21st Century Pledge

In 2012, CPR released the 21st Century Pledge© committing companies to a more, systemic approach to dispute resolution that emphasized the development of processes and resources to better institutionalize ADR. Importantly, the signatories to this pledge committed to doing this unilaterally – pledging to seek ways to avoid litigation regardless of whether the opposing party has done so as well.

Pledge text:
"Our company pledges to commit its resources to manage and resolve disputes through negotiation, mediation and other ADR processes when appropriate, with a view to establishing and practicing global, sustainable dispute management and resolution processes."

 


Founding Signatories

AAR Corp.
AEGIS Insurance Services, Inc.
Akzo Nobel N.V.
Amgen Inc.
Asters 
Baker & McKenzie
Bechtel Group, Inc.
Bird & Bird
BP
ConocoPhillips
Danaher Corporation
De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
DuPont
Edison Spa
Emerson Electric Company
Eversource Energy
Fluor Corporation
FMC Technologies, Inc.
General Electric Company
Gibbons, P.C.
GlaxoSmithKline
Goodwin Procter LLP
Hewlett-Packard Company
IBM Corporation
International Paper Company
Johnson & Johnson
Marks & Spencer
Microsoft Corporation
Mastercard, Inc.
Milliken & Company
PepsiCo, Inc.

* The first 50 signatories are the founding signatories

Pfizer Inc.
Raytheon Company
RICS (Royal Institution of
Chartered Surveyors)
Rodan + Fields, LLC
Royal Dutch Shell
Samaniego Law
Teradata Corporation
Tesco
TNT Post
UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE
United Technologies Corporation (UTC)
Virgin Media
Walgreen Company
Xerox Corporation

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