...Greg Regaignon, a human rights researcher, headed into New York City for breakfast at Tiffany’s. Michael Kowalski, chief executive...had invited him in to discuss its revised position on acquiring gems from Burma...the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre...sought confirmation from Tiffany [on the policy]. The centre, a non-profit organisation that raises awareness of companies’ human rights im­pacts around the world, posted both the article and Tiffany’s response on its website and includ­ed both in its weekly newsletter...Two days later Tiffany said it would not buy gems from Burma after all...The centre’s publication of not only the allegation but also the company’s response is typical of the even-handed approach it takes in shining a light on companies’ human rights practices, good and bad...About 75 per cent of companies respond to requests for comment about human rights allegations, twice the level he expected. [also refers to Endiama, ITM Mining, Lazare Kaplan International, Lev Leviev and Odebrecht]