Sustainable development : the UN Millennium Development Goals, the UN Global Compact, and the common good /

Sustainable development : the UN Millennium Development Goals, the UN Global Compact, and the common good / edited by Oliver F. Williams, C.S.C.

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"For business to flourish, society must flourish. In today's global economy, business serves the common good not only by producing goods and services but also by reaching out to the many who are not even in the market because they lack marketable skills and the resources to acquire them. S...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Other Authors: Williams, Oliver F. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Notre Dame, Indiana : University of Notre Dame Press, 2014.
Series:John W. Houck Notre Dame series in business ethics.
Subjects:
Social responsibility of business > Case studies.
Sustainable development > Social aspects > Case studies.
Economic development > Developing countries.
Poverty > Developing countries.
Public health > Developing countries.
Economic development.
Poverty.
Public health.
Social responsibility of business.
Sustainable development > Social aspects.
Developing countries.
Case studies.
Table of Contents:
  • Part I : business and the millennium development goals
  • The role of business in society : the Microsoft vision
  • A public and private partnership : the ACHAP experience in Botswana
  • Sumitomo chemical and the millennium development goals
  • Doing well by doing good--the Nestle way
  • Coca-Cola and society
  • Achieving the UN millennium development goals : the contribution of Novartis
  • How global employers can address HIV/AIDS : the Levi Strauss & Co. story
  • Part II : scholarship advancing the role of business in society
  • Some ethical explications of the UN framework for business and human rights
  • The united nations global compact and human rights : a modest but useful niche
  • Integrative social contracts theory and the UN global compact
  • The MDGs, partnering for results : the UK government perspective
  • Business-NGO collaboration on peace building : patterns of convergence
  • Putting reputation at risk : the seven factors of reputational management
  • The UN global compact : forum for environmental leadership
  • Pursuing purposeful profit
  • Employee engagement through social and environmental responsibility
  • A nonprofit sector perspective of the United Nations global compact and millennium goals
  • Millennium development goals, business planning, and the UN global compact management model
  • Do the principles of responsible management education matter? one school's perspective
  • Part III : where do we go from here?
  • The future of the United Nation global compact
  • Beyond corporate responsibility to the common good : the millennium development goals, UN global compact, and business enterprise
  • Advancing human rights in developing countries : a voluntary opportunity or a moral obligation for business?

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