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The Rhetoric of Sensibility: Argument, Sentiment, and Slavery in the Late Eighteenth Century. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
PhDThis dissertation argues that by adapting the style and techniques of sentimental novels, poetry, and drama to persuasive writing a significant number of late-eighteenth century political writers were able to develop a distinct and recognisable ...
Carey, Brycchan Anthony Oliver
core   +3 more sources

Managing Sustainability‐Related Human Rights Risks: The Role of Multilevel Governance and Institutional Accountability

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainability‐related human rights risks, including forced labour, labour exploitation and other forms of human rights abuse, remain persistent challenges across countries, particularly where corporate accountability and national institutional frameworks are weak.
Doaa Shohaieb   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

MODERN SLAVERY IN INDONESIA: BETWEEN NORMS AND IMPLEMENTATION

open access: yesBrawijaya Law Journal, 2015
People now in the 21st century are still sold like objects, forced to work for little or no pay and at the complete mercy of their 'employers'. The Global Slavery Index (GSI) 2013 shows that there are estimated 29.8 million people are living in a modern ...
Savira Dhanika Hardianti
doaj   +1 more source

Issue Construals and Corporate Water Stewardship

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the face of mounting environmental and social pressures, the importance of responsible corporate water stewardship (CWS) should be evident, yet not all businesses are taking water management issues seriously. The aim of this study is to explore why differences in CWS persist, especially within industries facing similar resource challenges ...
Daina Mazutis   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vulnerability and Dependence in Slavery and Post-Slavery Societies: A Historicisation of the Enslaved Children (Pon Pekpen) from the Bamum Kingdom (West Cameroon)

open access: yesGenealogy
This article is a reflection on the history of enslaved children (Pon pekpen) in African slavery and post-slavery societies, such as the Bamum Kingdom.
Mbohou Sylvain
doaj   +1 more source

Géographies du travail esclave rural contemporain

open access: yesBrésil(s), 2017
This article examines slavery in the Brazilian countryside by mapping available data on the liberation of slaves and denunciations of slave cases. It analyzes the distribution of rural slavery in Brazil, identifies situations related to slavery, and ...
Hervé Théry   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Examining ESG Performance Through TNFD‐Aligned Disclosure Practices

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines adherence to the Taskforce on Nature‐related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) framework in relation to the ESG performance of non‐financial and non‐utility S&P 500 firms. Drawing on legitimacy, stakeholder, and institutional monitoring theories, we construct measures of TNFD, nature‐related risk and opportunity indicators for ...
Dauda Bola Abdulsalam   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact of FinTech on the Achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals: A Hybrid Systematic Review

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Financial technology (FinTech) is recognized as an important enabler of sustainable development. However, it presents a fragmented and limited explanation of how FinTech may contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Through this hybrid systematic review of 93 articles published between 2015 and May 2026, this study ...
Salman Bahoo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Slavery.

open access: yesRicerche di Pedagogia e Didattica, 2006
The author offers a history of slavery, particularly with reference to American history.
Doug Dowd
doaj   +1 more source

‘Modern Slavery’

open access: yesJournal of International Criminal Justice, 2016
Although distinct legal definitions exist, rhetoric concerning slavery and enslavement is consistently intertwined with human trafficking. These concepts, along with many other exploitative practices are often collectively labelled: ‘modern slavery’ or some variation thereof.
openaire   +2 more sources

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