US versus Him
By Catarina Pessanha Gomes. The past months constituted the culmination of a sequence of events, completely unthinkable even one year ago. These events led...
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Jun 18, 2021
Like oil and water…. Shell’s climate responsibility and human rights
By Kristian Høyer Toft, PhD ◦ 4 min read ◦ In a landmark verdict at the district court in the Hague on 26th May this...
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May 31, 2021
Corporate democratic responsibility – messy and difficult, yet urgent and without alternative
By Dieter Zinnbauer ◦ 4 min read ◦ We live in politically tumultuous times. Authoritarianism is on the rise again across the world. Democratic freedoms have...
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May 24, 2021
Mapping unchartered territory: Ecuador’s journey to sustainable palm oil
By Mathilde Birn, Sanne Qvarfordh, & Dr. Kristjan Jespersen ◦ 3 min read ◦ Sustainability certifications have become a widely used mechanism to signal to...
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Trumpism: On the road to state capture?
By Hans Krause Hansen The inauguration of Donald Trump as President of the U.S. has caused widespread concern. On the long list of worries...
The CEO President
By Dan Kärreman. President Trump is going to be different. So far most of the commentary has been focused on him as a trailblazer...
UN Global Compact Silently Expels More than 2,300 Non-Business Participants
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...
CSR as Power in Global Governance. The Anti-corruption policy of Danish Companies in China
On Tuesday 29 November 2016 Anestis Keremis will give his first WIP seminar with the title: CSR as Power in Global Governance. The Anti-corruption...
Democracy Trumped – Understanding Trump’s Propaganda
By W. Lance Bennett. How did a brand magnate reality TV star with a vindictive style and no political experience become president of the...
Rising Inequality and Political Backlash
By Kate Grosser. Widening income inequality has become the defining challenges of our time. Not only has this issue been highlighted in recent years...
Let’s not waste the crisis of a Trump Presidency
By Dirk Matten Last Tuesday’s election in the US has left the world in shock. As entertaining, astonishing, at times surely revolting, the Trump...