Multinational Corporations and the Ethics of Global Responsibility: Problems and Possibilities

Monshipouri, Mahmood; Welch, Claude E.; Kennedy, Evan T.

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“…69 This governance gap allows companies to violate human rights and dignity, often without sanction. 70 Despite these developments in global governance, states have been reluctant to impose binding human rights obligations on companies at the international level. Efforts to impose taxing standards, such as the proposed UN Norms on Transnational Corporations and Other Business Enterprises ended in failure.…”

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Children’s Right to Freedom From Obesity: Responsibilities of the Food Industry

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2018

Nordic Journal of Human Rights

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Governments have failed to adequately tackle the rise in childhood obesity rates worldwide. Instead, food and beverage companies are increasingly relied upon to support public health efforts to prevent childhood obesity. Yet, the suitability of companies as public health partners must be questioned. This article asks whether international human rights law places responsibilities on food and beverage companies that could mitigate inherent conflicts. Companies' responsibilities in relation to children's rights to health and adequate food in the context of childhood obesity are analysed with reference to, inter alia, the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the Children's Rights and Business Principles and the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The human rights reports of a selection of major food and beverage companies are then evaluated in light of these sources. This article determines that, so far, the food and beverage companies reviewed have failed to acknowledge their impact on nutrition focused rights. Existing guidance leaves companies with too much flexibility to mitigate conflicts effectively. It is argued that stronger indicators on companies' responsibilities to respect children's right to freedom from obesity are necessary.

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Children’s Right to Freedom From Obesity: Responsibilities of the Food Industry

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2018

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“…Somente seis países, os Estados Unidos, a Alemanha, o Japão, o Reino Unido, a Itália e a França têm mais retorno com impostos do que as vendas das nove maiores empresas multinacionais. 373 Das 100 maiores economias mundiais, 51 são empresas multinacionais e somente 49 são Estados. Se os Estados-nação são os principais atores dentro de uma ordem política global, as corporações são os agentes dominantes na ordem econômica mundial.…”

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Multinational Corporations and the Ethics of Global Responsibility: Problems and Possibilities

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Children’s Right to Freedom From Obesity: Responsibilities of the Food Industry

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