Contributors to the development of the HRCA
The content of the HRCA represents the combined efforts of numerous scholars, human rights advocates, and business people from around the world. Its success is ultimately owed to the outstanding work and cooperation of over 200 committed contributors. For their work, the following individuals are acknowledged:
The HRCA was originally designed and developed by Dr Margaret Jungk at the Danish Institute for Human Rights. The tool’s development was sponsored by Danida, the Confederation of Danish Industries, and the Industrialization Fund for Developing Countries. The development of the HRCA computer programme was sponsored by the International Finance Corporation of the World Bank Group.
The staff of the Human Rights & Business Project: consultations, drafting, refinement and editing of the content of the HRCA
Marie Busck – editing of social and cultural rights
Jodi Hébert – development of HRCA Quick Check, drafting of the Right to Work, editing of civil,political and labour rights, editing of suggestions for promotional activities, creation of checklist for research and development and marketing departments
Dr Margaret Jungk editing of all rights, and creation of checklist for external affairs departments
Rasmus Abildgaard Kristensen – editing of civil and political rights, and creation of checklist for land purchases and personnel department
Christina Schultz – development of the HRCA Quick Check, drafting of the Rights to Food, Housing and Adequate Standard of Living, editing of social and cultural rights, and creation of checklists for personnel and utilities/public services departments
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Human Rights & Business Project interns and guest researchers : groundwork and content of the HRCA
Rikke Jensen (June-Dec 2005)
Linda Engvall (June-Sept 2005)
Berit Bredahl (Jan-May 2004)
Alessandra Viscardi (Jan-May 2004)
Morten Peschardt Pedersen (2003-2004)
Susana Muhamad (Sept-Dec 2003)
Peter Hyll Larsen (June-Sept 2003)
Catherine Mo (July-Sept 2003)
Tara Van Ho (June-Aug 2003)
Shelley Edwardson (Feb-May 2003)
Miriam Michan (Feb-May 2003)
Rasmus Abildgaard Kristensen (Feb-May 2003)
Reed Addis (2002-2003)
Jeremie Smith (2002-2003)
Marie Busck (2002-2003)
Mikaela Neijd (Aug-Oct 2002)
Jessica Friedman (2002 – 2004)
Noriko Kurotsu (Jan-Aug 2002)
Elise Nymark Jensen (Jan-May 2002)
Jodi Hébert (Sept-Dec 2001)
Lene Schumacher (Sept-Dec 2001)
Ian Garriques (June-Aug 2001)
Ryan Babcock (June-Aug 2001)
Christina Schultz (June-Dec 2001)
Rita Roca (Jan-May 2001)
Xavier Cattarinich (Jan-May 2001)
Maria de los Angeles Villacis (Aug-Dec 1999)
Experts in the Research Department of DIHR: content and editing of the HRCA
Dr Ida Koch: social and cultural rights
Dr Stephanie Lagoutte: right to family life
Dr Eva Maria Lassen: freedom of opinion, expression, thought, conscience and religion
Dr Hans Otto Sano: database on country level indicators, and civil and political rights
Dr Hatle Thelle: right to cultural life and China-related issues
Companies testing the HRCA
Shell International served as the primary test company for the HRCA during the research and pilot phases. The tests in selected Shell companies were facilitated by Frank Denelle (from 2000-2002) and Joppe Cramwinckle (from 2002-2004).
The HRCA pilot test in Shell South Africa (Oct-Nov 2001) was facilitated by Vernon de Vries, with contributions from Errol Marshall (CEO), Sedick Samodien (Dir. External Affairs), and numerous other Shell employees.
Grundfos’s pilot test of the HRCA Quick Check in 48 production units worldwide was facilitated by Christian Hartvig.
BASF’s pilot test of the HRCA Quick Check was facilitated by Andreas Blüthner.
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Human Rights Regional Experts: reviewed HRCA questions/indicators for dilemmas and conflicting rights/principles
The review process and follow-up conference were sponsored by the government of the Netherlands and HOM.
Fareda Banda (SOAS, UK)
Marina d’Engelbronner (HOM, the Netherlands)
Apo Leong (Asian Monitor Resource Center, Hong Kong)
Marina Prieto (Central American Women’s Network, UK)
Dr Hans Otto Sano (DIHR, Denmark)
Charles Shamas (Mattin Group, Israel)
Sune Skadegard Thorsen (Skadegard Thorsen Legal, Denmark)
Jan de Vries (Hom, the Netherlands)
Mandana Zarrepharvar (DIHR, Denmark)
Human Rights Experts: reviewed HRCA questions/indicators for coverage of vulnerable groups
The review process was sponsored by the Employment and Social Affairs Directorate of the European Commission.
Marina d’Engelbronner (HOM, the Netherlands)
Rachel Goldwyn (International Alert, UK)
Deborah Leipziger (Social Accountability International, the Netherlands)
Rasmus Juhl Pedersen (Save the Children, Denmark)
Professor Martin Scheinin (Åbo Akademi University, Finland)
Professor Tom Sorell (Essex University Human Rights Centre, UK)
Jan de Vries (HOM, the Netherlands)
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Participants in consultations (May 2004) on investment-related criteria and the HRCA Quick Check
Peter Carter (European Investment Bank, Luxembourg)
Alice Chapple (Actis, United Kingdom)
Peter Eigen (Transparency International, Germany)
Professor Isi Foighel (Danish Institute for Human Rights, Denmark)
Amber Frugte (The Netherlands Finance Company, The Netherlands)
Steve Gibbons (European Bank for Reconstructing & Development, United Kingdom)
Carl Christian Hasselbalch (ERH, Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Anders Holbech Jespersen (The Confederation of Danish Industries, Denmark)
Helle Johansen (ERH, Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Kurt Karlsson (Swedfund, Sweden)
Matti Kerppola (Finnfund, Finland)
Albert van Leeuwen (The Netherlands Finance Company, The Netherlands)
Tim I.B. Lund (Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries, Norway)
Sofie Michaelsen (The Netherlands Finance Company, The Netherlands)
Holger Muerle (KfW Bankengruppe, Germany)
Regina Pálla (Compañia Española De Financiación del Desarrollo)
Gunther G. Piper (Deutsche Investitions und Entwicklungsgesellschaft, Germany)
Svend Riskær (The Industrialization Fund for Developing Countries, Denmark)
Jens Rixen (The Industrialization Fund for Developing Countries, Denmark)
Debra Sequerira (International Finance Corporation, United States of America)
Alke Schmidt (European Bank for Reconstructing & Development, United Kingdom)
Peter Trillingsgaard (The Confederation of Danish Industries, Denmark)
Alastair Usher (European Bank for Reconstructing & Development, United Kingdom)
Jan de Vries (Humanistisch Overleg Mensenrechten, The Netherlands)
Margaret Wachenfeld (International Finance Corporation, United States of America)
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The participants in the Eu consultation process (2003-2004): to reach agreement on standards/indicators in the HRCA
The consultation process was sponsored by the Employment and Social Affairs Directorate of the European Commission.
Erik Albrechtsen ( Dalhofff Larsen & Horneman AS, Denmark)
Lucy Amis (International Business Leaders Forum, United Kingdom)
Nicky Amos ( Body Shop, United Kingdom)
Emmanuel Arnaud ( Novoethic, France)
Isabel Auger (Banco Santander Central Hispano, Spain)
Filippa Bergin (Amnesty Business Group, Sweden)
Vanessa Bobbo (ENEL, Italy)
Anna Bolaños (Agbar, Spain)
Anton Mifsud-Bonnici (British Petroleum, United Kingdom)
Sanne Borges ( Amnesty Business Club, Denmark)
Henneke Brink (independent)
Timo van der Brink (CIMO, University of Vrije, The Netherlands)
Xavier Carbonell (Mango, Spain)
Javier Chercoles (Inditex, Spain)
Steen Christensen ( Danisco, Denmark)
Tomás Conde ( BBVA, Spain)
Carlos Cordero (Amnesty International, Spain)
Priscilla Crubezy (Caisse des Depots, France)
Mariarosa Cutillo (Manitese, Italy)
Micelle Wolfe (Aviva, United Kingdom)
M. del Carmen González Díaz (Gaz Natural, Spain)
Pierre-Francois Docquir (Centre for Legal Philosophie, Belgium)
Georg Egg (CCIAS, France)
Marina d’Engelbronner ( Humanist Committee for Human Rights, The Netherlands)
Valeria Fazio ( Sodalitas, Italy)
Heidi Feldt (independent consultant)
Solone Flahault (Carrefour, Belgium)
Kirein Franck (IMUG, Germany)
Ian Gearing ( National Grid Transco, United Kingdom)
Antje Gerstein (Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Arbeitgeberverbänd, Germany)
Pia Rudolfsson Goyer ( Norwegian Institute for Human Rights, Norway)
Rachel Goldwyn (International Alert, United Kingdom)
Luigi Grando (Comitato Internazionale per lo Sviluppo dei Popoli, Italy)
Christian Hartvig ( Grundfos, Denmark)
Cornelia Heydenreich (German Watch, Germany)
Inge Horkeby (Volvo, Sweden)
Karin Skjødt Hindkjær (Sonofon, Denmark)
Richard Jones ( Premier Oil, Australia)
Dr Sarah Joseph (Montash University, Australia)
Tim H.M. van Kooten (Shell Netherlands B.V., The Netherlands)
Jouko Kuisma (Kesko, Finland)
Anette Kunde (BASF, Germany)
Judy Kuszewski ( Sustainability, United Kingdom)
Tina Lambert (Christian Solidarity Worldwide, United Kingdom)
Deborah Leipziger (Social Accountability International, the Netherlands)
Marjut Lovio ( Proventia Solutions Oy, Finland)
Karin Lukas ( Boltzmann Institute for Human Rights, Austria)
Andrea Mantero (Coop Consumatori Nordest, Italy)
Armando Marchi (Barilla, Italy)
Radu Mares (Raul Wallenberg Institute, Lund University, Sweden)
Maria Mateu ( DKV, Spain)
Sara Mertons (FedEx, Belgium)
Roman Mesicek ( Austrian Business Council for Sustainable Development, Austria)
Sophie Michaelsen (FMO, The Netherlands)
Professor Allan Miller (McGrigor Donald Human Rights, United Kingdom)
Sarj Nahal (Vigeo, France)
Christine Neset (Statoil, Norway)
Rikke Nöhrlind ( International Dalit Solidarity Network, Denmark)
Jette Orduna ( LEGO Company, Denmark)
John O’Reilly (Amnesty, United Kingdom)
Rasmus Juhl Pedersen ( Save the Children, Denmark)
Søren Petersen ( UNDP, Denmark)
Jean Claude Picard (Yamana, France)
Maria Prandi (Esade Business School and Escola de Cultura de Pau, Spain)
Ramón Puedo ( Fundación Ecologia y Desarrollo, Spain)
Soraya Ramoul (Novo Nordisk, Denmark)
Mette Reismann (Danish Consumer Council, Denmark)
Mark van Rijn (Heineken, The Netherlands)
Marleen van Ruijven (Amnesty, The Netherlands)
Catherine Rubbens (CSR Europe, Belgium)
Professor Martin Scheinin (Åbo Akademi University, Finland)
Jens Schierbeck (Oxford Research, Denmark)
Valerie Schuster ( Wittenberg Center for Global Ethics, Germany)
Beate Slydal (Amnesty, Norway)
Professor Tom Sorell, Essex University Human Rights Centre, UK)
Katharina Spieß (Amnesty International, Germany)
Sophie Spillemaeckers (Ethibel, Belgium)
David Stoneham (Nokia, Finland)
Staffan Söderberg (Skanska, Sweden)
Kaisa Tarna ( Stora Enso, Finland)
Hatla Thelle ( Danish Institute for Human Rights, Denmark)
Esther Trujillo ( Telefonica de Espana, Spain)
Pia Valota (Association of European Consumers, Italy)
Jan de Vries (HOM, the Netherlands)
Egbert Wesselink ( Pax Christi, The Netherlands)
Jennifer Woodword ( Pricewaterhouse Coopers, United Kingdom)
Rowena Wright ( British Telecom, United Kingdom)
Sarah Wykes (Global Witness, United Kingdom)
Malene Østergaard ( Danfoss, Denmark)
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Participants in Human Rights & Business Committee Meeting (May 2004): to reach agreement on contested questions/indicators from the consultation process
The conference was sponsored by the Employment and Social Affairs Directorate of the European Commission.
Andreas Bluethner (BASF, Germany)
Marine d’Engelbronner (HOM, the Netherlands)
Vernon Jennings (Sustainable Development Consultants Ltd, UK)
Anders Jespersen (Confederation of Danish Industries, Denmark)
Morten Kjærum (Danish Institute for Human Rights, Denmark)
John O’Reilly (Amnesty International UK Business Group, UK)
Sven Riskær (Industrialization Fund for Developing Countries, Denmark)
Jens Rixen (Industrialization Fund for Developing Countries, Denmark)
The Advisory Board of the Human Rights & Business Project: consultations on the development of the HRCA
Jens Berthelsen (Assistant Director, Confederation of Danish Industries)
Dr Margaret Jungk (Senior Adviser, Danish Institute for Human Rights)
Morten Kjærum (Director, Danish Institute for Human Rights)
Sven Riskær (Managing Director, Industrialization Fund for Developing Countries)
Jens Rixen (Legal Adviser, Industrialization Fund for Developing Countries)
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