Bio
John G. Ruggie is the Berthold Beitz Professor in Human Rights and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School, affiliated professor in International Legal Studies at Harvard Law School, and faculty chair of the Corporate Responsibility Initiative. He served as the UN Special Representative for Business and Human Rights from 2005-2011.
Featured Work
NOV 7, 2008 • Podcast
Business and Human Rights: Achievements and Prospects
UN Special Representative John Ruggie presents his conceptual framework for business and human rights, and his plan to develop practical recommendations for all relevant stakeholders.
MAY 7, 2004 • Article
The Impact of Corporations on Global Governance
In this report of the Empire and Democracy Project three leading corporate social responsibility (CSR) experts discuss the growing influence of corporate power on democratic ...
FEB 25, 2000 • Article
Reconciling Economic Imperatives with Social Priorities: the Global Compact
Globalization has increasingly disconnected one single element—networks of production and finance—from an overall system of institutional relations. The resulting disequillibria in ...