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Article

1 Aug 2002

Author:
G. Pascal Zachary, Business for Social Responsibility website

Who Monitors?

Who enforces the social and environmental standards for corporate behavior in poor countries, where government either does not function well or lacks the resources to ensure that businesses perform at the level customary for the U.S. or Western Europe?...But who conducts these audits - and which standards the audits follow - are the subject of fierce debate, because control of the audit can deeply influence company operations. [refers to L.L. Bean, BP, Gap]