Tim Bartley

Compares two recent innovations in the enforcement of labor standards —namely co-enforcement by local government and civil society groups in Seattle and "worker-driven social responsibility" in the tomato fields of Florida.

Looks at the "on the ground" impacts of corporate responsibility and sustainability projects, focusing on land and labor in Indonesia and China. Documents the consequences of fair labor and sustainable forestry standards. Argues for a re-centering of the state to make global standards more effective. 

Asks whether and how corporate social responsibility policies can be made more real in their consequences. Finds various effects —some more promising than others— of attempts by labor unions in Indonesia to leverage corporate codes of conduct to improve factory conditions.

Asks whether "conscientious consumerism" is a promising or empty path toward social change, and looks at the meaning of standards that conscientious consumers might support in promoting sustainability and/or fairness in four industries —food, forest products, apparel, and electronics.

Considers the rise of corporate targeting as a social movement strategy and analyzes the factors that make some companies more susceptible to activism than others.

Argues for re-centering the state in transnational governance. Examines a new transnational timber legality regime that is more promising in many respects than even the most credible voluntary sustainability standards.