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2004
SEMINAR:
The
2004 Business and Human Rights Seminar took place
on 9 December 2004 at Vinopolis in London.
2004's
focus was on how different approaches within specific
sectors have started to define what is an appropriate
sphere of influence for business relating to human
rights and what practical steps might be taken. There
were also interim reports available from the members
of the Business Leaders Initiative on Human Rights
(BLIHR) relating to an evidence-based approach to
examining the value of a rights-aware approach and
in particular the content of the UN Norms.
The
seminar was sponsored by ABB
Ltd, Barclays
Plc, F
& C Asset Management, National
Grid plc, Novartis
Foundation for Sustainable Development, Novo
Nordisk, Statoil
and The
Body Shop International.
The
event was supported by Amnesty
International UK, Business
Leaders Initiative on Human Rights, Realizing
Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative,
Oxfam
International, One
World Trust, The
Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum,
Respect,
US
Fund for Peace, The
Global Compact, Transparency
International and Twenty
Fifty Limited.
Links
to:
Agenda
Delegate
List
Documentation
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