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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 March 2023
There can be benefits to industry group participation in international governance. However, some engagements between business groups and international organizations raise concerns, including with respect to the legitimacy and trust of international governance and lawmaking itself. These concerns require the establishment and enforcement of guardrails surrounding industry group engagement to ensure participation is responsible.
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7 Nora Mardirossian, et al., Handbook for SDG-Aligned Food Companies: Four Pillar Framework Standards,” Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment and UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (Dec. 2021), at https://ccsi.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/docs/19%20CCSI%20Four%20pillars%20full%20report%20rhr.pdf.
8 Id. at 224 n. h.