CSR in Space: Corporate Social Responsibility Principles for the Space Industries
Article from: OGEL 1 (2020), in Social Licence to Operate (SLO)
Abstract
Laws already exist which govern space, as do corporate social responsibility (CSR) guidelines for companies operating on Earth and a growing movement pushing for legal clarity and a license to operate, inter alia concerning property rights in space. Until now, no effort has been made to analyse the mutual implications of these developments and consequently to produce CSR guidelines based on them for space. Terrestrial CSR has evolved to fill gaps in national legal and policy frameworks by formulating principles and guidance, sometimes based on soft law instruments. ...