Exploring the Link Between Human Rights, the Capability Approach and Corporate Responsibility

González-Cantón, César; Boulos, Sonia; Garrido, Pablo Sánchez

doi:10.1007/s10551-018-3801-x

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“…Indeed, González-Cantón et al ( 2019 ) consider that CA is gaining momentum as a theory of corporate responsibility and business ethics, and that the UN Guiding Principles have become a most important framework, with the authors developing proposals for rights-based CSR which has at its heart respect for human dignity. The importance of CA and supra-governance policies in relation to CSR and governance has gained momentum with the establishment of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and Ruggie’s Rights Framework.…”

Section: Inequality Re-examined: the Influence Of The Capability Appr...mentioning

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Ethics at the Centre of Global and Local Challenges: Thoughts on the Future of Business Ethics

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To commemorate 40 years since the founding of the Journal of Business Ethics, the editors in chief of the journal have invited the editors to provide commentaries on the future of business ethics. This essay comprises a selection of commentaries aimed at creating dialogue around the theme Ethics at the centre of global and local challenges. For much of the history of the Journal of Business Ethics, ethics was seen within the academy as a peripheral aspect of business. However, in recent years, the stakes have risen dramatically, with global and local worlds destabilized by financial crisis, climate change, internet technologies and artificial intelligence, and global health crises. The authors of these commentaries address these grand challenges by placing business ethics at their centre. What if all grand challenges were framed as grand ethical challenges? Tanusree Jain, Arno Kourula and Suhaib Riaz posit that an ethical lens allows for a humble response, in which those with greater capacity take greater responsibility but remain inclusive and cognizant of different voices and experiences. Focussing on business ethics in connection to the grand(est) challenge of environmental emergencies, Steffen Böhm introduces the deceptively simple yet radical position that business is nature, and nature is business. His quick but profound side-step from arguments against human–nature dualism to an ontological undoing of the business–nature dichotomy should have all business ethics scholars rethinking their “business and society” assumptions. Also, singularly concerned with the climate emergency, Boudewijn de Bruin posits a scenario where, 40 years from now, our field will be evaluated by its ability to have helped humanity emerge from this emergency. He contends that Milieudefensie (Friends of the Earth) v. Royal Dutch Shell illustrates how human rights take centre stage in climate change litigation, and how business ethics enters the courtroom. From a consumer ethics perspective, Deirdre Shaw, Michal Carrington and Louise Hassan argue that ecologically sustainable and socially just marketplace systems demand cultural change, a reconsideration of future interpretations of “consumer society”, a challenge to the dominant “growth logic” and stimulation of alternative ways to address our consumption needs. Still concerned with global issues, but turning attention to social inequalities, Nelarine Cornelius links the capability approach (CA) to global and corporate governance, arguing that CA will continue to lie at the foundation of human development policy, and, increasingly, CSR and corporate governance. Continuing debate on the grand challenges associated with justice and equality, Laurence Romani identifies a significant shift in the centrality of business ethics in debates on managing (cultural) differences, positing that dialogue between diversity management and international management can ground future debate in business ethics. Finally, the essay concludes with a commentary by Charlotte Karam and Michelle Greenwood on the possibilities of feminist-inspired theories, methods, and positionality for many spheres of business ethics, not least stakeholder theory, to broaden and deepen its capacity for nuance, responsiveness, and transformation. In the words of our commentators, grand challenges must be addressed urgently, and the Journal of Business Ethics should be at the forefront of tackling them.

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Section: Inequality Re-examined: the Influence Of The Capability Appr...mentioning

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Ethics at the Centre of Global and Local Challenges: Thoughts on the Future of Business Ethics

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“…This approach is accompanied by social inclusion and respect for others in promoting human rights, self-worth and social equality, as well as recognizing each person's agency or uniqueness via prioritizing human freedom (cf. Cornelius, 2002;González-Cantón et al, 2019). By considering the diversity of human needs and personal and contextual circumstances, the capability approach regards income as a basic commodity (not as an end) that might foster individuals' capabilities, depending on the nature of human relationships (Deneulin & McGregor, 2010;Sen, 2002).…”

Section: Capability Approachmentioning

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Inclusive Leadership for Reduced Inequality: Economic–Social–Economic Cycle of Inclusion

Fujimoto

Uddin

2021

J Bus Ethics

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The Sustainable Development Goal of the United Nations related to reduced inequalities calls for greater economic inclusion of the poor. Yet, how business leaders grant economic opportunities and development to the poor is significantly under-researched. Extending burgeoning responsible leadership theory that promotes paradox-savvy leadership for building inclusive ventures through various actors, this study introduces new concepts of inclusive leadership that foster the economic inclusion of the poor from Amartya Sen's capability approach perspective. By studying how leaders include the poor in social businesses, we provide a fresh perspective of inclusive leadership as a personalized empowering cycle of economicsocial-economic inclusion to close the gaps between the rich and poor in business and society. This perspective provides new territories of diversity and inclusion research for reduced inequality.

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“…The Capability Approach (CA) is a theory that focuses on the ability of individuals to achieve the kind of life they have a right to value, which distinguishes it from more traditional approaches such as utilitarianism [38]. A person's ability to have a good life is defined as the set of valuable actions and potential states [39]. The CA was first articulated by the Indian economist and philosopher Amartya Sen in 1980 [40].…”

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Pro-Poor Innovations to Promote Instrumental Freedoms: A Systematic Literature Review

Mariano

Silva

2021

Sustainability

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Through a systematic literature review, this article aims to evaluate the impacts of various concepts of pro-poor innovations (PPI) on the five instrumental freedoms in Amartya Sen’s Capability Approach. For this, 165 articles were analysed to summarize the main influences of the pro-poor innovation on each type of instrumental freedom: political freedoms, economic facilities, transparency guarantees, social opportunities, and protective security. In general, the results indicate a positive influence of the innovation concepts for distinct types of freedom, with emphasis on the expansion of social opportunities and economic facilities.

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Exploring the Link Between Human Rights, the Capability Approach and Corporate Responsibility

Cited by 10 publications

References 60 publications

Ethics at the Centre of Global and Local Challenges: Thoughts on the Future of Business Ethics

Ethics at the Centre of Global and Local Challenges: Thoughts on the Future of Business Ethics

Inclusive Leadership for Reduced Inequality: Economic–Social–Economic Cycle of Inclusion

Pro-Poor Innovations to Promote Instrumental Freedoms: A Systematic Literature Review

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