Title Power, Participation, and Private Regulatory Initiatives Human Rights under Supply Chain Capitalism

Published Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2021

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Description 1 online resource (357 p.) Series Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights Ser Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights Ser Contents Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Key Acronyms -- Part I. Framing the Discussion. Private Regulatory Initiatives, Human Rights, and Supply Chain Capitalism -- Chapter 1. Private Regulatory Initiatives, Human Rights, and Supply Chain Capitalism -- Chapter 2. Closing Gaps in the Chain: Regulating Respect for Human Rights in Global Supply Chains and the Role of Multi- stakeholder Initiatives -- Part II. Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives And The Maldistribution Of Power -- Chapter 3. The Kimberley Process and the Continuation of "Conflict Diamonds" -- Chapter 4. Reforming Commodity Certification Systems to Respect Indigenous Peoples' Rights: Prospects for the Forest Stewardship Council and Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil -- Chapter 5. What Difference Can Certification Regimes Make? The Mapuche People's Claims for Autonomy and the Forest Industry in Southern Chile -- Chapter 6. Sustainability Certification and Controversies Surrounding Palm Oil Expansion in Guatemala -- Part III. Worker- Driven Social Responsibility Programs: Attempts To Redistribute Power -- Chapter 7. Assessing Feasibility for Worker- Driven Social Responsibility Programs -- Chapter 8. From Public Relations to Enforceable Agreements: The Bangladesh Accord as a Model for Supply Chain Accountability -- Chapter 9. Transformation Through Transparency: Human Rights and Corporate Responsibilities in the Global Food System -- Part IV. Critical Reflections -- Chapter 10. Reflections on Labor Standards in Global Supply Chains: Innovation and Scalability -- Chapter 11. Situating Human Rights Approaches to Corporate Accountability in the Political Economy of Supply Chain Capitalism -- Chapter 12. Taking Consumers Seriously: Public Regulatory Tools of Accountability -- Chapter 13. Private Regulatory Initiatives and Beyond: Lessons and Reflections -- Notes -- List of Contributors -- Index Summary This volume brings together academics and practitioners from around the world to engage in theoretical analysis, case study exploration, and reflection on a variety of private regulatory initiatives (PRIs) that may certify that actors along the global supply chain conform to certain codes of conduct Notes Description based upon print version of record Subject Foreign trade regulation -- Social aspects Trade regulation -- Social aspects Human rights. Social responsibility of business -- Law and legislation. Business logistics -- Social aspects International business enterprises -- Social aspects. Corporate governance -- Social aspects POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights. Human rights International business enterprises -- Social aspects Social responsibility of business -- Law and legislation Trade regulation -- Social aspects Form Electronic book Author Dehm, Julia Engle, Karen Taylor, Kate ISBN 9780812299694 0812299698

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