The Rana Plaza factory collapse and fire that claimed 1,100 lives in April in Bangladesh inspired an international outcry about safety conditions in workplaces of the major brands…While many clothiers jumped on their public relations responses, the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre immediately began tracking the regulatory response of government and the reactions of sourcing companies and international organizations. After studying the situation, it highlighted what specific changes human rights groups and unions were calling for in light of the tragedy…[The Resource Centre] helps query 5,100 companies on a broad range of ethical issues, from the use of conflict minerals to safe working conditions. The group will be awarded the biennial Thomas J. Dodd Prize in International Justice and Human Rights on Wednesday for its successes…“They provided leadership in one of the great new frontiers in human rights activism,” Mitoma [from the University of Connecticut research centre that awards the prize] said…[Also refers to Benetton, Gap, General Electric, H&M, Mango, Walmart]