Essays about: "Business and human rights"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 154 essays containing the words Business and human rights.
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16. Stora Enso and Human Rights Due Diligence : Understanding the compliance requirements of the proposed EU Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence for large public-interest companies through a case study of Stora Enso
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakultetenAbstract : This thesis seeks to examine the human rights due diligence (HRDD) requirements outlined in the EU proposal for the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDD proposal) for large EU limited liability companies (LLC), offering a comprehensive overview of these requirements. To further clarify and substantiate the HRDD provisions stated in the CSDD proposal, the thesis also includes a case study of Stora Enso, which serves as an illustration of how these requirements are applied in real-world scenarios. READ MORE
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17. Unraveling the Complexity of Data Privacy
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : As we have entered a new digital age where technology is a crucial part of everyday practice, data has risen in priority as a crucial part of business. With this the idea of data privacy – an idea rooted in human rights – has also received increased attention, for example, the EU passing the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) applicable to any organization collecting data from European citizens. READ MORE
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18. Closing the gap? An Analysis of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the UN Sustainable Development Goals in Business Operations
University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionenAbstract : There is an increasing demand for responsible business conduct. Different mechanisms have been developed to promote and ensure such responsibility within corporate operations. Two of such mechanisms are the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). READ MORE
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19. Sustainability Report in the context of pandemic from legitimacy theory and stakeholder theory perspective - A case study of Nordic Region Pharmaceutical companies
University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Purpose: This study aims to determine how a company uses sustainability reporting to engage its stakeholders, with a view toward analysing legitimacy theory and stakeholder theory. Sustainability disclosure is a key source for determining whether a stakeholder will keep a relationship with a company. READ MORE
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20. Sweet and Salty: Colonial and Modern Corporate Commodity Exploitation in Northeastern Brazil
University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheterAbstract : This thesis is a historical comparative analysis of the social and environmental impacts of past colonial exploitation and the modern corporate extraction and exploitation of natural resources and commodities. The thesis examines these issues through the case studies of sugar monoculture in the Northeast region of colonial Brazil (16th and 17th Century) and the sinking of Maceió (also in Northeastern Brazil) due to the corporate exploitation of rock salt mines (1976-2019). READ MORE
