A change in market responses to the environmental management ranking in Japan

This article investigates stock price reactions to the release of the environmental management ranking issued by Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei newspaper) from 1998 to 2005, by using a standard event study methodology. An examination of stock price movements of the top 100 manufacturing companies reveals that stock prices during the sample period did not respond significantly to the release of the ranking within a 3-day event window. However, market responses became significantly positive after 2003, while they were significantly negative in 1999 and 2000. The stock prices of upgraded companies in particular reacted negatively before 2000, but positively after 2002. These results indicate that market reactions were changed between 2001 and 2002, when the Japanese government showed its strong commitment to environmental policies by establishing the Ministry of the Environment and signing the Kyoto Protocol, following a number of legislations.     

Codes of Conduct in Subcontracting Networks: A Labour Law Perspective

In the past ten years, many European companies organised into subcontracting networks have decided to adopt codes of conduct to regulate labour relations and to ensure the respect of fundamental social rights. This paper first determines the context and the issues to be addressed by codes of conduct within networks of companies, and second analyses the terms under which they can be implemented. The paper argues that codes of conduct can complement the standards developed by States, the European Union or the social partners, but that steps should be taken in order to avoid that these texts replace the existing labour law.     

Consumer value conflicts surrounding ethical food purchase decisions: a focus on animal welfare

Ethical attitudes in relation to meat purchases were studied among urban and rural consumers in Scotland. All subjects perceived at least some ethical issues in relation to animal production systems, in particular, systems keeping animals in close confinement. Welfare‐friendly production systems were viewed as adding value to a food, but this value was not necessarily realizable to producers if purchases occurred only when foods were on special offer. Statements made by individuals were often contradictory, revealing ambivalence, unresolved value conflicts and a general lack of involvement in the nature of meat production. A number of barriers to the establishment of stable attitudes and behaviours in relation to the ethical treatment of food animals were also identified. A key finding of the study is that individuals can hold two views on animal welfare. On the one hand, they may think as citizens influencing societal standards, and on the other, as consumers at the point of purchase. As citizens, they support the notion of animals being entitled to a good life; as meat consumers, they avoid the cognitive connection with the live animal. This paper explores both the citizen–consumer relationship and purchase strategies used by consumers to resolve value conflicts. Lessons for public and commercial policy are highlighted in the context of the Curry Report (2002) which advocates more effective market segmentation where markets are finely attuned to their customers, with the development of a number of assurance schemes discussed in the article.     

审计责任与会计责任界定初探

审计责任与会计责任是两个容易混淆的概念。由于目前两种责任界定还不清楚，常常使人们误认为二者可以混同，导致针对注册会计师的审计诉讼案件越来越多。本文从二者的基本概念入手。分析了造成二者混同的原因，并提出了科学界定审计责任和会计责任的几点建议。     

报废汽车回收体系结构模型研究

报废汽车的回收重用一方面是＂生产者责任延伸制＂在汽车行业贯彻实施的结果,另一方面来源于再制造环节中蕴藏的丰厚利润的诱导.目前我国回收利用报废汽车的方式比较落后,主要是对原材料进行重用.本文构建了一个由汽车制造商牵头纽建,以功能多样化的回收中心作为中心处理单元的报废汽车回收体系结构模型,以期实现更高层次的回收重用.     

SA8000与人本经济

本文深入探讨了SA8000的产生背景、思想本质及其科学性和局限性，通过与我国科学发展观的比较分析，澄清了目前我国对SA8000的误解和偏见。同时进一步指出，科学的发展观要求我国企业不仅应自觉满足SA8000的要求，而且应承担更广泛的社会责任。     

品牌层次化构建对消费者购买行为的影响分析

市场经济发展和进化到了品牌经济阶段,品牌成为影响消费的重要因素。文章基于品牌将消费者群体进行划分,以动态视角分析品牌层次化构建对不同消费群体的消费特征和购买行为的影响,为进一步发展品牌经济提供参考。     

公司道德与会计职业责任

道德依存的基础是人在经济活动过程中形成的经济利益关系。约束这种关系的规范依个体存在方式的不同而有不同的道德规范。一是作为独立个体人应当遵循的社会公德,二是作为某个组织成员,代表组织应遵循的道德规范。它们分别应当是家庭美德、公司道德和职业道德。目前社会主义市场经济建设中的道德建设应当重视和加强公司道德建设。会计职业道德建设的缺陷是过分强调职业道德在整个道德体系中的作用而忽视了公司道德建设。     

以生产者为主的责任延伸制度新探——有感于《中华人民共和国循环经济法草案征求意见稿》

以《循环经济法草案征求意见稿》第17条规定的以生产者为主的责任延伸制度为基点,分析了以生产者为主的责任延伸制度的内涵、弊端及其实施的保障机制,指出以生产者为主的生产责任延伸制度的主体应包含政府,责任形式应增加行政责任和刑事责任,并对保障机制加以分类,具体阐述了生命周期评价制度、认证单制度、产品回收制度、监督制度、抵押制度等。     

论企业的社会责任

企业社会责任的本质是在经济全球化背景下企业对其自身经济行为的道德约束,它既是企业的宗旨和经营理念,又是企业用来约束企业内部包括供应商生产经营行为的一套管理和评估体系。企业在追求利润最优化、充分考虑利益相关者的利益的同时,必须从整体上考虑“价值更大化”的问题,“价值更大化”应是企业发展的总目标,更应是企业共同的信念和追求。