The Ethical Council Annual Report 2013 – Impact through dialogues

Press Release April 22nd, 2014The Ethical Council is developing its preventive dialogues in order to get companies to act more responsibly and thereby reduce the risk that they violate international conventions. The focus areas for the Ethical Council in 2013 included human rights, business ethics and environmental issues in the telecom, pharmaceutical, tobacco and cocoa industry. The Ethical Council has seen several examples of dialogues as an effective tool for influencing companies to improve their sustainability performance. 2013 brought the Ethical Council in dialogue with 133