Thomas d'Aquino, Chief Executive Officer, Canada's Business Council on National Issues:

"Whether at the World Trade Organization, or at the OECD, or at the United Nations, an irrefutable case can be made that a universal acceptance of the rule of law, the outlawing of corrupt practices, respect for workers' rights, high health and safety standards, sensitivity to the environment, support for education and the protection and nurturing of children are not only justifiable against the criteria of morality and justice. The simple truth is that these are good for business and most business people recognize this."

[from Craig Forcese, Putting Conscience into Commerce: Strategies for making human rights business as usual (Montreal: International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development, 1997), p. 12]