Recent years have witnessed the emergence of what appears to be a new breed of business person: the corporate activist. Hardly a week goes past without the head of some blue chip […]
What’s behind the current wave of ‘corporate activism’?
EURAM-2016 Conference & Keynote Roundtable: “Cooperating and Managing for Sustainable Development”
European Academy of Management (EURAM) 2016 conference with a theme of “Manageable Cooperation?”, will be held on 1, 2, 3 and 4 June in Paris, invites scholars and practitioners to debate about the […]
What is Antofagasta hiding from its investors?
On 18 May 2016 shareholders of Chile’s largest mining corporation will once again converge on London for their Annual General Meeting. But why would Antofagasta conduct such important affairs 12,000 miles away from […]
6th LAEMOS Conference Program & Sub-theme 11 Stream: 6-9 April 2016 – Chile
SUB-THEME #11 – THE NEOLIBERAL STATE AND ITS SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL CRISES: ORGANIZING RESISTANCES, SUBVERSIONS & ALTERNATIVES Convenors Steffen Böhm / University of Exeter Business School – UK Cristián Alarcón Ferrari / Swedish University of […]
Why some companies are becoming environmental activists
Clothing brand Patagonia gives 1% of its sales “to support environmental organisations around the world”. Carpet-maker Interface takes an “aggressive approach” to reach its goal to source 100% of its “energy needs […]
EDF Energy’s green CSR claims examined: the follies of global carbon commodity chains
Abstract: In this article, we analyse the dynamic connections constituted by the global commodity chains of carbon markets, which offer profit, marketing and legitimacy- providing opportunities for both Northern and Southern corporations. Specifically, we contrast EDF Energy’s green CSR and marketing discourse with […]
