International Corporate Social Responsibility in Practice: The Role of Corporations in the Economic order of the 21st Century

Corporations and law firms want to keep up-to-date with the wide range of initiatives and codes of practice on CSR, and with policies being used by other companies.

The book is divided into four sections as follows.

• 1. Trends in CSR : This includes trends in different jurisdictions and areas which may be subject to legislation rather than "soft law".
• 2. Multinational Initiatives: This includes coverage of source materials including codes of practice published by organisations such as the UN, the ICC, the OECD, the Global Reporting Initiative and various financial institutions.
• 3. Industry Sectors: This includes CSR principles in specific sectors such as banking and finance, clothing, pharmaceuticals, food and drink, energy and professional services.
• 4. Private Initiatives: This includes examples of CSR policies from international corporations such as Coca Cola, Dell, Ericson, Hewlett-Packard, Ford, General Electric, Mitsubishi, Shell and Wal Mart.