Forschungsprojekt ::

Challenges in the Implementation of Responsible Business Conduct

Projektbeschreibung

This cumulative dissertation aims to provide novel and holistic ideas on how companies can solve different challenges in the implementation of responsible business conduct (RBC).

The three papers of this dissertation concentrate on specific facets of RBC and aim to find new insights and solutions for different challenges in the implementation of RBC. The first paper investigates ethical sustainability reporting and assurance practices. The second paper emphasizes that corporations are responsible to manage both the upstream and downstream sustainability impacts on the value chain and thus concentrates on the RBC aspect of value chain responsibility. The third paper focuses on the concept of supply chain due diligence to identify, prevent, mitigate, and account for adverse human rights and environmental impacts as an elementary part of RBC.