In the 21st century, the commitment to human rights is of growing importance to investors in the global economy. While corporations are generally not bound to international humanitarian laws, shareholders of public companies are increasingly recognizing that long-term value creation is intrinsically linked with a company’s commitment to fundamental human rights. Multinational companies play an increasingly large role in the governance of the global economy and can either be directly complicit or may indirectly contribute to human rights abuses.
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