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The coronavirus plague has blatantly conveyed the reality, for better or worse, of a single, globalized space. When the pandemic dies down, expect new socio-cultural dynamics, and a redefinition of the state's role.

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / February 21, 2023 / Society is increasingly concerned about how business activities can impact people, communities, and the environment. Employees, customers, investors,

The key to managing a company is to pay close attention to the benefits of a wide range of stakeholders. This notion has gradually gained currency in recent years.

Facebook’s Oversight Board presents itself as an executor of the global public interest embedded in international law. But in reality, the board uses international law in an imaginative and incoherent fashion, often widely reinterpreting its principles and instruments.

Unless the new CSR is stopped, these anti-free market and statist proponents may push CSR beyond the point of no return—from voluntary to mandatory.

Last March, the European Parliament approved a legislative initiative on due diligence. According to the Parliament, this initiative “paves the way” for legislation requiring “companies to address (...)

To escape the imperial legacies of the IMF and World Bank, we need a radical new vision for global economic governance.

There are a growing number of criminal proceedings aimed at holding multinational companies accountable for their direct or indirect role in international crimes or serious human rights violations. These include complicity in war crimes, complicity with dictatorships or environmental destruction. NGOs and victim communities are fighting to undermine the legal protections for economic actors involved in such abuse.

The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank have long been criticized for the onerous influence they exert over the domestic policies of many states.

A conversation with Jamie Martin about the imperial origins of the world’s economic governance, imagining an alternative to these institutions, and his new book, The Meddlers.