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Article

7 Sep 2016

Author:
Roel Nieuwenkamp, OECD Insights

Human rights impacts of the global construction sector warrant urgent push for corporate responsibility

"The Global Construction Sector Needs a Big Push on Corporate Responsibility", 22 Aug 2016.

The construction sector is a critical industry: it is crucial to sustainable development and a significant source of employment globally. However, serious impacts associated with the sector can no longer go unnoticed and mounting pressure on the industry makes this an opportune time to take significant steps internationally to address ongoing problems in the sector...Governments and public finance institutions also have a critical role to play.  Governments should push construction companies to launch or participate in global corporate responsibility efforts...[refers to FIFA, Heidelberg Cement Co, Vinci].