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Human Rights and Business
Human rights and business are no longer mutually exclusive. The business case for a company formulating a human rights policy or, put another way, adopting a corporate social responsibility dimension, to their activities has become standard practice and is increasingly informing business. A company which acknowledges its human rights responsibilities gains a good reputation, thereby acquiring a competitive edge in the market place amongst consumers and prospective employees. Human rights and business now feature regularly on the international/national agenda as is reflected in the activities of the United Nations and not least in the appointment in July 2005 of a Special Representative to the Secretary General on Human Rights and Transnational Corporations and Other Business Enterprises. […]
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Human rights and business are no longer mutually exclusive. The business case for a company formulating a human rights policy or, put another way, adopting a corporate social responsibility dimension, to their activities has become standard practice and is increasingly informing business. A company which acknowledges its human rights responsibilities gains a good reputation, thereby acquiring a competitive edge in the market place amongst consumers and prospective employees. Human rights and business now feature regularly on the international/national agenda as is reflected in the activities of the United Nations and not least in the appointment in July 2005 of a Special Representative to the Secretary General on Human Rights and Transnational Corporations and Other Business Enterprises. […]