Today the Government launched its first white paper on corporate social responsibility in a globalised economy. “The responsibility of policy makers and the business sector to ensure decent working conditions does not stop at the Norwegian border,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. The white paper clarifies the responsibility companies have as regards human rights, decent working conditions, the environment and anti-corruption…“The Government will propose amendments to the Accounting Act that extend the duty of Norwegian companies to provide information on what they are doing to implement ethical guidelines. It also intends to strengthen the Norwegian national contact point for the OECD’s guidelines for multinational companies...” said Minister of Trade and Industry Sylvia Brustad.