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[PDF] Sustainable Business and Investment in the Global Context: Rights, Risks and Responsibilities - An event series: 16 and 17 April 2013, Beijing, China
On Tuesday 16 April and Wednesday 17 April, an event series was held in Beijing…entitled “Sustainable Business and Investment in the Global Context: Rights, Risks and Responsibilities”. This meeting…[brought] together participants for a practical business-to-business discussion on sustainable business and human rights…The objectives of the Conference included: Promoting responsible business and investment practices…Building the business case for corporate respect for human rights…in accordance with the…the UN Guiding Principles…Introducing tools and resources...[D]eveloping the rationale for considering human rights performance…Examining the value of partnerships and collective action…Going forward, there is a commitment from Chinese and international businesses to engage in “The Corporate Responsibility to Respect Case Study Project” that will connect the UN Guiding Principles and Chinese corporate practices. [refers to Cosco, China Development Bank,Sinosteel, General Electric, Coca-Cola, Unilever, Shell, Flextronics]