Conscience incorporated : pursue profits while protecting human rights
(2024)
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
658.408/POSNER,M
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York : New York University Press, [2024]
DESCRIPTION
ix, 309 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781479825103, 1479825107 :, 1479825107, 9781479825103
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Introduction : a call to action -- Ethics in the age of outsourcing -- The particular problem of China -- Human rights and the environment : what to do when worthy agendas collide -- Short-term thinking, long-term injustice -- A new approach to ESG investing -- The social nemesis -- Technology as moving target -- The emerging role of governments -- The FLA : an unlikely success story -- When CEOs must defend democracy -- Minding our own businesses -- Conclusion : the way forward : carrots and sticks
"Conscience Incorporated provides a blueprint for global business leaders to navigate human rights challenges and adopt sustainable corporate practices"--