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Report

18 Nov 2014

Author:
Weltethos-Institut (Universität Tübingen)

Report from conference on role of human rights & responsibilities in business (Tübingen, 9-10 Oct)

Around 60 people from various backgrounds including academia, business practice, civil society and public policy came together in Tübingen for two full days of interdisciplinary debate. The goal of the conference was to bring together an impact oriented and pragmatic audience that despite a shared concern for the protection and promotion of human dignity typically does not talk to each other on a regular basis. The conference was structured into three panels. The first panel served to deliver an understanding of dignity as a theoretical concept and was accompanied by a workshop based on real-life cases. The second panel was dedicated to gain insights into practices of companies that cherish human dignity by examining various elements of supply chain management as well as sustainable product development The final panel examined the role of dignity in business through a public policy lens. Speakers were tracing back the development of the United Nations Global Compact and highlighted the various initiatives and ramifications on a regional and national level as well (German and European perspectives). In various formats conference participants were discussing the insights generated and also worked on potential next steps and possible future collaborations. [For the event listing, see here.]