Corporate responsibility

Nevertheless, many corporate responsibility initiatives currently came directly from industry.

The core level included clear and prime accountability on the part of companies for the human rights of their employees.

It was also important to place corporate responsibility in its proper context.

Finally, the discussion turned to some of the legal consequences of firms' participation in CSR initiatives.

Businesses are taking note, with many preparing to announce new climate initiatives ahead of Paris.

Comparative advantages are derived from resource endowments, and competitiveness stems from firm centred initiatives.

In their view, companies have a responsibility to ensure that the benefits of globalization are shared equally.

Some major pharmaceutical companies have already undertaken initiatives in this regard (box 1).

In the ensuing discussion, questions were raised regarding the precise definitions of general terms such as corporate responsibility , corporate social responsibility and positive corporate contribution , and regarding the notion of a corporate responsibility for development, as well as UNCTAD's mandate in this regard.

12. Further reaffirms the need to promote corporate responsibility and accountability as envisaged by the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation

11. Further reaffirms the need to promote corporate responsibility and accountability as envisaged by the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation

Corporate responsibility was reflected under subprogramme 2, in response to paragraph 58 of the São Paulo Consensus.

Further reaffirms to promote corporate responsibility and accountability as envisaged by the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation

Further reaffirms to promote corporate responsibility and accountability as envisaged by the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation

Some leading TNCs from different sectors have therefore made a commitment to make CR a strategic concern in their worldwide operations.

The report does not provide any proposals for addressing the problems arising from the export of polluting technologies from developed to developing countries, the conduct of transnational companies and the issue of corporate responsibility and accountability.

Indicator of achievement (e) (i) should read (i) Increased number of companies adhering to the relevant provisions of the World Summit on Sustainable Development with regard to corporate responsibility and the Global Compact .

(a) To identify and clarify standards of corporate responsibility and accountability for transnational corporations and other business enterprises with regard to human rights

The Expert Meeting will commence this process by identifying the areas that are in the common interest of countries and firms, and determining what companies think the economic dimension of the CR concept could involve.

For industry, this would mean that all companies would have to conform to the standards being set by the limited number of companies currently involved in voluntary initiatives.

Policy Initiative

The next level included corporate accountability for surrounding communities and customers to avoid acts that negatively affected their rights.

It was his skill at mobilizing large groups of people towards a specific common goal that was largely responsible for Japan's quality improvement initiatives.

Host countries have a responsibility to ensure that TNCs operate in manner consistent with their domestic and international human rights obligations.

(c) Business Leaders' Initiative on Human Rights an initiative that brings together 10 companies for a three year period to explore the ways that human rights standards and principles can inform issues of corporate responsibility and corporate governance

Quick win initiatives

Tricontinental initiatives

Partnership initiatives

Iniciativas para la Identidad y la Inclusión A.C. (Inicia)

Partnership initiatives

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V. FOLLOW UP INITIATIVES

Forum country initiatives

The panellist from the UN Research Institute for Social Development reflected on the institutional and policy dimensions of corporate responsibility.

Monitoring of progress at all levels of action will be needed on the basis of criteria of corporate responsibility and accountability developed from a human rights perspective.

Big companies. Big companies.

The concept of corporate responsibility (CR) involves a broad range of fundamental social and economic development issues, including human rights, labour rights, environmental protection and good governance.

Initiatives of the Palestinian Authority

C. Initiatives of the civil society

Global leadership initiatives

1. United Nations initiatives

Other initiatives of interest

New programme initiatives and explorations