This article shows that business ethics is not capable of explaining the responsibility of limited organized collectives such as chains, sectors and industries. The responsibility of the pharmaceutical industry to make AIDSblockers available for patients in Africa is an example of such a sector responsibility. …

Auteursversie. Zie voor de definitieve versie het "International Journal of advanced manufacturing technology" (2010), pag. 415-436

The objective of this paper is to examine how a combination of the concepts of Fair Trade, CrossBorderProsperity (CBP), Yunus' microcredit and social business could strengthen the producers' socio-economic situation and position in the free market. Small-scale producers in developing countries are being …

This report explores the yachting sector of SXM, which to this day does not receive enough government attention and is not given the recognition that it deserves as a lucrative sector of the economy (Johnson, 2010). Therefore, the decision to research this topic came as a result of the Tourism Bureau's …

This thesis answers the question how a company such as Media Markt can introduce projects aiming at sustainable enterprise without compromising their mission statement, ideas and beliefs. In doing so, difference is made between Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainable Enterprise and Sustainable Development …

The past century has been a century characterized by human suffering and conflict. The establishment of the United Nations in the aftermath of World War II has brought the pressing issue of human rights to the attention of the international world. However, the UN’s reluctance to act on occasions of …

Always a complex and demanding task, parenthood can be an extra challenge when parents have severe mental illness. Clients with children may experience extra stress, feelings of uncertainty, and a lack of energy. They may have difficulty in talking about their disabilities with their children. Often, …

Essay based on a Presentation to International Stakeholder Forum, Convened by the Board of Directors of the Fair Labor Association, Washington D.C. June 26, 2009. There is much concern about the current crisis. Indeed the fall in consumption in developed countries is steep, anything between 15 to 25% …

In the Netherlands, there have been many discussions about whether or not to establish a European Defence Organisation. However, due to the political party D66 (Democrats '66), this discussion has been revived in 2006 to such an extent that it really had an impact on political agendas of the Dutch political …

This report provides an analysis and evaluation of the position of human trafficking victims in the Netherlands by examining the Dutch B9 regulation; a procedure made for illegal victims of human trafficking aimed at providing shelter and protection for victims and providing facilities for the criminal …