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Article

1 Feb 2006

Author:
Paul Watchman, Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, in Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law, pg. 46-50

[PDF] Banks, Business & Human Rights

Global banks and international businesses have now reached a tipping point on environmental, social and human rights issues whereby we can now characterise 21st century international business as being at the dawn of a New Enlightenment based on responsible banking and fiduciary or sustainable capitalism. [refers to Citibank (part of Citigroup), Westpac, BP, Goldman Sachs, ABN Amro, General Electric, HSBC, Barlcays, West LB, Groupama, USS, RCM (Allianz Dresner), Nikko, Sanpaulo, Bank of America]