This week’s topics
Social and Economic Dimensions
- Modern slavery and fair labour practices
- Human rights due diligence in logistics
- Workplace health and safety ethics
- Total cost of ownership and economic resilience
- Why does compliance with the Modern Slavery Act Matter?
- TU Delft – Social Standards
- In Pursuit of a More Human World Economy
What you will be able to do
- 1.2 Critically assess key dimensions of sustainability incl. environmental, social and economic as well as practices within each context.
Activity
Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: critically assess key dimensions of sustainability incl. environmental, social and economic as well as practices within each context.
Study materials
Videos
- Why does compliance with the Modern Slavery Act Matter? · YouTube · LexisNexis UK · 8 min · for registered students
- TU Delft – Social Standards · YouTube · TU Delft · 7 min · for registered students
- In Pursuit of a More Human World Economy · YouTube · TU Delft · 22 min · for registered students
- Conscience incorporated: pursuing profits while protecting human rights | LSE Event · YouTube · LSE · 62 min · for registered students
Further resources
- Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: Implementing the United Nations "Protect, Respect and Remedy" Framework · PDF · Un, framework; 42 pages · for registered students
- OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct (2023), ch. V: Employment and Industrial Relations · PDF · Oecd, guidance; pp. 28–32 · for registered students
- ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work (1998, as amended in 2022) · PDF · Ilo, framework; 18 pages · for registered students
Materials marked “for registered students” open in the student portal, which is set up as soon as you receive final acceptance.
