Power, Participation, and Private Regulatory Initiatives

Name: Power, Participation, and Private Regulatory Initiatives
Author: Daniel Brinks
ISBN: 9780812253313

Human Rights Under Supply Chain Capitalism

Edited by Daniel Brinks, Julia Dehm, Karen Engle and Kate Taylor

University of Pennsylvania Press Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights

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From unsafe working conditions in garment manufacturing to the failure to consult indigenous communities with regard to extractive industries that affect them, human rights violations remain a pervasive aspect of the global economy. Advocates have long called upon states, as the primary duty bearers and enforcers of human rights, to hold corporations directly accountable for violations committed throughout the supply chain. More recently, many business and human rights advocates have considered the development and enforcement of private regulatory initiatives (PRIs) to certify that actors along the supply chain conform to certain codes of conduct. Many advocates see these PRIs as holding the potential to create better outcomes—whether for workers, affected communities, or the environment—within a global economy structured by supply chain capitalism.

This volume brings together academics and practitioners from a number of regions throughout the world to engage in theoretical analysis, case study exploration, and reflection on a variety of PRIs. Theorizing outward from the work of practitioners and activists on the ground, the book brings essential but often overlooked questions to the scholarly debates on business, human rights, and global governance.

Ultimately, the contributions coalesce around one basic claim: that the inequalities and disparities of power and wealth that are a key characteristic of the contemporary global economy can also mark the origins and operation of PRIs, and do so to varying degrees. The collection highlights the need for discussions about labor, environmental, and other human rights accountability to be situated within a broader analysis of the political economy of contemporary supply chain capitalism. It seeks to enrich discussions of PRIs by bringing into the conversation concerns about distributive justice and political economy.

Acknowledgments
Key Acronyms
Part I. Framing the Discussion: Private Regulatory Initiatives, Human Rights, and Supply Chain Capitalism
Chapter 1. Private Regulatory Initiatives, Human Rights, and Supply Chain Capitalism
Daniel Brinks, Julia Dehm, Karen Engle, and Kate Taylor
Chapter 2. Closing Gaps in the Chain: Regulating Respect for Human Rights in Global Supply Chains and the Role of Multi-stakeholder Initiatives
Justine Nolan
Part II. Multi-stakeholder Initiatives and the Maldistribution of Power
Chapter 3. The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme and the Continuation of "Conflict Diamonds"
Farai Maguwu
Chapter 4. Reforming Commodity Certification Systems to Respect Indigenous Peoples' Rights: Prospects for the Forestry Stewardship Council and Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil
Marcus Colchester
Chapter 5. What Difference Can Certification Regimes Make? The Mapuche People's Claims for Autonomy and the Forestry Industry in Southern Chile
Charles R. Hale and José Aylwin
Chapter 6. Sustainability Certification and Controversies Surrounding Palm Oil Expansion in Guatemala
Geisselle Vanessa Sánchez Monge
Part III. Worker-Driven Social Responsibility Programs: Attempts to Redistribute Power
Chapter 7. Assessing Feasibility for Worker-Driven Social Responsibility Programs
Sean Sellers
Chapter 8. From Public Relations to Enforceable Agreements: The Bangladesh Accord as a Model for Supply Chain Accountability
Jessica Champagne
Chapter 9. Transformation Through Transparency: Human Rights and Corporate Responsibilities in the Global Food System
Erika George
Part IV. Critical Reflections
Chapter 10. Reflections on Labor Standards in Global Supply Chains: Innovation and Scalability
James J. Brudney
Chapter 11. Situating Human Rights Approaches to Corporate Accountability in the Political Economy of Supply Chain Capitalism
Dan Danielsen
Chapter 12. Taking Consumers Seriously: Public Regulatory Tools of Accountability
Lauren Fielder
Chapter 13. Private Regulatory Initiatives and Beyond: Lessons and Reflections
Daniel Brinks, Julia Dehm, Karen Engle, and Kate Taylor
Notes
List of Contributors
Index