From a corporate social responsibility (CSR) perspective, organizations have a social responsibility to employees and society, which is enacted through internal CSR initiatives that enhance employee wellbeing and protect employee rights, as well as external initiatives that develop and maintain...

Workers’ rights are a systemic challenge of economic globalization and a sore point of business responsibility. Some of the worst workplace incidents have taken place in the last decade in the most scrutinized and corporate social responsibility (CSR)-advanced sectors. For instance,...

Worker-driven social responsibility (WSR) is an alternative to corporate social responsibility (CSR) developed in recognition of CSR’s failure to protect the rights of workers at the base of the supply chains. WSR was initiated in 2001 by the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW), an...

In the past 15 or so years, there has been an explosion of interest in corporate social responsibility (CSR) and taxation from political, public and academic perspectives. In terms of taxation, companies would be expected to pay the correct amount of tax due, at the right time, to fulfil their...

In the current economic landscape, competition has shifted from individual companies to competition between supply chains. Supply chains serve as sources of value generation for multiple stakeholders, yet they can also contribute to harm inflicted upon vulnerable economic actors, consumers,...

This entry theoretically underpins the term “sustainable marketing”, focuses on its evolutionary pathway, and considers current and future avenues of investigation. Aiming at the enhancement of social, environmental and economic pillars, sustainable marketing serves as an integral part of...

Sustainable investment, more widely currently known as “responsible investment”, refers to the integration of sustainability issues— otherwise known as environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in the investment community— into core investment practice. Institutional investors,...

Sustainable insurance refers to the integration of environmental, social and governance issues into insurance activities. This relates to both property and casualty insurance— otherwise known as ‘non-life’ insurance— as well as life insurance. As with banks and institutional investors,...

Sustainable finance relates to the integration of environmental and social issues into banking, investment, and insurance activities, and the recognition that in doing so, the financial sector has tremendous leverage to shift international economies towards sustainable development. That is, if...

One form of organizations engaging in corporate social responsibility (CSR) is by developing a system of sustainable careers for their workers. With the disappearance of lifelong employment models, workers are faced with less job security and an enhanced need to remain employable throughout...