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Titel: Issues for debate in corporate social responsibility
Autor: Shaw, Lisa Cuevas
Jahr: 2010
Contents
ANNOTATED CONTENTS vii
PREFACE xi
CONTRIBUTORS xiii
INTRODUCTION TO CORPORATE
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
1. Corporate Social Responsibility: Is Good
Citizenship Good for the Bottom Line? 1
Do businesses have a responsibility to
society beyond turning profits? 6
Is social responsibility good for the
bottom line? 8
Does corporate social responsibility
really improve society? 9
Background 12
'Company Towns' 12
Violence and Turmoil 14
Postwar Stimuli 15
Current Situation 15
New Approach 15
Response to Globalization 16
Outlook 19
Government Regulation? 19
Notes 20
Bibliography 22
ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUES
Curbing CEO Pay: Is Executive
Compensation Out of Control? 25
Is compensation out of control? 29
Is the link between CEO pay and
performance broken? 30
Are new laws needed to regulate
executive pay? 32
Background 33
CEO Cult 33
Undue Influence 35
Rules Backfire 35
Current Situation 38
Backdating Exposed 38
Courts, Regulators Alerted 39
New Laws? 42
Outlook 43
Growing Pressure 43
Notes 43
Bibliography 45
Gender Pay Gap: Are Women Paid Fairly
in the Workplace? 47
Is discrimination a major cause of the
wage gap? 50
Are new laws needed to close the gender
pay gap? 53
Is equity possible after the Supreme
Courts Ledbetter ruling?
Background
Early Wage Gap
Equal-Pay Initiatives
Key Court Rulings
Measuring Progress
Current Situation
Prospects in Congress
State Action
Outlook
Pressure for Change
Notes
Bibliography
4. Labor Unions' Future: Can They Survive
in the Age of Globalization?
Do todays workers need unions?
Are unions protecting U.S. workers
from the effects of globalization?
Should unions change their focus?
Background
Birth of the Movement
Protecting Labor
Mafia Ties
Busting Unions
Current Situation
Change to Win
Anti-Union Climate
Legal Action
Outlook
Recruiting Push
Notes
Bibliography
ECONOMIC ISSUES
5. Socially Responsible Investing:
Can Investors Do Well by Doing Good?
Do socially screened investment funds
perform as well as regular ones?
Are screening methods used by mutual
funds sound?
Can socially responsible investors
influence corporate behavior?
Background
Early Activism
Key Rulings
Sharp Critiques
Current Situation 110
Taking Stock 110
Pension Problems 112
Outlook 114
Continued Growth? 114
Notes 114
Bibliography 116
6. Regulating Credit Cards: Are Tougher
Regulations Needed to Protect
Consumers? 119
Should Congress crack down on credit
card industry practices? 122
Have credit card issuers unfairly targeted
vulnerable populations? 124
Is credit card debt bad for the country? 126
Background 127
Nation of Debtors 127
Paper or Plastic? 129
Growing Profits 131
New Regulations 134
Current Situation 135
Bill of Rights 135
Other Measures 137
Outlook 138
Plastic Future 138
Notes 139
Bibliography 140
7. Fair Trade Labeling: Is It Helping Small
Farmers in Developing Countries? 143
Does fair trade certification improve life
significantly for small farmers
in developing countries? 146
Does fair trade certification distort
markets, ultimately hurting some small
producers? 149
Would trade reforms help small farmers
more than fair trade certification? 151
Background 152
Rise of Fair Trade 152
U.S. Enters Market 156
Trade Justice Movement 157
Current Situation 158
Government Support 158
Proliferating Labels 161
Outlook 162
Growth Potential 162
Notes 163
Bibliography 164
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8. Buying Green: Does It Really Help the
Environment?
Do carbon offsets slow climate change?
Should government require green
purchases?
Is buying green better for the
environment than buying less?
Background
Conservation Focus
Environmental Awakening
Working With Markets
Shopping for Change
Current Situation
Keeping Standards High
More Mandates?
Green Is Red-Hot
Outlook
Focus on Carbon
Notes
Bibliography
9. Consumer Safety: Do Government
Regulators Need More Power?
Does the current regulatory system
protect consumers?
Do government agencies need
stronger regulatory powers?
Is more funding the answer?
Background
Scandal and Reform
Product Safety
Reagan's Revolution
Political Shifts
Pendulum Swings
Current Situation
Product Safety Legislation
Food Safety Legislation
Outlook
'Good Opportunity'?
Notes
Bibliography
10. Limiting Lawsuits: Is Business Pushing
Too Hard to Restrict Litigation?
Should federal preemption be used to
limit lawsuits in state courts?
Should Congress limit mandatory
arbitration agreements for
business-consumer disputes?
Should the Supreme Court set additional
limits on punitive damages? 222
Background 223
New Openness 223
Tort Reform 225
Bush's Initiatives 228
Current Situation 229
Watching the Court 229
Waiting for Obama 233
Outlook 234
Faces of Litigation 234
Notes 235
Bibliography 236
SOCIETAL ISSUES
11. The New Environmentalism: Can New
Business Policies Save the Environment? 239
Is going "green" good for the corporate
bottom line? 242
Is more federal action needed to
encourage energy efficiency? 244
Can the industrial world switch from
fossil fuels to other forms of energy? 247
Background 248
Early Warnings 248
Era of Activism 253
Current Situation 254
Democrats Take Over 254
Focus on Business 254
Outlook 257
Entrepreneurs in Spotlight 257
Notes 258
Bibliography 260
12. Confronting Warming: Can States and
Localities Prevent Climate Change? 263
Should states regulate carbon emissions? 265
Can local governments prevent global
warming? 267
Should state and local governments do
more to prepare for the consequences
of climate change? 269
Background 271
States Take Charge 271
States Challenge the EPA 273
Current Situation 276
Limiting Land Use 276
Green Building 278
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Cap-and-Trade 280
Focus on Renewables 281
Oudook 281
Will Washington Help? 281
Notes 282
Bibliography 283
Carbon Trading: Will It Reduce Global
Warming? 287
Are current trading systems working? 291
Are there better ways to cut
emissions? 294
Does carbon trading help developing
countries? 295
Background 297
Who Pays for Pollution? 297
International Cooperation 299
Confronting the Evidence 300
Current Situation 302
A New Player? 302
Beyond Kyoto 303
Outlook 306
Cost of Inaction 306
Notes 307
Bibliography 310
Eco tourism: Does It Help or Hurt Fragile
Lands and Cultures? 313
Does ecotourism threaten fragile
ecosystems? 316
Does ecotourism offer a realistic alternative
to more traditional commercial
development? 318
Should ecotourism businesses and
programs be certified? 320
Background 322
Tourism Is Born 322
Rise of Ecotourism 324
Current Situation 326
Global Presence 326
International Development 328
Variations on a Theme 330
'Green Chic 331
Outlook 331
Setting Limits 331
Notes 332
Bibliography 333
Philanthropy in America: Are Americans
Generous Givers? 337
Are Americans more generous than
citizens of other countries? 341
Do increases in private philanthropy lead
to cuts in government funding for
social programs? 343
Should Congress get tougher on
charities? 344
Background 345
Biblical Roots 345
New Directions 347
Rockers and Volunteers 349
Billionaires and Scandals 351
Current Situation 351
Legislative Outlook 351
Red Cross Shake-up 353
Bonds for Vaccines 353
Outlook 355
Wealth Transfer? 355
Notes 356
Bibliography 359 |
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