Nike’s “Sweatshops,” Social Activists, and Business Ethics

Nike’s “Sweatshops,” Social Activists, and Business Ethics

The U.S. Supreme Court’s First Amendment cases that distinguish between commercial speech and political speech are explained, and the arguments in favor of greater protection for Nike’s statements about its overseas operations are evaluated in light of...
Trustworthy Capitalism: Co-creating a more peaceful planet

Trustworthy Capitalism: Co-creating a more peaceful planet

This article has three aims. The first is to make clear that, contrary to prevailing mindsets corporations do have an important role to play in moving themselves, nation-states, and citizens toward a more peaceful planet using what I call corporate environmental...
The Precautionary Principle and International Efforts to Ban DDT

The Precautionary Principle and International Efforts to Ban DDT

INTRODUCTION In 1994, the U.S.-Canada International Joint Commission (IJC) recommended the phasing out of all organochlorines in the Great Lakes Basin, and did so in the strongest possible terms. Using the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement of 1978 n2 (GLWQA) as its...

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— Gordon Gecko, Wall Street

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