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1 Dec 2008

SOMO "overviews of controversial business practices 2008" - and company responses

In 2009 SOMO published "Overviews of controversial business practices" on several companies.  SOMO incorporated comments by the companies into its reports.  Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited the companies to provide any additional statement, to include alongside the reports on its website:

Philips Electronics – Overview of controversial business practices in 2008
      - Philips response [DOC]

TNT - Overview of controversial business practices in 2008
      - Allen & Overy report, sent by TNT as reflecting its response to the SOMO report [PDF]

Heineken - Overview of controversial business practices in 2008
  - Heineken declined to respond

AkzoNobel - Overview of Controversial Business Practices 2008
      - AkzoNobel response [PDF]

Ahold - Overview of Controversial Business Practices 2008
      - Ahold response [DOC]

SBM Offshore - Overview of controversial business practices in 2008
      - SBM Offshore declined to respond

Aegon - Overview of controversial business practices in 2008
Aegon response [DOC]

 

Company Responses

Ahold Delhaize View Response
Akzo Nobel View Response
Heineken

No Response

Philips (Royal Philips Electronics) View Response
SBM Offshore

No Response

TNT (part of TPG) View Response

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