John Ruggie, the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations, has produced his interim report...Overall, Ruggie's report is pragmatic and committed to progress. NGOs for whom the Norms became an article of faith will be disappointed by the full stop this report effectively places behind this initiative. But they should be heartened by the practical commitment to finding ways forward that will actually work on the ground and improve the human rights performance of companies and states.