Case review: Extraterritorial corporate liability for environmental harm: Okpabi v Royal Dutch Shell

Rooney, Jane

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“…After the analysis of five factors taken into account to determine the relation of proximity [89], it was concluded that there was no sufficient degree of control of operations of the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd. by Royal Dutch Shell to build the required degree of proximity [88]. A duty of care does not merely arise because of health and safety guidelines introduced by the parent company, which should apply to all subsidiaries [90].…”

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Promoting Corporate Extraterritorial Sustainable Responsibility through the Lens of Social Licence to Operate

Zhao

Lin

2022

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Mandatory corporate extraterritorial responsibilities to promote environmental, social and human rights awareness and recordkeeping have been criticised as green-washing, despite the progressive intent of such attempts. This article conducts an in-depth investigation of extraterritorial responsibility through the lens of the social licence to operate (SLO), using a hybrid methodology involving doctrinal, conceptual, black letter, interdisciplinary and socio-legal sources. We aim to give an overview of decided cases referred to the Supreme Court by the Court of Appeal, in the hope of offering academic groundwork for legalising corporate extraterritorial responsibility in the context of global value chains with the participation of multinational enterprises and various stakeholders, including those in very vulnerable positions in developing or the least developed countries. Previous research on the notion of the SLO has tended to focus on one particular industry, based on the assumption that an SLO is more relevant in corporate social responsibility (CSR)-sensitive sectors. This article will change the focus and aim to answer the question of whether building and maintaining SLOs can help companies to acquire the social legitimacy to fulfil extraterritorial social responsibility. We link the goals, ideals and breadth of SLOs to those of extraterritorial responsibility in order to provide supplementary support for legislators to achieve better compliance and risk management. We conclude that the benefits of seeking an SLO are that they can help to inform progressive extraterritorial legislative attempts, promote board accountability, and mitigate environmental and social risks.

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Promoting Corporate Extraterritorial Sustainable Responsibility through the Lens of Social Licence to Operate

Zhao

Lin

2022

Sustainability

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Case review: Extraterritorial corporate liability for environmental harm: Okpabi v Royal Dutch Shell

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Promoting Corporate Extraterritorial Sustainable Responsibility through the Lens of Social Licence to Operate

Promoting Corporate Extraterritorial Sustainable Responsibility through the Lens of Social Licence to Operate

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