and future regional trade and investment agreements. The chapter sets out the methods and classification system (typology) adopted for the book, as well as the research undertaken, including an analysis of over sixty bilateral and regional economic agreements featuring references to sustainable development, and over 110 environmental assessments, environmental reviews, human rights reviews or sustainability impact assessments. It also introduces selected case studies of experiences under existing treaties, which will offer insights into how sustainable development concerns can be addressed in bilateral and regional economic agreements.

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