# Prof. Michael Posner on why some companies have not signed Bangladesh safety agreements

1 Faculty News May 16, 2013 ![Financial Times logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/uat_025700.jpg?itok=LSPbU2V1)>

Excerpt from [Financial Times](http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/33e2f2ce-be44-11e2-bb35-00144feab7de.html) -- "[Michael Posner](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/michael-posner), a professor at New York University’s Stern business school, said the reluctance of some companies stemmed from 'a judgment that they don’t bear ultimate responsibility because they don’t own or operate factories.'"

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