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May 7, 2009
Human Rights: Now Is the Time
Faris Natour, Director, Human Rights
As I read the latest report (PDF) from John Ruggie, UN special representative on business and human rights, his chapter on the economic crisis and its relevance to the business and human rights debate immediately caught my eye. Read more
April 27, 2009
Black Swan Proof-World? What About the Swine?
Diane Osgood, Ph.D.
A few weeks ago the Financial Times ran a tidy opinion piece on 10 principles for a Black Swan-proof world. I chuckled as I read the headline as a Black Swan is, by definition, unpredictable. Read more
April 21, 2009
Earth Day 2009—The Difference of a Few Years
Aron Cramer, President and CEO
I am spending Earth Day 2009 in Paris, and what a difference a few years makes. Read more
April 12, 2009
User-generated Sustainability Ratings
Aron Cramer, President and CEO
A new rating system for company sustainability performance, Scryve, came across my desktop today. Read more
April 2, 2009
Stakeholder Dialogue as a Web: Reflections from Union-Company Dialogue Processes
Diane Osgood, Ph.D.
We often set up dialogue processes as two sides talking to each other: on one side the company, and on the other side civil society, government,talking at or past each other. However, my recent experience of sitting down with union leaders, leaders of union confederations, and company executives reminds me that effective stakeholder engagement resembles a web rather than a two-sided dialogue. With a web model in mind, success comes to mean something beyond just hearing each other. Read more
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