A side event of the UN Global Compact Leaders Summit...On Thursday 24 June 2010, a group of over 300 individuals from business, government and civil society gathered in New York to attend a breakfast session focused on the human rights responsibilities of companies...Mary Robinson...moderated a panel featuring Professor John Ruggie...[who] drew attention to the corporate responsibility to respect and highlighted the need for this to be translated into...management systems...Paul Polman, CEO of Unilever, noted that there is significant pressure coming from consumers and NGOs for companies to act and that for a company like Unilever operating globally, frameworks are not enough since there are differing standards in certain places...Jamshed Irani, Chairman of Tata Sons, recognised the need to look after the community in the areas where they do business...Alexandra Guaqueta [of Cerrejon Coal (joint venture Anglo American, BHP Billiton, Xstrata)] noted that understanding the business and human rights developments was essential for her company in Colombia and that it has helped her to speak a common language with clients and with the NGO community. [also refers to statement by Bob Corcoran of General Electric]