Reframing the impact of business on health: the interface of corporate, commercial, political and social determinants of health

Rochford, Connor; Tenneti, Naveen; Moodie, Rob

doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2019-001510

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“…The recent work of the Lancet Commission on the "Global Syndemic of Obesity, Undernutrition and Climate Change" is a step in the right direction, with the questions of power imbalance and corporate practices directly addressed [85]. More research is needed to better evaluate both the negative impacts that corporations have on our health, as described in this review, and the positive impacts their activities have [5,6].…”

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“…Different terms are described in the literature to refer to these determinants. In 2013, Millar introduced the term 'corporate determinants of health' to refer to both the positive and negative influence that corporations have on population health, an idea further developed by other academics, such as Rochford et al [5,6]. Millar argued that companies generate employment and are a source of revenue through taxes, thus supporting the economic development of countries [5].…”

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confidence: 99%

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An overview of the commercial determinants of health

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Background: Different terms are described in the literature that refer to commercial determinants as drivers of illhealth. The aim of the present review was to provide an overview of the commercial determinants of health, through a review of the literature on this subject. The review was conducted in December 2019 and updated in February 2020. Searches were conducted from peer-reviewed scientific articles, commentaries, books, and books chapters, with no restriction in their publication dates and languages. Main body: The commercial determinants of health cover three areas. First, they relate to unhealthy commodities that are contributing to ill-health. Secondly, they include business, market and political practices that are harmful to health and used to sell these commodities and secure a favourable policy environment. Finally, they include the global drivers of ill-health, such as market-driven economies and globalisation, that have facilitated the use of such harmful practices. Short conclusion: The discussion on the commercial determinants of health offers a unique opportunity to shift the dominant paradigm in public health, where individual behaviours are considered to be driven by inadequate environments. Ill-health, damages to the environment, and health and social inequalities, might be better understood through a commercial determinant lens.

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An overview of the commercial determinants of health

2020

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“…There is even less health-focused research examining the significance of gender for producers of ultra-processed foods and beverages-an industry that has engaged with gendered expectations and stereotypes for as long as it has been advertising [142], and which is known to employ similar corporate strategies to those of tobacco companies [6,143,144]. Similar practices and strategies are used by other large-scale businesses including the gambling industry [145], the automobile and fossil fuel industries [5], and private healthcare companies [146]. There is currently a dearth of health research examining how these industries engage with gender or analysing their impacts from a gendered perspective.…”

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‘As Long as It Comes off as a Cigarette Ad, Not a Civil Rights Message’: Gender, Inequality and the Commercial Determinants of Health

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Friel

2020

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Scholarship on the commercial determinants of health (CDoH) has sought to understand the multiple ways corporate policies, practices and products affect population health. At the same time, gender is recognised as a key determinant of health and an important axis of health inequalities. To date, there has been limited attention paid to the ways in which the CDoH engage with and impact on gender inequalities and health. This review seeks to address this gap by examining evidence on the practices and strategies of two industries—tobacco and alcohol—and their interaction with gender, with a particular focus on women. We first describe the practices by which these industries engage with women in their marketing and corporate social responsibility activities, reinforcing problematic gender norms and stereotypes that harm women and girls. We then examine how tobacco and alcohol companies contribute to gender inequalities through a range of strategies intended to protect their market freedoms and privileged position in society. By reinforcing gender inequalities at multiple levels, CDoH undermine the health of women and girls and exacerbate global health inequalities.

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“…According to Rochford et al [42], the main focus of analysis on how businesses affect public health is on the external products or services rendered by private companies. This analysis is without recourse to how the internal processes, namely:…”

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Corporate Social Responsibility and the Public Health Imperative: Accounting and Reporting on Public Health

Nwobu¹

2022

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It has never been more urgent for corporate entities to ensure that they are accountable for public health issues arising from their business operations. Corporate social responsibility is constantly being redefined from what it used to be in terms of corporate responsibility to people and the planet. This redefinition is mainly due to issues affecting public health. Hence, it is important for corporate entities to account for how their business operations affect public health. It is also important for corporate entities to account for how public health issues affect their business operations. The nexus between corporate social responsibility and public health could also create a ‘new normal’ by accounting and corporate reporting on public health.

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Reframing the impact of business on health: the interface of corporate, commercial, political and social determinants of health

Cited by 29 publications

References 13 publications

An overview of the commercial determinants of health

An overview of the commercial determinants of health

‘As Long as It Comes off as a Cigarette Ad, Not a Civil Rights Message’: Gender, Inequality and the Commercial Determinants of Health

Corporate Social Responsibility and the Public Health Imperative: Accounting and Reporting on Public Health

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