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’?
Academic Symposium: Circular Economy Disruptions – Past, Present and Future
Circular Economy Disruptions – Past, Present and Future An Academic Symposium hosted by the University of Exeter, UK June 17 – 19th 2018 With support from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and the Ellen […]
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 […]
We keep choosing cars over clean air – that’s the real scandal
The Volkswagen emissions investigation looks set to be of one of the biggest corporate scandals in recent history – and we’ve seen quite a few. While most of the focus will be […]
Free Labour, Social Media, Management: Challenging Marxist Organization Studies
Abstract: In this paper we explore how so-called ‘social media’ such as Facebook challenge Marxist organization studies. We argue that understanding the role of user activity in web 2.0 business models requires […]
