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1、外文文献翻译原文：Promotingcorporatesocialresponsibility:Ismarket-basedregulationsufficient?author:JosephEllaTheunsustainabledepletionofnaturalresources,perpetuationofpoorhealthandimpositionofdangerousworkingconditionsarejustsomeoftheworryingexternalcostsimposedbyinternationalcommercialoperations.These
2、costsareborneespeciallybydevelopingcountriesthatdonotreceiveadequatecompensationfromcompaniesresponsibleforsocialandenvironmentaldamage.However,atanationalleveltherearesignificantbarrierstoregulatingcompaniestoensurethattheymanagetheirsocialandenvironmentalimpactsproperly.Prescriptivelegislati
3、onoftenleadstotokenisticresponsesandregulationcanquicklybecomeaninaccuratereflectionofsociety’sconcerns,laggingbehindpublicopinion.Ataninternationallevel,withinadequateglobalgovernanceanddiscrepanciesbetweennationalsocialandenvironmentallaws,improvementsincorporatepracticesoftenhavetorelyonvol
4、untaryaction.Thereisanabundanceofrecognisedinternationalstandards,foexamplethosesetbytheILO,OECDandUN,forprotectingworkers,humanrightsandtheenvironment.However,wherethesearenotincorporatedintonationallegislation,orarenotapplicabletooverseasoperations,theireffectivenessismuchdiminished.Companie
5、stakevoluntaryactionwhenmarketforcesrewardthemfordoingso.Thecommercialimperativeforacompanytoimproveitsperormancecanbedrivenbythereactionofinstitutionalinvestorsandshareholders,employees,suppliers,customers,communityrepresentativesandNGOs.Corporatepracticesadvocatedincodesofconductmaynothaveth
6、esameforceaslaw,butpressurefromthesestakeholderscanintheorybeaformidableforceforimprovementsinbehaviour.Clearlythismarketimperativeneedssupport.Forittoworkeffectively,informationaboutbusinessactivityhastobemadeaccessiblesointerestedgroupscanmakeinformeddecisionsabouttheirrelationshipswithcompa
7、nies.Butaccessibleinformationaloneisnotenoughformarket-basedregulationtotakeplace.Acriticalquestionforpolicy-makersishowfardisclosureofsocialandenvironmentalimpactscanbeaneffectivemeanstoimprovecorporatebehaviour.Tomakeiteffective,anumb
