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Corporate Social Responsibility and Human Rights: Challenges in a Globalized Context

Strategy, Power and CSR: Practices and Challenges in Organizational Management

ISBN: 978-1-83867-974-3, eISBN: 978-1-83867-973-6

Publication date: 24 July 2020

Abstract

This chapter aims to reflect upon the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and human rights. We argue that although CSR is a good attempt to propose better practices for managerial decisions, a human rights perspective enriches this vision. Therefore, the authors will define the meaning of a human rights perspective for business activities and, specifically, for CSR. The authors apply the idea of res extra commercium to human rights and CSR. As a first step, both factors need to be identified as moral absolutes. Essentially, businesses should start by identifying areas of human activity that are off limits.

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Ramírez-García, H.S. and Díez Spelz, J.F. (2020), "Corporate Social Responsibility and Human Rights: Challenges in a Globalized Context", García-Álvarez, S. and Atristain-Suárez, C. (Ed.) Strategy, Power and CSR: Practices and Challenges in Organizational Management, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 311-327. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83867-973-620201017

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