Non-human animals in corporate social responsibility? Evidence from companies in the Nordic region

P. Pohjolainen; M. Vinnari; E. Vinnari

Non-human animals in corporate social responsibility? Evidence from companies in the Nordic region

于EurSafe2024 Proceedings

著者：

P. Pohjolainen

P. Pohjolainen ¹Department of Economics and Management, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

Search for other papers by P. Pohjolainen in
Current site
Google Scholar
PubMed

M. Vinnari

M. Vinnari ¹Department of Economics and Management, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

Search for other papers by M. Vinnari in
Current site
Google Scholar
PubMed

, and

E. Vinnari

E. Vinnari ²Faculty of Management and Business, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland pasi.pohjolainen@hesinki.fi

Search for other papers by E. Vinnari in
Current site
Google Scholar
PubMed

类型:: 章节

Page Range:: 173–178

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004715509_029

您获得访问的方式：

Dar Hadith al Hassania

下载PDF

Corporations wield considerable influence over the lives and well-being of diverse non-human animal groups through practices like land and material utilization. Responding to burgeoning societal expectations, there is a heightened emphasis on incorporating Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) into corporate actions and reporting, encompassing Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) considerations. However, the specific attention given to the lives and well-being of individual non-human animals within this framework remains relatively limited. This paper scrutinizes the quality and scope of representations of non-human animals and in sustainability reporting within the Nordic countries. These include discussions on the moral status of non-human animals, incorporating considerations of the degree of rights that animals are seen to possess as well as the system levels of such approaches. Additionally, it examines the diverse categories of animal groups under discussion. The analysis draws from annual or sustainability reports from the 30 largest corporations in the Nordic region in 2022, spanning six distinct business sectors: (1) Food Industry; (2) Natural Resources; (3) Trade and Well-being; (4) Energy and Fuels; (5) Industry and Construction; and (6) Communication and Transportation. The analysis shows how the intrinsic-level approaches are typically tied to system level framings concerning ecosystems and biodiversity, whereas welfare is discussed mostly by the Food industry in the context of farmed animals. Yet the instrumental approach is present across the sectors, where nature and non-human animals are generally seen as valuable human resources. Overall, the reports define the value of non-human animals almost completely on a system or species level instead of discussing individual animals’ interests.

引用信息

Save
Cite
Email this content

Share Link

Copy this link, or click below to email it to a friend
Email this content
or copy the link directly:

https://brill.edhh.ma/edcollchap-oa/book/9789004715509/BP000029.xml
The link was not copied. Your current browser may not support copying via this button.

Link copied successfully

折叠
展开
回到页面顶端

EurSafe2024 Proceedings

Back to the future - Sustainable innovations for ethical food production and consumption

ISBN:: 9789004715509

出版社:: Wageningen Academic

印刷出版日期:: 03 Sep 2024

Subjects
- Life Sciences
  - General

统计数据

	全部期间	过去一年	过去30天
摘要浏览次数	0	0	0
全文浏览次数	366	169	12
PDF下载次数	270	115	8

African Studies	Education	Media Studies
American Studies	History	Middle East and Islamic Studies
Ancient Near East and Egypt	Human Rights and Humanitarian Law	Musicology
Art History	International Law	Philosophy
Asian Studies	International Relations	Religious Studies
Biblical Studies	Jewish Studies	Slavic and Eurasian Studies
Biology	Languages and Linguistics	Social Sciences
Book History and Cartography	Life Sciences	Theology and World Christianity
Classical Studies	Literature and Cultural Studies

Subjects

AppBar-Authors 2025

AppBar-Open Access 2025

AppBar-Product Information 2025

AppBar-Company 2025

AppBar-Contact 2025

Non-human animals in corporate social responsibility? Evidence from companies in the Nordic region

引用信息

Share Link

EurSafe2024 Proceedings

Back to the future - Sustainable innovations for ethical food production and consumption

目录

统计数据

统计数据