By Dieter Zinnbauer. Reactions to the recent statement by the Business Roundtable that recognizes a regard for stakeholders rather than a narrow focus on...
According to a recent study, for the first time more CEOs have been dismissed for ethical lapses than for poor financial performance (in 2018). What is the lesson? I think that we overvalue compliance and undervalue the effects of a corporate culture on sustainable business decisions…
Corporate tax practice of multinational corporations (MNC) have been the topic of intense debate in the media and among policy makers in recent years. Most recently the news broke that Amazon would pay zero tax on their more than 11 billion profit in 2018. The OECD have coordinated a large project on the topic and involved countries around the world in discussing attempted solutions to the issue of “base erosion and profit shifting” which is the technical term for states finding it challenging to tax the profits of MNCs.
By Árni Jóhan Petersen The distribution of rights to natural resources is a complex and challenging task to solve because of the many stakeholders...
By Patrick Haack & Dennis Schoeneborn. Corporate Responsibility (CR) has become an increasingly important issue for business firms across the globe. Yet, implementing and...
By Lars Thøger Christensen. Transparency is essentially about creating insight into organizational and institutional practices in order to allow for critique, stimulate improvement and...
By Mark Learmonth. Who are we talking to when we write our articles? Does our research make any difference to the world ‘out there’,...
By Andreas Rasche. The UN Global Compact continues to “clean up” its participant base. The initiative reported to have 5,332 non-business participants (e.g., global...
By Karin Buhmann. Dansk version nedenfor/Danish version below Over the past weeks, news has emerged that Maersk, the world’s largest shipping company, which is...
By Erin Leitheiser. For anyone who pays even vague attention to the news it is clear that this year’s U.S. election is not only...
By Andreas Rasche. In October 2015, the UN Global Compact, the UN’s flagship initiative for corporate responsibility and sustainability, has expelled 130 firms for...