Corporate Social Responsibility for the Marginalized
Corporations often operate in states with little or no regulatory control over human rights or the environment. This paper asks whether, and how, the corporation might be pushed into a genuinely protective role, using corporate social responsibility and human rights discourse to strengthen the realization of rights rather than launder their violation. An argument I'd interrogate more skeptically today, included for the tension it works through.
↓ Read the full paper (PDF)Cite asMacLeod, Jason D. "Corporate Social Responsibility for the Marginalized." Corporate Social & Environmental Accountability. Available at https://www.jasondmacleod.com/writing/csr-for-the-marginalized/