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Global governance and the interface with
business: new institutions, processes and
partnerships
Partnered governance: aligning corporate
responsibility and public policy in the global
economy
Atle Midttun
Abstract
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to note the remarkable expansion of corporate social
responsibility (CSR) throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s. Taking this as point of departure, it aims
to discuss the potential for aligning CSR-oriented industrial self-regulation with public governance to fill
some of the governance gap in the global economy.
Design/methodology/approach – The paper provides a conceptual discussion, empirically
underpinned by three case studies.
Findings – The paper finds that it is plausible, and empirically supported by the case studies, to
conceive of a considerable role for CSR based self-regulation in the global economy. A central
precondition is the ability of civil society organizations to establish ‘‘moral rights’’ as credible voices for
‘‘just causes’’ in a media-driven communicative society, and thereby put pressure on brand sensitive
industry. The paper finds that corporate self-regulation may fill a larger part of the governance gap if
public policy is oriented to engage with industry in a partnered mode.
Research limitations/implications – The paper establishes a conceptual base for exploring the
governance implications of CSR, casuistically underpinned by three case studies. Further studies are
needed, however, to explore the scale and scope of partnered governance in the global economy.
Practical implications – The paper provides insights into an approach to increase governability of the
global economy.
Originality/value – The originality of the paper lies in exploring the implications of CSR for governance,
and for highlighting how the governance potential may be enhanced by reorientation of public policy.
Keywords Governance, Corporate social responsibility, Globalization, Regulation
Paper type Conceptual paper
Introduction
The late twentieth and the early twenty-first centuries have seen increasing economic
globalization in the form of both globally extended capital markets and extended
outsourcing of production in global supply systems across the world. After three decades of
predominant liberalist orientation, the international economy remains strongly
pro-commercially biased.
International governance of social and environmental concerns has been relatively much
weaker, reflecting the lack of resourceful engagement by committed powerful actors and
PAGE 406 j CORPORATE GOVERNANCE j VOL. 8 NO. 4 2008, pp. 406-418, Q Emerald Group Publishing Limited, ISSN 1472-0701 DOI 10.1108/14720700810899158
Atle Midttun is based at the
Norwegian School of
Management, Oslo,
Norway.
The author is grateful to the
Research Council of Norway for
support to this article under the
projects ‘‘C(S)R in Global Value
Chains’’ and ‘‘Sustainability for
the 21st Century: Overcomi.
Included
SLEPT FACTORS
Social and legal factors
Economic and competitive factors
Political factors
E-government
Technological innovation and technology assessment
E-commerce and globalization
SHORT TERMS RELATED TO ECOMMERCE
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Global governance and the interface with
business: new institutions, processes and
partnerships
Partnered governance: aligning corporate
responsibility and public policy in the global
economy
Atle Midttun
Abstract
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to note the remarkable expansion of corporate social
responsibility (CSR) throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s. Taking this as point of departure, it aims
to discuss the potential for aligning CSR-oriented industrial self-regulation with public governance to fill
some of the governance gap in the global economy.
Design/methodology/approach – The paper provides a conceptual discussion, empirically
underpinned by three case studies.
Findings – The paper finds that it is plausible, and empirically supported by the case studies, to
conceive of a considerable role for CSR based self-regulation in the global economy. A central
precondition is the ability of civil society organizations to establish ‘‘moral rights’’ as credible voices for
‘‘just causes’’ in a media-driven communicative society, and thereby put pressure on brand sensitive
industry. The paper finds that corporate self-regulation may fill a larger part of the governance gap if
public policy is oriented to engage with industry in a partnered mode.
Research limitations/implications – The paper establishes a conceptual base for exploring the
governance implications of CSR, casuistically underpinned by three case studies. Further studies are
needed, however, to explore the scale and scope of partnered governance in the global economy.
Practical implications – The paper provides insights into an approach to increase governability of the
global economy.
Originality/value – The originality of the paper lies in exploring the implications of CSR for governance,
and for highlighting how the governance potential may be enhanced by reorientation of public policy.
Keywords Governance, Corporate social responsibility, Globalization, Regulation
Paper type Conceptual paper
Introduction
The late twentieth and the early twenty-first centuries have seen increasing economic
globalization in the form of both globally extended capital markets and extended
outsourcing of production in global supply systems across the world. After three decades of
predominant liberalist orientation, the international economy remains strongly
pro-commercially biased.
International governance of social and environmental concerns has been relatively much
weaker, reflecting the lack of resourceful engagement by committed powerful actors and
PAGE 406 j CORPORATE GOVERNANCE j VOL. 8 NO. 4 2008, pp. 406-418, Q Emerald Group Publishing Limited, ISSN 1472-0701 DOI 10.1108/14720700810899158
Atle Midttun is based at the
Norwegian School of
Management, Oslo,
Norway.
The author is grateful to the
Research Council of Norway for
support to this article under the
projects ‘‘C(S)R in Global Value
Chains’’ and ‘‘Sustainability for
the 21st Century: Overcomi.
Included
SLEPT FACTORS
Social and legal factors
Economic and competitive factors
Political factors
E-government
Technological innovation and technology assessment
E-commerce and globalization
SHORT TERMS RELATED TO ECOMMERCE
REFERENCES: E-Business and E-Commerce Management Strategy, Implementation and Practice by Dave Chaffey
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Tue, 11.45h christoph, wenke beyond csr
1. ROSA LUXEMBURG STIFTUNG
Beyond Corporate Social
Responsibility
Strategies for Public Control and
Accountability
Wenke Christoph
Guangzhou, Dec. 4-6 2011
2. ROSA LUXEMBURG STIFTUNG
Global Production Networks:
A regulatory challenge
Fordism: Taylorist mass-production, collective
bargaining, strong trade unions and redistributive
politics
Emergence of global production networks (GPN):
- relocation of production
- downward competitive pressure on wages &
working conditions
- imbalance of power, capacity for regulation
1
3. ROSA LUXEMBURG STIFTUNG
Global Production Networks:
A regulatory challenge
Corporate accountability campaigns
Corporate/industry codes of conduct /
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Multiple stakeholder regulation/monitoring
1
4. ROSA LUXEMBURG STIFTUNG
Corporate accountability
campaigns
Child labor/forced labor in textile industry (NIKE,
Reebook, The Gap)
„Clean up your computer!“-campaign
MakeITfair, PC Global, iSlave, …
- reports on labor & environmental conditions
- public awareness campaigns
“naming & shaming“
ProcureITfair: socially & environmentally
responsible public procurement
2
5. ROSA LUXEMBURG STIFTUNG
Corporate codes of conduct / CSR
Reaction to criticism and campaigns on working
conditions
Scope: forced labor, child labor, discrimination,
wages and benefits, working hours, occupational
safety and health, working environment
Part of strategic brand policies, accompanied by
internal monitoring/auditing mechanisms, CSR
departments and reports
2
6. ROSA LUXEMBURG STIFTUNG
Electronic Industry Code of
Conduct (EICC)
Global brands, major contract manufacturers, large
software companies
Lack of enforcement mechanisms, verification
requirements, low level of commitment
no full protection of free association, collective
bargaining
2
7. ROSA LUXEMBURG STIFTUNG
Global e-Sustainability Initiative
(GeSI)
ICT industry, emphasis on telecommunications
sector
supported by UNEP and International
Telecommunication Union (ITU)
publication of voluntary sustainability approaches,
support industry contributions to sustainable
development
GeSI-EICC Supply Chain Working Group:
development of evaluation procedures for the
implementation of EICC by suppliers
2
8. ROSA LUXEMBURG STIFTUNG
Multiple stakeholder regulation
Result of broadening of NGO campaigns &
supported by US and European governments
Predominantly in textile industry: WRAP, FLA,
FWF, WRC
SA8000: 2,680 factories in 61 countries certified
China: 392 companies, 98 in textile industry, 66 in
electronics/appliances sector
1-day audits, dependent on voluntary provision of
information by brands and factories
2
9. ROSA LUXEMBURG STIFTUNG
What difference does CSR make?
Introduction of capital-defined labor rights
supported by new business ethics and institutions
Re-regulation of labor relations by global firms:
“re-organized moralism” (Pun Ngai)
Contradictory regime: cost-sensitive global just-
in-time factory regimes vs. systems & procedures
to implement commitment to labor standards
3
10. ROSA LUXEMBURG STIFTUNG
What difference does CSR make?
Co-optation of labor politics by the companies &
Politics of containment:
No genuine concern for labor rights, workers’
representation or participation
using complaint mechanisms and trade unions as
business institutions for facilitating production and
business goals
managerial paternalism with labor rights granted
from above
confining labor rights and struggles to company
codes as a top-down regulatory process
3
11. ROSA LUXEMBURG STIFTUNG
What difference does CSR make?
Peter Utting (UNRISD):
“At best, CSR can contribute to raising awareness of
certain social and environmental problems and
serve to caution against blind faith in both market
forces and state regulatory capacity. […]
At worst, CSR involves a transfer of regulatory
authority to largely unaccountable agents and
renders more stable and palatable a model of
capitalism that generates or reinforces widespread
social exclusion, inequality and environmental
degradation. ”
3
12. ROSA LUXEMBURG STIFTUNG
What CSR doesn‘t solve:
Challenges to labor regulation
(1) Transparency
(2) Purchasing practices
(3) Empowerment & local regulation
(4) Connecting the dots
4
13. ROSA LUXEMBURG STIFTUNG
Transparency
Independent, multi-stakeholder mechanisms
that can be made publicly accessible
(e.g. SA8000)
(1) legitimacy
(2) rigor
(3) accountability
(4) complementarity
4
14. ROSA LUXEMBURG STIFTUNG
Purchasing practices
Double standards: buyers' demands directly
undermine compliance with their own codes of
labor practice
Further burden for suppliers: demand to produce
at lower prices, but also to invest in social and
environmental standards
Financial responsibility and purchasing practices
of global brands need to be addressed
4
15. ROSA LUXEMBURG STIFTUNG
Empowerment & local regulation
CSR as paternalist granting of rights/conditions but means
of providing workers with agency or empowering them
Focusing on CSR for the improvement of labor conditions
could undermine effective labor law enforcement by local
governments and trade unions
CSR is not an alternative but a supplement to labor law
enforcement and collective bargaining
Workers to be involved in negotiating solutions to problems
and determining workplace conditions
4
16. ROSA LUXEMBURG STIFTUNG
Connecting the dots
Resolution of labor issues in GPN requires a global
perspective: power imbalances, lacking transparency and
accountability
connecting actions and policies of trade unions, NGOs,
(local) governments to produce linkages between
production workers and consumers, to form a common
frame of reference for the regulation of GPNs
Necessity for pressure and counter-powers to force the
winners of globalization to submit to regulation and
redistribution
4