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| Name | Corporate Responsibility, Maturing Innovation: A Sector-By-Sector Guide to Voluntary Initiatives |
| Author(s) | Ethical Corporation Institute |
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| Year | 2007 |
| Publication Type | Report |
| Web Location | http://commdev.org/content/document/detail/991/ |
| Keywords | agriculture, fisheries, manufactured products, services, retail, extractive sector, cross-sector initiatives, supply chains, developing partnerships, corporate responsibility, fair labour, Equator Principles |
| Areas of Interest | Codes of Conduct; Corporate Governance - Self-Regulation; Corporate Social Responsibility; Labour; Resource Extraction; Theory - Stakeholder |
| Citation | Deborah Leipziger, Ethical Corporation Institute (2007). Corporate Responsibility, Maturing Innovation: A Sector-By-Sector Guide to Voluntary Initiatives. Special Report: March 2007. Ethical Corporation Institute. |
| Summary | Get the inside track from some of the world's key sector initiativesThis report will:Update you on the progress of the various sector initiatives, highlighting which have developed a strong brand, |
| Abstract / Description | Writing about sector initiatives presents several challenges. First, many of them are in a state of rapid change, so to write about them is to attempt to describe a moving target.
One organisation was moving into its new headquarters as they replied to our request for comments. It is likely that by the time this special report is launched, there may well be some new initiatives. The second great challenge is the lack of publicly-available information about some of these groups.
A third challenge is one of definition and scope. There are many sector initiatives that focus on social and/or environmental concerns. For the purpose of this report, only those organisations or bodies that involve the private sector in a significant way are included, thus excluding very useful work conducted by a number of campaign groups.
In order to keep the report to a manageable level, a number of excellent nationally-based sector initiatives have not been included. However, as these expand it is likely that future reports will include these groups.
A fourth challenge is describing the intricacies of process, dialogue, and shifting political alliances in such complex networks.
In terms of process, all of the sector-based bodies have been given the opportunity to comment and amend their profiles.
In conclusion, then, as this report demonstrates, to a large extent sectoral initiatives are still in the early stages of development and will continue to undergo a phase of intense transition. Many are collaborating to develop more consistent approaches to monitoring.
Demand is growing for these sector initiatives to become more transparent, with more information available on their websites.
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| Publisher/Organization | Ethical Corporation Institute |
| Cluster Library | None |
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