1. Redclift, M. (2005). “Sustainable Development (1987-2005): An Oxymoron Comes of Age.” Sustainable Development 13: 212-227.
The paper examines ‘sustainable development’, from a historical perspective and it’s relevance and contemporary application. A key argument is built around the concept of superficial consensus, which has influenced debate on this topic and contributed to the emergence of a series of parallel but distinct discourses around sustainability. A number of assumptions around the discussion of sustainable development are assessed, primarily the focus on rights. In addition, the attention to rights is linked to the neo-liberal agenda, and the growth of human security and the environment. The rights based approach is supported through questions raised by studies in biology and science and connections to ‘natural’ and ‘human’ systems. The paper presents a case for addressing the social consequences that arise from the realities of science and the environment in the 21st century, and that these may be addressed through a non-market liberal lens. This article assists me to understand issues around ethics by providing a useful framework to consider the issue of ethics and water……
2. Waddock, S. (2004). “Creating Corporate Accountability: Foundation Principles to Make Corporate Citizenship Real.” Journal of Business Ethics 50: 313-327.
The paper examines foundation principles or floor standards to assess questionable practices. It compares the U.N’s Global Compact’s nine principles re issues of human rights, labour standards, environment and anti-corruption. Foundation values are discussed as to provide a baseline of responsible practices which would be unethical and managerially problematic to go below. These general principles or values have been defined as “hypernorms” and describe lower level moral norms (Donaldson & Dunfee, 1994, 1999). Discusses three dominant spheres of activity: economic/business, government/political and civil society. The intersection of these three spheres of activity is a representation of system goals combining core values of human dignity and respect for human capital invested by workers, treating people as ends rather than as a means ( such as profits) and basic rights and community –good citizenship. Wide agreement on foundation principles and combination of internal responsibility management systems, defines this as a responsibility assurance system. States most systems still voluntary and critics of globalisation and the power of MNCs belive that voluntary standards will need to be complimented by mandate. It describes these types of initiatives alongside continued activism and public pressure are needed to bring about more accountable corporations. The paper provides a useful exploration of CSR and has assisted me to consider how l can approach the topic of ethics, water and to consider how these may intersect……
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- For the references: Ensure you are using an accepted form of the Harvard system, and be consistent.
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In the Harvard system of referencing, all the elements of the reference after the date are separated from each other by commas. A full stop concludes the citation.
To reference books with one (or more) author/s:
Author/s, Year of publication, Book Title (in italics), edition, Publisher, Place of publication.
Example:
Braverman, H 1974, Labour and monopoly capital: the degradation of work in the twentieth century, New York, Monthly Review Press.
To reference a book chapter within an authored book:
Author/s, Year of publication, ‘Title of the book chapter’ (in single quotes) Book Title (in italics), edition, Publisher, Place of publication, page numbers.
Example:
Braverman, H 1974, ‘The universal market’, Labour and monopoly capital: the degradation of work in the twentieth century, New York, Monthly Review Press, pp 188-196.
To reference a print journal article:
Author, Year of publication, ‘Title of Article – in single quotation marks’, Title of Journal (in italics), volume number, issue number, page numbers.
Example:
Mitter, S & Rowbotham, S 2000, ‘Bringing women’s voices into the dialogue on technology, policy and globalization in Asia’, International Feminist Journal of Politics, 2(3), pp 382-401.
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