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International business encounters organized crime:the case of trafficking in human beings [PDF]

, 2018
With increasing globalization, transnational crime in general, and human trafficking in particular, a design of new legal framework is required in order to effectively operationalize interstate law enforcement operations and prosecutions. The development
O'Neill, Maria
core   +2 more sources

Digital Technologies for Transparent and Sustainable Supply Chain Management: A Resource Orchestration‐Based View in the Textile Industry

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Implementing digital technologies is touted as the next big step for the firms aiming to improve sustainability in their supply chains. These technologies are often credited with the potential to improve transparency and achieve sustainability.
Amna Farrukh, Aqeel Ahmed, Sadaat Yawar
wiley   +1 more source

MODERN SLAVERY

Agora International Journal of Juridical Sciences, 2013
This study aims to examine the extent to which slavery is a dangerous criminal offenseand unfortunately abundant in a society considered to be civilized and advanced in allrespects.Slavery is a crime which is part of the category of offenses against the freedom ofpersons, that is regulated in Chapter VII, Title I of the Special part of the Romanian ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Leading the Loop: Anchor‐Led Orchestration in Nascent Circular Ecosystems—A Qualitative Case Study

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The transition towards a circular economy necessitates coordinated, systemic change across value chains. Yet the role of anchor firms in initiating and orchestrating nascent circular ecosystems remains underexplored. Using an inductive, qualitative single‐case design, we analyse a German mid‐sized entrepreneurial firm, drawing on 21 interviews
Johann Felix Mader, Patrick Spieth
wiley   +1 more source

Debate: Forced Labour, Slavery and Human Trafficking: When do definitions matter?

Anti-Trafficking Review, 2015
We can spend a lot of time debating the connections or essential differences between the concepts of trafficking, forced labour, slavery and modern slavery, or slavery-like practices.
Roger Plant
doaj   +1 more source

Reporting What Matters, or Reporting What Looks Good? Materiality and Balance in Post–Rana Plaza Apparel Sustainability Disclosure

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainability reports (SRs) are widely criticized for vague disclosures and selective emphasis on positive outcomes, yet systematic research on two core SR challenges remains limited: materiality (whether disclosed content is relevant) and balance (whether both achievements and challenges are reported).
Mahsa Mohammadrezaei, José Carlos Marques   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Taking Back Control: Human Rights and Human Trafficking in the United Kingdom

Societies
Modern slavery and human trafficking are well recognized as significant problems in need of legislation, policies, and actions from a wide range of stakeholders in the United Kingdom.
Todd Landman, Ben Brewster, Sara Thornton   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Modern slave or illegal worker? The haze around modern slavery and its implications [PDF]

, 2017
The Modern Slavery Act 2015 has been far from a solution to the problem of worker exploitation. Candice Morgan explains how the Act is flawed in its application, and why much of the ineffectiveness comes down to how ‘modern slavery’ is being ...
Morgan, Candice
core  

A Critical Analysis of Microsoft's Rhetoric and Reality of Sustainability Engagement

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study critically examines Microsoft's environmental, social and governance (ESG) rhetoric and operational reality, to offer insights that extend beyond conventional greenwashing or bluewashing. Drawing on over 20 years of Microsoft's sustainability reports (2003–2024), third‐party ESG evaluations and media investigations, it employs ...
Omaima A. G. Hassan, Iqbal Khadaroo
wiley   +1 more source

Para Compreender a “Escravidão Moderna”: Vozes dos arquivos

Cadernos de Estudos Africanos, 2017
This paper examines the African experience with forced labor in colonial Mozambique, where the administration developed a labor regime that resembled a ‘modern slavery.’ Both contemporary observers and subsequent scholarly research have used the ...
Eric Allina
doaj   +1 more source