Human Rights and Environmental Sustainability in State-Owned Enterprises

This book presents case studies on the human rights performance of state-owned enterprises from four Latin American and three European countries. It examines whether companies implement the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and how their state owners regulate or incentivize their human rights compliance.

Autorentext

Judith Schönsteiner is a full professor at the Universidad Diego Portales, Chile.

Markus Krajewski is a professor at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg and holds the chair in public law and public international law.

Inhalt

1. Introduction; 2. PEMEX and Human Rights: A Case Study of Mexico's Largest State-Owned Enterprise; 3. Human Rights and environmental sustainability in the Ecuadorian National Mining Company ENAMI EP; 4. Regulation of State-Owned Enterprises (SOE) in Brazil in relation to human rights; 5. Chile: Due diligence and financial inclusion policies in the state-owned Banco Estado; 6. State-owned Enterprises and Human Rights in Finland; 7. Human rights responsibilities of state-owned companies in Germany Development cooperation and sustainability financing as case studies; 8. A Review of the Regulatory Framework Relating to Human Rights and Environmental Concerns for State-Owned Enterprises in France; 9. Chinese State-Owned Companies and Investment in Latin America and Europe; 10. Preliminary conclusions and prospects for further research