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13 Feb 2015

Author:
Cherie Booth, Omnia Strategy, on Times (UK)

Commentary: "How human rights can be an integral part of business success"

"How human rights can be an integral part of business success", 12 Feb 2015

The idea that human rights should form an essential platform for company strategies may seem like an unlikely concept...[but companies] that turn a blind eye to poor working conditions of their employees, low pay or worse, do so at their peril...Professor John Ruggie, who is also the former UN secretary-general's special representative for business and human rights, will join me later this month [at the Global Law Summit on 23-25 Feb] on the panel to discuss effective implementation and to initiate debate on the catalyst role that businesses can play in relation to human rights...[Subscription required for full article]

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