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

Aaronson , Susan  Ariel

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

Susan Ariel Aaronson

National War College; George Washington University - Elliott School of International Affairs

June 1, 2007

Journal of World Trade, Vol. 41, No. 3, June 2007

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This article examines how WTO rules could support business acting responsibly in nations with inadequate governance. The article also discuses how WTO rules hamper global corporate social responsibility. In particular the author examines social labeling, procurement policies, CSR clauses, and eco-labeling.

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Keywords: WTO, CSR, trade, social labeling, eco-labeling

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Date posted: October 31, 2008

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Aaronson , Susan Ariel , A Match Made in the Corporate and Public Interest: Marrying Voluntary CSR Initiatives and the WTO (June 1, 2007). Journal of World Trade, Vol. 41, No. 3, June 2007. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1292066

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Susan Aaronson (Contact Author) National War College ( email ) Fort Mc Nair Washington, DC United States
George Washington University - Elliott School of International Affairs ( email ) 2121 I Street NW Washington, DC 20052 United States HOME PAGE: http://www.gwu.edu/~elliott/faculty/aaronson.cfm

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

Susan Ariel Aaronson

Date posted: October 31, 2008

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