John Ruggie at Opening of Forum on Business and Human Rigths
From OHCHR press release:
The Guiding Principles outline what States and business enterprises should do in practice to prevent and address impacts and to ensure access to effective remedies for those whose rights have been adversely affected by business activity.
“They also give businesses predictability in what is expected of them, and provide other stakeholders, including civil society and investors, the tools to measure progress where it matters most – in the daily lives of people,” said John Ruggie, the former Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on the issue, who led the work to develop the Principles. Professor Ruggie was appointed the first chairperson of the Forum. “The work toward full implementation of the UN Guiding Principles for business and human rights has only just begun.”
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Read more about the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
www.humanrights.gov/2012/12/03/un-guiding-principles-on-b...
OHCHR Press Release about the Conference: www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID...
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