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In recent decades new interesting efforts have been made in global consumer policy, and certain advances have been made to endow the consumers with more rights and provide better information. This should give consumers a stronger position and thus sustain key functions of markets. According to the United Nations Guidelines for Consumer Protection, governments are attributed a crucial responsibility, but in addition, “all enterprises should obey the relevant laws and regulations of the countries in which they do business. They should also conform to the appropriate provisions of international standards for consumer protection to which the competent authorities of the country in question have agreed” (United Nations, United Nations guidelines for consumer protection (as expanded in 1999). UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs United Nations, New York, 2003). This chapter explores different initiatives in the global business community.
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Ronit, K. (2014). Global Business Associations, Self-Regulation and Consumer Policy. In: Lang, A., Murphy, H. (eds) Business and Sustainability. Sustainability and Innovation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07239-5_4
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