StopHateForProfit and the Ethics of Boycotting by Corporations

In July 2020, more than 1,000 companies that advertise on social media platforms withdrew their business, citing failures of the platforms (especially Facebook) to address the proliferation of harmful content. The #StopHateForProfit movement invites reflection on an understudied topic: the ethics of...

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Autores: Lechterman, Theodore, Jenkins, Ryan, Strawser, Bradley
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:IE
Repositorio:Repositorio IE
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Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-023-05415-y
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Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Boycotts
CSR
Ethical consumerism
Corporate activism
Social media
Democratic legitimacy
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spelling StopHateForProfit and the Ethics of Boycotting by CorporationsLechterman, TheodoreJenkins, RyanStrawser, BradleyBoycottsCSREthical consumerismCorporate activismSocial mediaDemocratic legitimacy72 Filosofía::7207 Filosofía social::7207.04 Filosofía políticaODS 16 - Paz, justicia e instituciones sólidasIn July 2020, more than 1,000 companies that advertise on social media platforms withdrew their business, citing failures of the platforms (especially Facebook) to address the proliferation of harmful content. The #StopHateForProfit movement invites reflection on an understudied topic: the ethics of boycotting by corporations. Under what conditions is corporate boycotting permissible, required, supererogatory, or forbidden? Although value-driven consumerism has generated significant recent discussion in applied ethics, that discussion has focused almost exclusively on the consumption choices of individuals. As this article underscores, value-driven consumerism by business corporations complicates these issues and invites further examination. We propose principles for the ethics of boycotting by corporations, indicate how these principles relate to different CSR paradigms, and show how these insights can help assess recent instances of corporate boycotting.yesPublishedSpringer Naturehttps://ror.org/02jjdwm75202520252023info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-023-05415-yhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14417/3594reponame:Repositorio IEinstname:IEInglésIE School of HumanitiesIE UniversityAttribution 4.0 Internationalhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deedinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:repositorio.ie.edu:20.500.14417/35942026-06-15T12:40:57Z
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title StopHateForProfit and the Ethics of Boycotting by Corporations
spellingShingle StopHateForProfit and the Ethics of Boycotting by Corporations
Lechterman, Theodore
Boycotts
CSR
Ethical consumerism
Corporate activism
Social media
Democratic legitimacy
72 Filosofía::7207 Filosofía social::7207.04 Filosofía política
ODS 16 - Paz, justicia e instituciones sólidas
title_short StopHateForProfit and the Ethics of Boycotting by Corporations
title_full StopHateForProfit and the Ethics of Boycotting by Corporations
title_fullStr StopHateForProfit and the Ethics of Boycotting by Corporations
title_full_unstemmed StopHateForProfit and the Ethics of Boycotting by Corporations
title_sort StopHateForProfit and the Ethics of Boycotting by Corporations
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Lechterman, Theodore
Jenkins, Ryan
Strawser, Bradley
author Lechterman, Theodore
author_facet Lechterman, Theodore
Jenkins, Ryan
Strawser, Bradley
author_role author
author2 Jenkins, Ryan
Strawser, Bradley
author2_role author
author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Boycotts
CSR
Ethical consumerism
Corporate activism
Social media
Democratic legitimacy
72 Filosofía::7207 Filosofía social::7207.04 Filosofía política
ODS 16 - Paz, justicia e instituciones sólidas
topic Boycotts
CSR
Ethical consumerism
Corporate activism
Social media
Democratic legitimacy
72 Filosofía::7207 Filosofía social::7207.04 Filosofía política
ODS 16 - Paz, justicia e instituciones sólidas
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