You're too easily swayed by sentiment, individual good deeds over bad, the crude extremes.

DMSs can provide solutions for business to business (B2B) and business to consumer (B2C) e commerce.

What areas of business responsibility are in need of clarification?

(a) The responsibilities of business towards indigenous and local communities.

The role of business is palpable on both sides.

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The government has facilitated the establishment of institutions to support female entrepreneurship.

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(a) Review of developments related to the responsibilities of business with regard to human rights

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What is the nature and scope of business responsibilities with regard to human rights?

The nature and scope of responsibilities of business varied according to the companies' sphere of influence .

Both systems include B2C and B2B platforms allowing tourism buyers and sellers to identify partners simply and effectively.

Distribution services encompass a number of different activities related to bringing together producers and consumers, dealing both with business to business transactions and transactions between business and the final consumer.

Investment in developing countries Provision of goods and services Employment creation, upgrading the skills of the local workforce, and creation of linkages Technology transfer, ethical business behaviour, and minimizing the negative effects of business restructuring The role of policy and the way forward

Transfer of technology to host countries, ethical business behaviour and minimizing the negative effects of business restructuring

Technology transfer, ethical business behaviour and minimizing the negative effects of business restructuring

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Minimizing negative effects of business restructuring

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Further, clarifying business responsibility for human rights and promoting good corporate conduct could avoid consumer boycotts and improve the image of businesses for their shareholders.

UNIDO thus works largely in developing countries, with governments, business associations and individual companies.

Extensive resources are necessary to fund large terrorist organizations, but individual terrorist actions can be carried out cheaply.

(e) To compile a compendium of best practices of States and transnational corporations and other business enterprises

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Gradually, more and more women were being elected to high posts in government and business.

Concrete technical assistance proposals included the promotion of business linkages in Uganda.

Ensure that all legitimate business enterprises have an equal opportunity to participate in the Jamaican economy

He stressed that the transnational nature of modern business made it difficult for any one State to regulate business properly.

(f) Engaging corporate and other private sector actors in sustainable development

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The challenge was to provide guidance to business without being dogmatic.

Suggestions included providing a forum for business and governments to develop a common understanding of what the role of business should be, including with regard to establishing the boundaries of the responsibility of companies and governments in a clear and concise manner.

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Dates of sessions 66 3. Special sessions 66 4.

Any member of the Committee who has participated in a decision may request that his her individual opinion be appended to the Committee's decisions.

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Several participants identified the importance of explaining different rights and the accompanying responsibilities in practical terms that business could understand.