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IICLR Hosts Symposium on Corporate Social Responsibility
The law school hosted the IndIana InteRnatIonal &
CompaRatIve law RevIew Symposium on Friday, March
26, 2010. This year’s topic was “Corporate Social
Responsibility: Progress & Prospects for Multinational
Business.”
“Corporate Social Responsibility is the opposite of
shareholder profit maximization,” said Professor Frank
Emmert, John S. Grimes Professor of Law and Director,
Center for International and Comparative Law. “Instead
of narrowly looking at the short term bottom line of
shareholders, more and more corporations are committing
to go beyond their legal obligations to include respect
for ethical standards and cultural norms in their strategic
planning for the benefit of the environment, clients and
consumers at large, employees, local communities, and
other stakeholders.”
He explained further, “While it may seem counterintuitive,
countless examples demonstrate that such a
long-term approach to good corporate citizenship not only
benefits the public interest but also the prosperity of the
enterprises and their owner.”
The event consisted of three panels of speakers, the
first of which focused on “Emerging Global Standards in
1 – The IndIana InteRnatIonal and
CompaRatIve law RevIew Symposium
brought a law crowd to the Wynne
Courtroom at Inlow Hall.
2 – Symposium participants
included, (from left) Mia Mahmudur
Rahim, Macquarie School of Law,
Australia; Dr. Rick Irvin, University
of Georgia, UGA; Carra Tinges,
IICLR Executive Symposium Editor;
Professor Michael I. Jeffery, QC
School of Law, University of Western
Sydney, Australia; Mohamed Arafa,
Alexandria University, School of
Law, Alexandria, Egypt; Professor
Dr. Peter Gjortler, Riga Graduate
School of Law; Ying Chen, IU School
of Law – Indianapolis; Professor Dr.
Javier Esguevillas, University King
Juan Carlos, Spain, and Notre Dame
University, South Bend; Salma
Taman, Cairo University, Egypt, and
Professor Dr. Frank Emmert, IU
School of Law – Indianapolis.
I U S C H O O L O F L AW S U M M E R A L U M N I M A G A Z I N E
CSR;” the second concentrated on “CSR for Sustainability
& Environmental Protection;” and the final panel
addressed “CSR in Comparative Perspectives.”
“Our symposium analyzed the evolving international
standards for corporate social responsibility with specific
reference to the Americas, Western Europe, China, and the
Middle East. Since it provided cutting edge information
and opportunities for discussion with leading experts, the
symposium was ideal for managers and legal advisers to
multinational corporations in the Mid-West and beyond,”
Professor Emmert said.
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