Empirical Legal Studies
Corporate responsibility in global supply chains?
For many years, human rights have been considered a playing field in which states were the most important actors. In the present day society, this has changed as a consequence of globalization and the rise of multinational enterprises (MNEs). Protection of fundamental labor rights in global supply chains is a concern.
This project focuses on multinational companies as market actors and the regulation of their behaviours in global supply chains. Monitoring the behaviours and actions of multinationals has become more complex because international organisations such as the United Nations and the ILO are losing territory. In this context, it is important to look at soft law. Codes of Codes of conduct are a set of rules voluntarily drawn up by companies but with which they must comply. What role do these Codes of Conduct play in compliance with and enforcement of fundamental labor rights in global supply chains?
Publications
- Vandenbroucke S.E.M. (2024), The portrayal of effectiveness of supplier codes of conduct in improving labor conditions in global supply chains: A systematic review of the literature, Regulation & Governance 18(1): 307-327.
- Vandenbroucke S.E.M., Kantorowicz J.J. & Erkens M.Y.H.G. (2024), Decoding supplier codes of conduct with content and text as data approaches, Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management 31(1): 472-492.
- Vandenbroucke S.E.M. (24 February 2023), Are supplier codes of conduct effective?. Database of Business Ethics. Leiden: Leiden Law School. [blog entry].
- Vandenbroucke S.E.M., Verdoes T.L.M. & Vriesendorp R.D. (24 November 2023), Embracing a new paradigm: a corporate shift towards (social) sustainability. Leiden Law Blog. Leiden: Leiden University (Leiden University). [blog entry].
- Vandenbroucke S.E.M. (2023), Codes of conduct, a tool to regulate supply chain labor practices?. In: Erkens M.Y.H.G., Groot C. de & Oostrum C.H.A. van (Eds.), Panta Rhei: recht en duurzaamheid. Den Haag: Boom Juridisch. 31-46.
- Maurel R., Caron M. & Vandenbroucke S.E.M. (19 June 2020), Le monde d'après nécessite d'inventer une éthique mondiale des affaires. Huffington Post [French edition]. [blog entry].
- Vandenbroucke S.E.M. (24 November 2020), Uyghur forced labour: Who will take a stand?. Leiden Law Blog.