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2008

1 December 2008
[Article] John Ruggie is Named a "Light Amidst the Economic Gloom" for 2008 by Ethical Corporation Magazine; Robert Senser Writes in America, "Big Business and the U.N.: Toward a New Framework for Corporate Responsibility"

27 October 2008
[Press Release] John Ruggie's statement to the UN General Assembly regarding his renewed mandate
[Article] John Ruggie's UN work cited in News-Medical.net (Australia), "Re-regulating global finance with the poor in mind"

1 October 2008
[Interview] Investment Treaty News Interviews John Ruggie on International Investment Law

25 September 2008
[Article] Jane Nelson quoted in Financial Times, "Hard-nosed benefits for a different kind of investor"

22 September 2008
[Press Release] CSRWire.com reports John Ruggie to convene "Global Leadership Group to Advise on Business and Human Rights"

9 September 2008
[Op-ed] John Ruggie's work cited in Ethical Corporation, "Finance and human rights – The responsibility balancing act"

29 August 2008
[Article] John Ruggie's work cited in The Lawyers Weekly, "Binnie calls for corporate accountability"
[Op-ed] John Ruggie quoted in International Herald Tribune, "A stronger IOC"

26 August 2008
[Article] John Ruggie's UN Report highlighted in CSRWire.com, "Companies Need to Adopt a Human Rights Policy"

13 August 2008
[Article] John Ruggie's UN Report highlighted in New York Law Journal, "The Benefits of Corporate Social Responsibility"

12 August 2008
[Press Release] CSRWire.com reports John Ruggie to be featured as Leading Business Thinker at 2008 BSR Conference

28 July 2008
[Article] Senior Fellow David Grayson quoted in Financial Times, "MBAs lift non-profit sector"

14 July 2008
[Article] "Ruggie report – Struggle for the centre ground" in Ethical Corporation Magazine
[Article] CSR Initiative and SAGIA Partnership Launched

11 July 2008
[Article] John Ruggie's UN Report highlighted in Ontario's Business Edge, "Ex-child soldier urges business to be responsible"

2 July 2008
[Press Release] "Social Investment Forum Applauds United Nations for Extending the Mandate of UN Special Representative"
[Article] John Ruggie's UN Report referenced in INSEAD's "Mary Robinson: Human rights are good for business"

Summer 2008
[Article] John Ruggie Writes in The InterDependent, "The Corporate Responsibility to Respect"

June 2008
[Report] M-RCBG Senior Fellow Salil Tripathi Writes on "Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights: Performance Indicators"

18 June 2008
[Press Release] UN Human Rights Council Extends Mandate of Special Representative John Ruggie
[Article] "The 2008 Ruggie Report: A Framework for Business and Human Rights" in the American Society of International Law (ASIL) Insight

17 June 2008
[Article] "Ruggie Pushes Corporate Human Rights Improvement" in CSRwire.com

12 June 2008
[Article] "ICMM welcomes report by Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on business and human rights" in CSRwire.com

11 June 2008
[Article] John Ruggie's UN work cited in SocialFunds.com, "Investors Support UN Business and Human Rights Mandate"
[Article] John Ruggie's latest UN Report cited in The Financial.com, "ICC welcomes UN human rights report"

10 June 2008
[Op-ed] John Ruggie responds to Peter Davis' recent article about his latest UN Report in Ethical Corporation Magazine

6 June 2008
[Article] John Ruggie's UN Framework endorsed in Financial Times, "Human rights duty for business"

5 June 2008
[Press Release] UN Human Rights Council Reviews Human Rights & Transnational Corporations

4 June 2008
[Article] John Ruggie's work cited in Australia's The Age, "Where business and human rights intersect"

2 June 2008
[Op-ed] John Ruggie's latest report to the UN discussed in Ethical Corporation Magazine Special Reports, Sir Geoffrey Chandler on "Business and human rights: Ruggie report – Finally, let the real work begin" and Peter Davis on "Business and human rights: Ruggie report – Ignore human rights at your peril"
[Article] John Ruggie quoted regarding his latest report to the UN in American Law Daily, "A Sarbanes-Oxley for Human Rights?"

31 May 2008
[Article] John Ruggie's work cited in Inter Press Service (Rome, Italy), "DEVELOPMENT: Licensed to Plunder"

23 May 2008
[Article]
John Ruggie's work is cited in the The Guardian (UK), "Everybody's Business"

6 May 2008
[Op-ed] John Ruggie in Ethical Corporation Magazine on  "Business and human rights – Treaty road not travelled
[Article] John Ruggie's work cited in The Guardian, "Dubious company"

24 April 2008
[Article] John Ruggie's work cited in The Economist, 'Beyond the “genocide Olympics”'

22 April 2008
[Article] John Ruggie quoted in Harvard Political Review, "Ahead of the Curve"
[Interview] John Ruggie interviewed by Ron Popper for UN Global Compact Quarterly
[Article] John Ruggie's newest UN report discussed in "UN: Need to Address Corporate Abuse of Human Rights"

15 April 2008
[Press Release] New Orleans neighbourhood forum focuses on cross-sector partnership

11 April 2008
[Article] John Ruggie's work cited in UN Global Compact article by Mary Robinson, " Human Rights: Everybody’s business"

7 April 2008
[Article] John Ruggie Selected as 2008 Guggenheim Fellow

31 March 2008
[Press Release] “Broadmoor Project” brings Harvard to the neighborhood

28 March 2008
[Article] Jane Nelson gives 2008 Ellsworth Lecture at University of Hartford

6 March 2008
[Article] David Grayson quoted on CSR & Climate Change in The Guardian

26 February 2008
[Article] Jane Nelson speaks at UN ECOSOC special event on corporate philanthropy and the MDGs

12 February 2008
[Op-ed] Caroline Rees on Dispute Resolution in Ethical Corporation Magazine

11 February 2008
[Op-ed] John Ruggie mentioned in essay on business and human rights in Ethical Corporation Magazine

23 January 2008
[Article] David Grayson quoted in the Times Online (UK) "Beyond Grey Pinstripes"

18 January 2008
[Article] Senior Fellow Mark Kramer quoted in Wall Street Journal, "Google: From 'Don't Be Evil' to How to Do Good"

17 January 2008
[Article] John Ruggie quoted in The Economist, "Does CSR Work?" 
[Article] Jane Nelson quoted in The Economist, "Do it right"
[Article] Simon Zadek quoted in The Economist, "Going global"
[Article] Mark Kramer mentioned in The Economist, "Just good business"

8 January 2008
[Interview] John Ruggie's work as Special Representative discussed in a Financial Times Interview with Louise Arbour, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

 

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