Corporate Social Responsibility and the State

International Approaches to Forest Co-Regulation

By Jane Lister
Categories: Political Science, Canadian Political Science, Environmental & Nature Studies, The Natural World, Business, Economics & Industry, Business, Natural Resources, Environmental Protection & Preservation, Law & Legal Studies, Environmental Law, Environmental Politics & Policy, Public & Social Policy, Economics
Publisher: UBC Press
Hardcover : 9780774820332, 304 pages, May 2011
Paperback : 9780774820349, 304 pages, January 2012
Ebook (PDF) : 9780774820356, 304 pages, May 2011
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Table of contents

1 Introduction

2 Co-Regulating Corporate Social Responsibility

3 Government's Role in Forest Certification

4 Canada: Government Authority in Forest Certification

5 The United States: Enhanced Governance of Certified State
Forests

6 Sweden: Public/Private Forest Policy Interplay and Innovation

7 Conclusion

Appendices: Research Interviews; The Leading Global Forest
Certification Programs; Summary of US State Forest Agency Interviews;
US State Forest Certification Audit Outcomes

Notes, References, Index

An engaging analysis of the possibilities and limits of voluntary
corporate social responsibility in safeguarding global environmental
and social well-being.

Description

Public concern about worsening global environmental and social
conditions has led to skepticism about the efficacy of voluntary
corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs, and to pressure for
governmental CSR engagement. One of the first studies to investigate
the role of the state in CSR, this book provides insight into the new
governance model of private-public co-regulation emerging around the
globe. Examining forest certification in Canada, the US, and Sweden,
Lister draws on extensive interviews with experts to offer unique
evidence on CSR governance, ultimately arguing the importance of CSR as
a supplement to rather than a substitute for state regulation.