Today a coalition of leading UK NGOs criticised the government for failing to take action to ensure corporate responsibility overseas. Responding to government’s statement on the findings of the Joint Committee for Human Rights, Hannah Ellis, Coordinator of The CORE Coalition said: “The Joint Committee for Human Rights was damming of the Government’s failure to address corporate wrongdoing overseas. The Government has in no way answered the JCHR’s criticisms and instead has signaled business as usual for companies whose concern for profit is put way ahead of the interests of the communities and environment in which they operate.”…The CORE Coalition believes the Government’s response to the Enquiry today has been disappointing.