The Achievements, Trends and Challenges Rasche, Andreas editor of compilation. Kell, Georg editor of compilation. text enk 2010 monographic eng

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1 online resource (472 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). The United Nations Global Compact is a strategic policy initiative that encourages businesses to support ten universal principles in the areas of human rights, labor standards, the environment, and anti-corruption. It is the world's largest voluntary corporate responsibility initiative with more than 7,500 business and non-business participants in over 130 countries. This book reviews the first ten years of the Compact's existence (2000–2010) by presenting exclusively commissioned chapters from well-known scholars, practitioners from the business world and civil society, and Global Compact staff. They reflect on what the Global Compact has achieved, what trends it may have to respond to, and what challenges are ahead. The book contains not only up-to-date reflections but also debates recent changes to the structure of the Compact, including the Communication on Progress policy, the role of Global Compact Local Networks, and the role of emerging specialized initiatives. Edited by Andreas Rasche, Georg Kell, Foreword by Ban Ki-moon. Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Oct 2015). United Nations JZ4986 .U65 2010 341.23 9780511762642 (ebook) http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511762642 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511762642 UkCbUP 100506 20171019112331.0 CR9780511762642