Corporate social responsibility and the state
Subtitle: international approaches to forest co-regulation
By: Jane Lister
Publisher: UBC Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Vancouver
Language: eng
Number of pages: 282
ISBN-13: 9780774820332
Subjects: Sustainable forestry; Forêts; Entreprises; Certification; Responsabilité sociale; Forest products; Standards; Forest management; Forest policy; Foresterie durable; Normes; Produits forestiers; Gestion; Social responsibility of business; Politique forestière
Description: "Public concern about worsening global environmental and social conditions has led to skepticism about the efficacy of voluntary corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs, and to pressure for governmental CSR engagement. One of the first studies to investigate the role of the state in CSR, this book provides insight into the new governance model of private-public co-regulation emerging around the globe. Examining forest certification in Canada, the US, and Sweden, Lister draws on extensive interviews with experts to offer unique evidence on CSR governance, ultimately arguing the importance of CSR as a supplement to rather than a substitute for state regulation"--Publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-269) and index.

Also issued in electronic format.
Table of contents: title: Co-regulating corporate social responsibility; title: Government's role in forest certification; title: Canada : government authority in forest certification; title: United States : enhanced governance of certified state forests; title: Sweden : public/private forest policy interplay and innovation; title: Conclusion; title: Research interviews; title: The leading global forest certification programs; title: Summary of US state forest agency interviews; title: US state forest certification audit outcomes.