Ben Waber reviewed Conscience Incorporated by Michael H. Posner
A Case-Focused Examination of How the Private Sector Should Protect Human Rights
3 stars
This book advocates for business's role in protecting human rights across their business, utilizing a number of cases to demonstrate how this can be done in practice and the challenges in doing so. Posner mostly advocates a voluntary, private approach here, although there is a chapter on the role of government. I found the conflation of value investing and ESG investing off putting, and the chapters on social media and technology more broadly can be skipped unless you need an introduction to the ethical issues in those areas. Still, the cases presented here are certainly useful to help build the case for substantive change