International Corporate Social Responsibility And International Law

2011 ◽  
pp. 223-244 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
International Law ◽  
Corporate Social

scholarly journals YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT: WHAT ROLE CAN CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) PLAY IN CURBING THIS SOCIAL ILL IN SWAZILAND (ESWATINI) AND SOUTH AFRICA?

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simangele D. Mavundla
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
International Law ◽  
Youth Unemployment ◽  
Youth Employment ◽  
African Youth ◽  
Corporate Social

This profound academic opinion advocates for youth employment by clearly arguing that even though the African Youth Charter (AYC) is not binding on states in as much as on corporates/businesses, at international law these same corporates/businesses have a role to play in ensuring that youth unemployment is curbed through invoking Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). It will be argued that CSR is no longer only associated with philanthropy, but it is now part and parcel of promoting and protecting human rights in communities where businesses operate, such that they cannot turn a blind eye to social ills such as youth unemployment.

Regulating Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) for Economic and Social Development Through Trade Rules

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 335-352
Author(s):  
Michèle Rioux ◽  
Christine Vaillancourt
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
International Law ◽  
Trade Agreements ◽  
Private Governance ◽  
International Trade Agreements ◽  
Hybrid Governance ◽  
Social Compact ◽  
International Laws ◽  
Corporate Social

Multinationals affirm corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a way to go further than national and international law to build a social compact. While CSR can contribute to an effective global labor governance scheme, we argue that national and international laws must be engaged to regulate CSR private governance schemes. We will support this argument and, furthermore, we will argue that international trade agreements can provide, if effectively enforced, grounds for the articulation. It can be argued that hybrid governance schemes could ensure that result-oriented and pragmatic developmental processes are at the core of the CSR–development nexus. In this article, we argue for the need to socialize CSR to make it more efficient, and that trade agreements can be part of this process. CSR is not an autonomous regulatory trajectory, and it will probably become increasingly regulated through institutional means.

International Law and Corporate Social Responsibility: The Potential of OECD’s MNE Guidelines for Advancing Social Benefits in the Context of Natural Resource Exploitation in the Arctic, with Particular Regard to Greenland

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 164-182
Author(s):  
Karin Buhmann
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
International Law ◽  
Multinational Corporations ◽  
Multinational Enterprises ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Resource Exploitation ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
Societal Needs ◽  
Corporate Social

This article takes point of departure in the case of Greenland to examine how public authorities in Arctic societies may deploy the ideas inherent in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to engage multinational corporations or national companies in contributing to addressing societal needs. Drawing on the emergent international law regime on CSR, it discusses the role of OECD’s Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises to encourage companies explicitly or implicitly to contribute to societal needs. The discussion points to similarities between social and environmental impact assessment and the risk-based due diligence approach recommended by OECD’s Guidelines. It also points to similarities between Impact Benefit Agreements and the Guidelines’ recommendations for companies’ contributions to host societies through employment of local labour and transfer of skills. This focus fits closely with public policy objectives expressed by Greenland’s Self-Government in regard to mining and underscores the pertinence for Greenland to consider acceding to the Guidelines.

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