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Article

25 Jun 2004

Author:
Sune Skadegaard Thorsen, Attorney at Law, and Annemarie Meisling, Assistant Attorney at Law, Lawhouse.dk (submitted for the Intl. Bar Association / International Association of Young Lawyers conference on Corporate Social Responsibility, Amsterdam, 25 - 26 June 2004)

Perspectives on the UN Draft Norms

The Draft Norms is a first attempt to establish an international framework for mandatory standards on Corporate Social Responsibility. The paper discusses both opportunities and shortcomings of the Norms. [refers to members of the Business Leaders Initiative on Human Rights: Novartis, National Grid Transco, Body Shop, Barclays, MTV Networks Europe, Novo Nordisk, ABB, HP]