This open conference brings together business, multilateral institutions, governments and civil society to discuss the role of business in respecting and promoting human rights. In today's business environment, companies play a critical role in ensuring that international standards of human rights are being upheld and promoted. This relation-ship is highlighted in the United Nations Global Compact, which lists adherence to human rights as its first principal, emphasizing the need for business to use its re-sources and expertise to rebalance global inequality.