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Article

29 Nov 2004

Author:
Duncan Campbell, Guardian [UK]

How human rights can become the business of international corporations

The organisers [of the Business & Human Rights Seminar] hope what will emerge from this gathering of "senior representatives from international business" and their counterparts in the world of non-governmental organisations will be new initiatives on how companies can influence a human rights agenda. Participants include Barclays, ABB, National Grid Transco, Statoil, Novo Nordisk, Isis and The Body Shop as well as bodies such as Amnesty International, Oxfam and Respect Europe...