Dr Craig Mackenzie, Director of Socially Responsible Investment, Friends Ivory & Sime (UK):

"Failure to manage Human Rights issues effectively has already been shown to damage the reputations of major multinational companies. We believe that by ignoring these issues, companies may be putting shareholder value at risk. As a shareholder we want to work with companies to ensure that they manage these risks effectively. This is what our new Human Rights initiative is all about."

[from Friends Ivory & Sime to Engage with Companies on Issues of Human Rights, FIS News, Friends Ivory & Sime website]]