| Name | Deciphering Codes of Corporate Conduct: A Review of their Contents |
| Author(s) | Gordon, Kathryn and Maiko Miyake |
| Editor | |
| Year | 1999 |
| Publication Type | Report |
| Web Location | http://www.eldis.org/go/home&id=28017&type=Document |
| Keywords | globalization, voluntary codes, environmental stewardship, labour management, disclosure of information, competition taxation, bribery and corruption, science and technology, consumer protection, apparel codes, extractive industry codes |
| Areas of Interest | Accountability; Codes of Conduct; Consumer Issues; Corruption; Economic - Environmental; Globalization; Resource Extraction |
| Citation | K. Gordon; M. Miyake. 1999. Deciphering Codes of Corporate Conduct: A Review of their Contents: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. |
| Summary | Public concerns about globalisation are growing. Many firms are trying to respond to these concerns, often by issuing statements of ethics or values that cover various facets of corporate conduct. Thi |
| Abstract / Description | Public concerns about globalisation are growing. Many firms are trying to respond to these concerns, often by issuing statements of ethics or values that cover various facets of corporate conduct. This working paper concentrates on the relevance of the aspirations and commitments set forth in corporate codes in addressing public concerns, focusing in some detail on how these issues are addressed. It also takes a closer look at the codes in the apparel and extractive industries in order to see if these codes deal with the concerns that appear to be of particular relevance to these sectors.
The analysis suggests that apparel businesses have formed a consensus on commitments in relation to child labour but that this consensus doesn't extend to other key issues of human rights in the workplace, notably freedom of association. The codes in the extractive industries show that industry effects on code content are important but there is little evidence that a consensus has emerged in this sector. |
| Publisher/Organization | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| Cluster Library | Business and Human Rights; Ethics of Resource Extraction |