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Organization Name

ABB Ltd.

Case Story Title

ABB and Sudan; The value of stakeholder management - Case study for EHRBP II

Case Story Date

2008/03/11

Issues Addressed

• Principle 1 - Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights
• Principle 2 - Make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses
• Conflict prevention

Case Story Category

Internalization Project

Countries of Impact

Sudan

Case Description

This case study describes ABB's operations in Sudan. ABB was accused of abetting the violation of human rights because the dam was displacing 50,000 Amric people, there were allegations of forced movement, inadequate compensation and poor agricultural conditions in their new home areas and support for Sudan's government. ABB engaged thereon with consulting specialists and stakeholders during their operation in Sudan.

Links

• http://www.abb.com/

File

• Case Story Attachment (pdf)

Authors

Ron Popper, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility
ron.popper@ch.abb.com

Dr. Ralph Hamann (peer review), University of Cape Town
unknown

Contact Person

None

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