Making human rights a priority for business
Puvan Selvanathan, Chairperson of the Working Group, said that the Working Group had sought to ensure a broad and balanced participation of stakeholders in the Forum in order to maximize its potential for creating spinoffs at the wider international, regional and national levels. He added that the discussions at the Forum will not only contribute to the effective implementation of the Guiding Principles by States and businesses, but also help to bring new actors into the broader business and human rights agenda such as, small and medium enterprises, as well as promote dialogue and cooperation between stakeholders....Laura Dupuy Lasserre, President of the Human Rights Council, added that the two-day Forum served as a unique opportunity for the global community to exchange information and explore the challenges of implementing the Guiding Principles.