Since its dominance over the telecom market in the early 2000s, telecom giant Nokia has faced a steady loss in market share with the emergence of competition from smartphone manufacturers like Apple and Verizon. In this past quarter alone, Nokia lost market share in every continent the first quarter of 2010, with the exception of [...]
Best Practices
The Right Respect Best Practices section highlights corporations doing well by doing good. Thus, companies taking the lead on addressing the policy and legal challenges that businesses face with regard to human rights issues will be showcased; their efforts analyzed, commented upon and given the spotlight to share their advancements. This serves as a valuable educational tool for stakeholders to understand the motivations and impacts of corporations evidencing the right respect for human rights.
Changing Mobile Connections – Nokia Continues to Blaze the Social Innovation Trail
by Nicole Skibola on Thursday, August 19th, 2010
Right Respect Best Practices: Timberland
by Shilpa Thakur on Thursday, July 29th, 2010For the last few decades, globalization has been a vehicle of economic and sustainable development throughout the world. With their vast economic power, corporations have the unique ability to end the exploitation of foreign laborers. Timberland, a boot manufacturer, has proved itself as a pioneer in the field by subjecting its suppliers to a strict [...]