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"Additional initiatives" [2005] ELECD 297; in Tully, Stephen (ed), "International Documents on Corporate Responsibility" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2005)

Book Title: International Documents on Corporate Responsibility

Editor(s): Tully, Stephen

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9781843768197

Section: Chapter 74

Section Title: Additional initiatives

Number of pages: 4

Extract:

74. Additional initiatives

i. UN: World Charter for Nature, 1982


Commentary: UNGA Resolution 37/7 (1982), paragraph 21, provides inter alia
that: States and, to the extent that they are able, other public authorities, interna-
tional organisations, individuals, groups and corporations shall:

(a) Co-operate in the task of conserving nature through common activities and
other relevant actions, including information exchange and consultations;
(b) Establish standards for products and manufacturing processes that may have
adverse effects on nature, as well as agreed methodologies for assessing these
effects;
(c) Implement the applicable international legal provisions for the conservation of
nature and the protection of the environment;
(d) Ensure that activities within their jurisdictions or control do not cause damage
to the natural systems located within other States or in the areas beyond the
limits of national jurisdiction;
(e) Safeguard and conserve nature in areas beyond national jurisdiction.

The Charter also refers to the precautionary principle. See further, EC (2000),
`Commission Communication on the Precautionary Principle', COM (2000)/1FINAL.
For commercial perspectives, see CEFIC (1995), `The Precautionary Principle, Industry
and Law-making, Brussels'; ICC (1997), `A Precautionary Approach: An ICC Business
Perspective', Policy Statement, Paris; CEFIC (2000), `Views on the Precautionary
Principle', Brussels; CEFIC (2000), `Comments on the Commission Communication on
the Precautionary Principle of 2 February 2000', Brussels; ICCA (2000), `Comments on
the Application of the Precautionary Principle in Regulatory Decision-making',
Arlington, VA; ACC (2001), `The Precautionary Principle: An Industry Perspective on
Domestic and International Developments in Precaution', Arlington, VA. ...