Catherine Nolin

Snake oil and the Myth of Corporate Social Responsibility

JP LaPlante and Catherine Nolin / January 25, 2011 / 9 min read

Nearly every major extractive industry player has adopted voluntary CSR policies or social sustainability statements and a growing body of consultants, socially responsible investors, and NGOs are debating how to promote it. However, ongoing violations of human rights beg the question: is talking in terms of CSR useful to those trying to seek justice for harms committed by Canadian multinationals?

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