Voluntary Reporting: The Global Compact
(2009) 35. p.385-399- Abstract
- The presentation of the United Nation’s (UN) Global Compact (hereinafter “GC” or “Compact”) in a book dedicated to monitoring mechanisms requires an urgent clarification: the GC itself is not a monitoring mechanism meant to deliver corporate accountability. Still, the Compact is an important hub in a broader network of initiatives dealing with responsible business practices and corporate accountability. Furthermore, the GC has reporting requirements that have recently been strengthened. The initiative began as a personal initiative of Secretary-General Kofi Annan in 1999, as an attempt to address imbalances of economic globalisation; his aim was to enrol companies in a renewed push by the United Nations to achieve its goals of peace,... (More)
- The presentation of the United Nation’s (UN) Global Compact (hereinafter “GC” or “Compact”) in a book dedicated to monitoring mechanisms requires an urgent clarification: the GC itself is not a monitoring mechanism meant to deliver corporate accountability. Still, the Compact is an important hub in a broader network of initiatives dealing with responsible business practices and corporate accountability. Furthermore, the GC has reporting requirements that have recently been strengthened. The initiative began as a personal initiative of Secretary-General Kofi Annan in 1999, as an attempt to address imbalances of economic globalisation; his aim was to enrol companies in a renewed push by the United Nations to achieve its goals of peace, development and poverty-reduction. By inviting businesses to the table, the UN has embarked with the Global Compact on a controversial journey through uncharted territory. The article begins with a description of the initiative itself. The provisions of the Compact regarding corporate reporting will be detailed as well as the GC’s relationship with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), which is a scheme dedicated solely to sustainability reporting. After that some broader observations on corporate reporting from a human rights perspective will follow. (Less)
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- Mares, Radu LU
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- publishing date
- 2009
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- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- host publication
- International Human Rights Monitoring Mechanisms: Essays in Honour of Jakob Th. Möller
- volume
- 35
- pages
- 14 pages
- publisher
- Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
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- scopus:85170240083
- ISBN
- 9789004162365
- 9789004180710
- DOI
- 10.1163/ej.9789004162365.i-728
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- English
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author = {{Mares, Radu}},
booktitle = {{International Human Rights Monitoring Mechanisms: Essays in Honour of Jakob Th. Möller}},
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language = {{eng}},
pages = {{385--399}},
publisher = {{Martinus Nijhoff Publishers}},
title = {{Voluntary Reporting: The Global Compact}},
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doi = {{10.1163/ej.9789004162365.i-728}},
volume = {{35}},
year = {{2009}},
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