A Match Made in the Corporate and Public Interests: Marrying Voluntary CSR Initiatives and the WTO

Susan Aaronson

Working Papers from The George Washington University, Institute for International Economic Policy

Abstract: This article examines how the WTO can encourage member states to prod multinationals to ensure that as they stimulate trade, they do not undermine internationally accepted norms for labor, human rights and the environment. The article shows how these issues are seeping into WTO deliberations and how increasingly member states (including Norway, Brazil, Costa Rica and Colombia) use standards or procurement policies to incentivize responsible business practices.

Keywords: WTO; CSR; multinationals; trade; human rights; environment procurement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F15 F23 F55 F59 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 49 pages
Date: 2010-06
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Published in Journal of World Trade, 41, No. 3, June 2007

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