Harvard's Corporate Social Responsibility Work

摘要

The principles discussed in this article are based on work conducted by the author for die Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. This forms part of a project of the CSR Initiative, launched in January 2007, titled "Corporations and Human Rights: Accountability Mechanisms for Resolving Complaints and Disputes." The principles and related guidance points are set out in full in the document "Rights-Compatible Grievance Mechanisms: A Guidance Tool for Companies and their Stakeholders," which is available on the CSR Initiative's website as well as on the website of the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre. The principles were produced through a process of research and extensive consultations involving representatives of companies, international and local NGOs, governments, and investment funds, as well as mediators, lawyers, and academics in a variety of countries. Companies consulted were drawn from the extractives, construction, heavy manufacturing, apparel, footwear, toy, electronics, agribusiness, information and communications technology, pharmaceutical, and financial sectors. The resulting document is designed as a living tool and may be further refined in the course of 2008 in light of the project's continuing collaboration with a range of interested stakeholders.