G
GAAP, see Generally accepted accounting principles
Gap Inc., 25, 38, 214
code of conduct for supplier behavior, 53, 65
compliance- related issues, 66
freedom of association clause, 47
GE, monitoring of environmental risk by, 84
GEMI, see Global Environmental Management Initiative
Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), 4, 157, 230
General Motors, 78
company-run universities, 190
forces of globalization and, 90
ISO 14001 environmental standards certification required by, 54
General Specification for the Environment (GSE), 121, 122
Global Alliance for Workers and Communities, 66 “67, 130
Global Environmental Management Initiative (GEMI), 82, 137, 184
Globalization
arguments for and against, 22
external pressures of, 6
playing field leveled by, 90
pressures of, 129
process of, 12
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), 84, 87, 89, 116, 152
auditor selection advice from, 211
charter sponsor of, 208
cofounder of, 226
core features of, 228
framework, pros and cons of, 229 “232
initiation of, 227
report, 232
Global Sullivan Principles, 114
Greenpeace, 150
campaigns by against retail giants, 25
mobilizing of public outrage, 24
GRI, see Global Reporting Initiative
GSE, see General Specification for the Environment