Following publication of the draft Guiding Principles (GPs)…Wilton Park held an informal consultation with a broad cross-section of major stakeholders…[including] representatives of governments…intergovernmental organisations, national human rights institutions, business and civil society, together with the author of the draft principles, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative (SRSG) on business and human rights, Professor John Ruggie. Key questions discussed include: the interdependence of the three pillars of the framework; whether the due diligence process…needs to be more detailed...the extent to which extra-territorial jurisdiction, the application of national laws to govern activities in another country, is constrained by either legal or political considerations, and whether it should not be utilised more frequently in relation to overseas activities of multinational companies; the feasibility, or desirability, of drafting a new international instrument to close the governance gap which has allowed companies to operate in what some see as ‘law-free’ zones in conflict affected areas; how a strong follow-up mechanism, engaging all stakeholders, may be established…whether a sectoral approach represents a useful way forward…and how a major ‘marketing campaign’…may be conducted to disseminate information about the GPs…to ensure they become embedded in both corporate as well as government culture.