Changing corps.Your corporate responsibility issue (NI 407) did readers a disservice by its often simplistic sim·plism n. The tendency to oversimplify an issue or a problem by ignoring complexities or complications. [French simplisme, from simple, simple, from Old French; see simple analysis. The question is not whether we are for or against corporations, but how to change their behaviour. Trade unions and 17 labour rights organizations and charities--including Anti-Slavery International Anti-Slavery International is a charity and lobby group, based in the United Kingdom. It was founded as the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society in 1839. It was established to campaign against the modern practice of slavery. , Christian Aid, Fairtrade Foundation, Oxfam (GB) and Save the Children--are members of the Ethical Trading Initiative “ETI” redirects here. For other uses, see ETI (disambiguation). The Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) is an alliance of companies, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and trade union organisations promoting ethical consumerism. (ETI (Embed The Internet) An earlier consortium that was devoted to putting Web servers into microcontrollers used in embedded systems. Using a Web server enables access to the device via any Web browser. See Web server and microcontroller. ) because its multi-stakeholder, learning-by-doing approach is a significant way to deliver change. Corporate responsibility can be a smokescreen, but ETI is about putting into practice ethical purchasing and other company mechanisms which will lead to better supply-chain working conditions. ETI also facilitates better regulation. Learning from a voluntary ETI pilot, and the support from ETI member-companies for NGO/union lobbying of the UK Government, paved the way for the Gangmasters legislation, which improved the rights and working conditions of many UK farmworkers. Peter Williams ETI NGO NGO abbr. nongovernmental organization Noun 1. NGO - an organization that is not part of the local or state or federal government nongovernmental organization Caucus Coordinator (writing in a personal capacity) Oxford, England |
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