Center for Business and Development Studies, Copenhagen Business School

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Global Value Chains, Industrial Clusters, and Corporate Social Responsibility: Identifying New Research and Policy Agendas

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Seminar Theme

International organizations, bilateral aid agencies, national governments, and local business associations are increasingly trying to incorporate social and environmental concerns in their interventions aimed at enhancing the competitiveness of industrial clusters in the developing world. This happens at a time when many of the key export-oriented industries in the developing world are coming under immense pressure for the implementation of social and environmental standards from foreign buyers. Several industrial clusters - geographical concentration of firms working within the same industry - in South and East Asia have responded to these challenges through joint action initiatives, thus assuming new social and environmental responsibilities. The purpose of this seminar is to make an initial exploration of the potential, limitations, and actual impacts of these initiatives, identifying new research and policy agendas at the interface between global value chains, industrial clusters, and CSR.