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2005年1月1日

著者:
Roger East & Oliver Balch, interviewing Chris Marsden (Amnesty UK Business Group) & Andrew Hope (Intl. Chamber of Commerce), in Green Futures [UK]

Supping with a long spoon - How much do human rights count for, when there’s business to be done?

The real live debate is twofold. Is there sufficient reason – and pressure – for companies to [bear responsibility for their human rights impacts] voluntarily? And in what circumstances are they just kidding themselves (or the public) that constructive engagement can work, when there’s really only one ethical answer to the question ‘should I stay or should I go?’ [refers to Shell, BP, Premier Oil, Texaco (part of ChevronTexaco), Levi Strauss, BAT (British American Tobacco)]