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Article

1 May 2008

Author:
Business Leaders Initiative on Human Rights

[PDF] Initial statement by the Business Leaders Initiative on Human Rights (BLIHR) in response to the 2008 report of the UN Special Representative on Business & Human Rights

In particular, we welcome the recognition of the corporate responsibility to respect human rights. It requires the performance of due diligence, which is not just a passive or reactive process. The responsibility to respect and its due diligence component form a very useful baseline for any business wishing to engage on human rights. Moving forward, it would be helpful to clarify under what circumstances companies might have more extensive responsibilities in order to respect human rights...