Ropper, Ron2019-09-252019-09-252009-06-082008http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/173325After being critised by Human Rights organisations for its projects in Sudan, ABB examined its record in this country and contributed to the developement of a common framework for the engagement of business in weak governance states. "This case study covers the period 2004 to the end of 2006. In it, the following questions are addressed: 1. What factors must a company consider in deciding whether to operate business in a sensitive, i.e. weak governance, country? 2. What steps must a company take to ensure it identifies and mitigates the risks of working in such a country? 3. How may the company avoid complicity in human rights abuses which are occurring in the country? 4. How effective is company/stakeholder dialogue?"engWith permission of the license/copyright holderbusiness ethicshuman rightseconomic justicedevelopmentPolitical ethicsEconomic ethicsEthics of lawRights based legal ethicsBusiness ethicsPreprint