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Should Human Rights Be Your Business?
Why should companies promote human rights? [1] Human rights are a matter of international law and the law must be upheld...[2] Companies have moral and legal responsibilities: in today’s globalized world, the business sector has also gained political influence... With power, comes responsibility. [3] There is a triple bottom line: financial, social and environmental... An environment in which human rights are regularly and seriously abused is a risk factor for companies. [refers to Shell, BP, "an American company that sells bulldozers to Israel" (Caterpillar), Anglo-American, Cisco, Nike, Union Carbide (part of Dow Chemical), Unocal (part of Chevron), Toshiba]