Harry Blutstein
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- May 2016
- ISBN:
- 9781784992897
- eISBN:
- 9781526104311
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Manchester University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7228/manchester/9781784992897.003.0011
- Subject:
- Political Science, Democratization
Reverend Leon Sullivan created one of the first global programmes that encouraged transnational firms to accept that they had social responsibilities beyond just making profits. Harnessing public ...
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Reverend Leon Sullivan created one of the first global programmes that encouraged transnational firms to accept that they had social responsibilities beyond just making profits. Harnessing public opinion, he convinced leading companies operating in South Africa to desegregate their workplaces and challenge apartheid. This campaign set a model of others, who believed that firms have a responsibility to not only ‘do not harm,’ but to contribute to making ‘the world a better place.’ Since the 1980s, the number of global corporate social responsibility programmes (CSR) has grown, although many have fallen short of their commitments and disappointed the expectations of the public. Nevertheless, the codes and standards associated with CSR programmes have created a body of non-legal norms, which have become an important feature of global governance.Less
Reverend Leon Sullivan created one of the first global programmes that encouraged transnational firms to accept that they had social responsibilities beyond just making profits. Harnessing public opinion, he convinced leading companies operating in South Africa to desegregate their workplaces and challenge apartheid. This campaign set a model of others, who believed that firms have a responsibility to not only ‘do not harm,’ but to contribute to making ‘the world a better place.’ Since the 1980s, the number of global corporate social responsibility programmes (CSR) has grown, although many have fallen short of their commitments and disappointed the expectations of the public. Nevertheless, the codes and standards associated with CSR programmes have created a body of non-legal norms, which have become an important feature of global governance.
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- June 2013
- ISBN:
- 9781846312175
- eISBN:
- 9781846315893
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Liverpool University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5949/UPO9781846315893.002
- Subject:
- Political Science, International Relations and Politics
This chapter traces the origins of the MacBride Principles. According to Reverend Sean McManus, President of the Irish National Caucus, the MacBride Principles ‘were “conceived” in August 1979; ...
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This chapter traces the origins of the MacBride Principles. According to Reverend Sean McManus, President of the Irish National Caucus, the MacBride Principles ‘were “conceived” in August 1979; “born” in June 1983; and “christened” in November 1984’. However, it was not quite so simple. These were three significant dates, but there was a long history of endeavour by many others. The discussions include the Sullivan Principles, which some claim to be the basis of the MacBride Principles; and the MacBride campaign.Less
This chapter traces the origins of the MacBride Principles. According to Reverend Sean McManus, President of the Irish National Caucus, the MacBride Principles ‘were “conceived” in August 1979; “born” in June 1983; and “christened” in November 1984’. However, it was not quite so simple. These were three significant dates, but there was a long history of endeavour by many others. The discussions include the Sullivan Principles, which some claim to be the basis of the MacBride Principles; and the MacBride campaign.
