Chapter Introduction: creating a social movement -- chapter 1 Making a difference -- chapter 2 Building a different future: an emerging corporate responsibility infrastructure -- chapter 3 Early inklings: social pioneering for responsible investing -- chapter 4 Emerging accountability structures...

This article reviews the inter-disciplinary literature on the UN Global Compact. The review identifies three research perspectives, which scholars have used to study the UN Global Compact so far: a historical perspective discussing the Global Compact in the context of UN-business relations, an...

This article assesses the proliferation of international accountability standards (IAS) in the recent past. We provide a comprehensive overview about the different types of standards and discus their role as part of a new institutional infrastructure for corporate responsibility. Based on this,...

Tells the stories of 23 social and institutional entrepreneurs who have been instrumental in developing corporate responsibility. This book offers a history and an analysis of how CSR has emerged as a key business issue, why it has evolved so quickly, and the visions of its thought leaders.