RT Article
T1 Corporate Responsibility Standards: Current Implications and Future Possibilities for Peace Through Commerce
JF Journal of business ethics
VO 89
IS 4
SP 461
OP 480
A1 Koerber, Charles P.
LA English
PB Springer Science + Business Media B. V
YR 2009
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1785673785
AB Calls for greater corporate responsibility have resulted in the creation of various extralegal mechanisms to shape corporate behavior. The number and popularity of corporate responsibility standards has grown tremendously in the last three decades. Current estimates suggest there may be over 300 standards that address various aspects of corporate behavior and responsibility (e.g., working conditions, human rights, protection of the natural environment, transparency, bribery). However, little is known about how these standards relate directly to the notion of peace through commerce and the reduction of violent conflict in the world. This article explores the relationship between corporate responsibility standards and peace through commerce. After a summary of the current state of standards with respect to the creation of peace and the reduction of violent conflict, I explore concerns regarding the effectiveness of standards in shaping corporate behavior and the potential future role standards could have in creating peace through commerce.
K1 Self-regulation
K1 Peace Through Commerce
K1 corporate social reporting
K1 Corporate Social Responsibility
K1 corporate responsibility standards
DO 10.1007/s10551-010-0397-1