ABSTRACT
Many of the 37 tools profiled in this book represent a synthesis of different approaches, a crystallising of the visions of companies, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), trade unions and governments into a new paradigm. According to Mark Wade of Shell, a consolidation is necessary among the [bewildering array] of codes and guidelines.1 Many of the standard-setting bodies have worked in relative isolation:
This book explores the ‘space between’ the various sectors, the fertile ground in which convergence can germinate.
