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Article

11 Feb 2008

Author:
Sir Geoffrey Chandler, founder-chair, Amnesty International UK Business Group 1991-2001, former director of Shell International, in Ethical Corporation

Essay: Business and human rights – A personal account from the front line

As someone who has spent nearly half his working life as an industrial manager I believe that leadership should come from within the corporate sector. There is indeed moral leadership within individual companies. But there is no collective leadership. Even the best companies, knowing themselves to be human and fallible, are reluctant to stand up and preach to others...[refers to Shell]