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Article

15 Apr 2011

Author:
Corporate Responsibility (CORE) Coalition

Why the UK needs a Commission for Business, Human Rights and the Environment

Although the UK government has taken steps to ensure UK companies cannot legally commit human rights abuses at home, it has failed to take adequate measures to hold accountable UK companies that commit human rights abuses abroad...The Corporate Responsibility (CORE) Coalition is proposing a new body to address the human rights and environmental impacts of UK companies when operating abroad...[refers to Shell, Primark (part of Associated British Foods), Tesco, BP]