Influence des ONG dans la construction des pratiques de RSE et développement durable.

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French law on CSR due diligence paradox

“…At a time when, despite their duty of confidentiality, some French prosecutors are blowing the whistle to expose their lack of resources [30], the timing does not necessarily seem very appropriate to add to the tasks of the French justice system of judging MNCs' practices abroad. (Delalieux, 2008) such as CSR auditing, reporting and certification. As an illustration of these failures, the collapse of the Rana Plaza on April 2013 happened even though a CSR audit was performed a few months before by one of its world leaders.…”

Explaining Dynamic Strategies for Defending Company Legitimacy: The Changing Outcomes of Anti-Sweatshop Campaigns in France and Switzerland

“…The CCC was the first time companies had been targeted directly by social movement actors, and there were thus no previous experiences to build on. Accounts by interviewees and other studies (Delalieu, 2008) suggest that the collaboration with Auchan was closely tied to a person from the firm’s board. The coordinator of the campaign recalls it: They (Auchan’s managers) asked themselves, who are these people, are they going to burn our shops or are they open for dialogue .…”

“…An interviewee from one of the Swiss companies participating in the pilot project pointed at the difficulties experienced due to the slow processes. Interviews with campaign makers in France and Delalieu’s (2008) study highlight that disagreements within the campaign coalition between unions and NGOs made collaboration tedious. Making matters worse, the French campaign also lost its internal ally, who left Auchan and was replaced by a person who did not have strong ties to the campaign makers.…”