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Article

1 Jan 2009

Author:
Edward Potter & Marika McCauley Sine, Coca-Cola, in Human Rights in Labor & Employment Relations [book] James Gross & Lance Compa, editors

[PDF] Human Rights and Sustainability: A Corporate Perspective

...[The] mindset of American business on human rights since the 1950s has been complex. Business leaders...have consistently taken the position that their internal workplace practices should reflect the normal legislative and regulatory process of the country in which they operate and should not be imposed by treaty. In particular, upholding internationally recognized human rights based on declarations and treaties has not been viewed as part of business activity. In our view, this is not a position on which global U.S. business can hope to survive and thrive in today’s globalized economy. Although today human rights topics are...absent from most boardrooms, we believe that human rights will increasingly become an aspect of business management viewed by the business community as vital. Beyond simply mitigating risk, we expect that companies will increasingly recognize the opportunities posed by recognizing and respecting human rights. [refers to Nike, Reebok (now part of Adidas), Levi Strauss, Gap]