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Article

3 Dec 2012

Author:
Institute for Human Rights and Business & Global Business Initiative on Human Rights

[PDF] State of Play: The Corporate Responsibility to Respect Human Rights in Business Relationships

This report…takes stock of efforts by companies to address human rights impacts associated with their business relationships. Behind the macro trends and data of globalisation lies a complex array of individual business relationships, each with specific commercial objectives. This Report explores the implications of the United Nations (UN) Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights…for these relationships, looking at how responsible business commitments and practices are being integrated at the micro level. [This Report is based on confidential interviews, roundtable discussions, and written responses involving the[se] participating companies...: Anglo American, Chevron, Coca-Cola, De Beers, Diageo, Flextronics, General Electric, HP, A.P. Moller-Maersk, Shell, Siemens, Sime Darby, Syngenta, Total]