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See also the following sections of this website:

• Positive steps by business to promote human rights, the rule of law and sustainable development in the wider society

General:

CEOs Advocate Economic, Environmental, and Social Sustainability at Conference - The Forum for Corporate Conscience calls on CEOs and corporations to promote triple bottom line performance. (William Baue, SocialFunds.com, 19 Mar. 2003)

Prudence Pays - practical steps to bridge conflicting views on climate change - Climate change is a fundamental challenge in a world where energy needs could grow threefold over the next 50 years. There is compelling evidence that climate change is a threat, although there are still huge uncertainties about the risks and impact. There are no quick fixes so we need to take action now (Philip Watts, Chairman of the Committee of Managing Directors, Royal Dutch/Shell, 12 Mar. 2003)

Compendium of speeches, press releases and articles from the "Lekgotla: Business Day" - Johannesburg -1 Sep. 2002 [BASD (Business Action for Sustainable Development) hosted a high profile business day during the Johannesburg Summit that brought world business leaders together with NGOs, labor unions, government officials and others - to discuss initiatives and partnerships towards sustainable development] [includes speeches by Prime Ministers of Canada & Denmark; Tokyo Sexwale, Business Coordinating Forum of South Africa; Reuel Khoza, Chairman of Eskom; Phil Watts, World Business Council for Sustainable Development; Sir Robert Wilson, Rio Tinto; Wladimir Puggina, International Fertilizer Industry Association; Heinz Imhof, Chairman of Syngenta; Mohamed Rafik Meghji, International Federation of Consulting Engineers] (Business Action for Sustainable Development, 1 Sep. 2002)

relevant sections of Business and Human Rights in a Time of Change (Christopher Avery, Nov. 1999):

• Chapter 1.1: Re-examining the fundamental purposes of business

• Chapter 1.2: Challenging traditional business thinking about human rights

Statements about human rights and business:

Thomas d'Aquino, CEO, Canada's Business Council on National Issues (Canada)

Robin Aram, Head of External Relations and Policy Development, Shell International (United Kingdom/Netherlands)

Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala II, President, Ayala Corporation (Philippines)

Sir John Browne, Chief Executive, BP (United Kingdom)

Paul Fireman, Chairman, Reebok International (USA)

Bill Ford, Chairman of the Board, Ford Motor Company (USA)

Chris Gibson-Smith, Managing Director, BP (United Kingdom)

Ryuzaburo Kaku, CEO, Canon Corp. (Japan)

John Kamm, President of Asia Pacific Resources, former President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong (USA)

Prof. Dr. Klaus M. Leisinger, Executive Director, Novartis Foundation (Switzerland)

Göran Lindahl, former President and CEO of ABB (Switzerland)

Richard D. McCormick, President of International Chamber of Commerce, Chairman Emeritus of U S WEST, former Chief Executive Officer of U S WEST (USA)

Craig Mackenzie, Director of Socially Responsible Investment, Friends Ivory & Sime (UK)

Mark Moody-Stuart, Chairman of the Committee of Managing Directors, Royal Dutch/Shell Group (United Kingdom/Netherlands)

Nani Palkhivala, formerly senior executive and board member at Tata Group, Professor of Law, Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court of India, Ambassador of India to USA (India)

Anand Panyarachun, former Chairman of the Federation of Thai Industries (Thailand)

David Rice, Policy Adviser, Political & Government Relations, BP (United Kingdom)

Anita Roddick, Founder and Co-Chairman, The Body Shop International (United Kingdom)

Howard J. Rubenstein, Founder and President, Rubenstein Associates (USA)

Wolfgang Ruttenstorfer, CEO of OMV (Austrian oil & gas group)

Christian Stenger, Managing Director, DSW Investments (Germany)

Peter Sutherland, Chairman of Goldman Sachs International and Co-Chairman of BP (United Kingdom)

Sune Skadegård Thorsen, Senior Advisor, Ethics & Social Affairs, Novo Group (Denmark)

John Willson, President and CEO, Placer Dome Inc. (Canada)

Dr. Jennifer Woodward, consultant on Global Risk Management Solutions for PricewaterhouseCoopers

Statements about general corporate social responsibility:

Michael R. Bonsignore, CEO, Honeywell (USA)

James Copeland, Global Chief Executive, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (USA)

Alan Hassenfeld, Chief Executive, Hasbro (USA)

Margie Keeton, Executive Director, Tshikululu Social Investments (South Africa)

Gerald M. Levin, chairman and CEO, Time Warner Inc (USA)

Kenneth Mason, President, Quaker Oats (USA)

Minoru Mkaihara, Chairman, Mitsubishi Corporation (Japan)

William C. Norris, Founder, Control Data Corporation (USA)

Cyril Ramaphosa, Chairman of Johnnic, Times Media and South African Breweries (South Africa)

George Soros, President of Soros Fund Management (USA)

the late JRD Tata, former Chairman of Tata Sons (India)

Ratan Tata, Chairman, Tata Industries (India)

Jack Welch, Chairman and CEO, General Electric Company (USA)