Tendencies in contractual governance to promote human and labour rights in transnational supply chains

Mitkidis, Katerina Peterkova; Perkovic, Sonja; Mitkidis, Panagiotis

doi:10.1177/1024529419844385

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“…These efforts, however, have also led the same global buyers to increasingly engage in risk management strategies, with a primary emphasis on making sure that particular human rights violations, such as the worst forms of child labor, human trafficking and forced labor, do not take place along their value chains (Buhman et al., 2019). Such strategies often seem to be aimed at protecting the reputation of global brands (Mitkidis et al., 2019), in what New York Times language expert, William Safire, terms the CYA (“cover-your-ass”) principle: “the bureaucratic technique of averting future accusations of policy error or wrongdoing by deflecting responsibility in advance” (Safire, 2008: 163). the definition’s emphasis on “identifying, preventing and mitigating their possible adverse impacts” seems to imply a more risk-averse approach.…”

Section: European Commission Definitions Of Csrmentioning

confidence: 99%

Corporate social responsibility: A supplier-centered perspective

Lund‐Thomsen

2020

Environ Plan A

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This article develops a supplier-centered approach to corporate social responsibility (CSR) in global value chains (GVCs) by answering the research question: why are suppliers in the Global South that are integrated into GVCs often highly skeptical of CSR? As CSR constitutes a vague and contested term, we undertake a short review of some of the most dominant CSR conceptions that have emerged in the last 20 years. We argue that these CSR definitions are often framed and promoted by key actors in the Global North, the home of many lead firms, in ways that overlook the unique challenges and broader circumstances faced by suppliers and countries in the Global South. We conclude by combining the key considerations of local suppliers in a more consolidated supplier perspective on CSR in GVCs.

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Section: European Commission Definitions Of Csrmentioning

confidence: 99%