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24 Jun 2010

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Business and Human Rights Resource Centre & Realizing Rights

Companies commit to human rights in increasing numbers

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As representatives of over 1000 companies gather this week in New York at the United Nations Global Compact Leaders Summit, Realizing Rights and the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre have published a list of over 270 companies worldwide known to have adopted a human rights policy statement (see full list below). During 2009-2010 Mary Robinson…wrote to the CEOs of 100 companies, encouraging them to adopt a human rights policy…Every company human rights policy statement known to the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre is featured on its website: www.business-humanrights.org/ToolsGuidancePortal/Policies...If your company has a human rights policy statement…please contact Business & Human Rights Resource Centre…