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Article

1 Mar 2008

Author:
Conservatives Working Group on Responsible Business: Peter Davis, Jonathan Djanogly, David Grayson, Richard Hamilton, Tom Rotherham, Tobias Webb

[PDF] full report: "A light but effective touch"

...[T]here are a number of steps that a future Conservative government could take to protect human rights and fight corruption. This does not involve passing new laws, but rather reinforcing and resourcing structures that are already in place...We also believe that a Conservative government should encourage business to focus on the practical delivery of human rights policies through activities on the ground. This can be done by, for example, providing government support and financial resources to such initiatives as the Business Leaders Initiative on Human Rights and Business Action for Africa. Encouragement should also be given by requiring companies to report on how human rights policies and principles are incorporated into their overall strategy...