Abstract
This Article investigates whether Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) can be incorporated under the realm of Environmental law. It discusses the hazardous business activities by some Bangladeshi and international business enterprises. Further, this Article explores the definition of CSR and approaches taken by certain countries under their respective public policies. This Article unveils international legislation, including the legislation of Bangladesh and how this legislation treats the concept of CSR. This Article focuses on the position of the United Nations (UN), with regard to establishing environmental rights as fundamental ones, and how the UN’s approach has affected many countries’ views on environmental rights. The position of the World Trade Organization (WTO) regulations and international trade agreements in enforcing CSR are also scrutinized in this Article. This Article conclusively illustrates that the concept of CSR is treated like a business expenditure rather than an obligation to protect the environment. Finally, this Article analyzes several legal hypotheses to determine that environmental legislation has greater scope to enact well designed regulations to obligate corporations to adopt CSR in order to protect the environment.
Recommended Citation
Shawon Priya Binu,
The Amalgamation of Corporate Social Responsibility in Environmental Laws,
35 Fla. J. Int'l L.
301
(2024).
Available at: https://scholarship.law.ufl.edu/fjil/vol35/iss3/3