1. Corporations and NGOs: When Accountability Leads to Co-optation

Interactions between corporations and nonprofits are on the rise, frequently driven by a corporate interest in establishing credentials for corporate social responsibility (CSR). Read more

2. Consumer Communications Glossary: Defining Terms Used in Environmental Sustainability

The purpose of this Glossary by the Consumer Goods Forum is to begin to harmonize and clearly define the terms that businesses use to describe their environmental sustainability efforts. Read more

3. Do Consumers Care about Ethical-Luxury?

This article explores the extent to which consumers consider ethics in luxury goods consumption. Read more

4. For Workers’ Benefit: Solving Overtime Problems in Chinese Factories

In this paper Verité outlines the sources and reasons for the problem of overtime in China. Read more

5. Labour Standards Report

Maplecroft has released a series of labour standards reports to provide in-depth analysis of the key labour issues. Read more

6. Toward a Better Understanding of the Link between Ethical Climate and Job Satisfaction

The study is simultaneously investigating both the effects of individual-level and organization-level ethical climates on employees’ job satisfaction. Read more

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