Prof. Ken McPhail, University of Manchester, on Accounting for Rights and Ethics

Professor Ken McPhail discusses why rights - human, political,
social, labour or environmental - have historically been so
difficult to define, and why the S (Social) in ESG (Environmental,
Social and Governance) analysis provides an opportunity to better
develop accounting practices for assessing the costs of rights to
society, investors and corporates. How do we begin to quantify what
human rights risks pose for society and investors? Can there ever
be a path towards an international-recognised ethical accounting
standard? How is technology changing our conception of human rights
to now include the loss of privacy? For more information visit
www.man.com/responsible-investment This podcast was recorded on 11
Nov 2017.