European Engagements with Corporate Accountability in Global Perspective. A New Utopia? 29th International Conference of Europeanists, 27-29 June 2023, University of Iceland, Reykjavik

European Engagements with Corporate Accountability in Global Perspective. A New Utopia?

This panel examined different European engagements with corporate accountability for major international crimes, such as envisioned and promoted by European institutions, national governments, transnational NGOs and business communities. By focusing on a variety of business industries the panel underlined conflicting visions of corporate accountability at a European level, highlighting the fact that governments are unwilling to fully commit to strong corporate responsibility and the perpetuation of global inequalities by transnational sources of power.