More than 150 global business leaders call for end of death penalty

Declaration, part of the Business Leaders Against the Death Penalty campaign, first launched in March by Sir Richard Branson

More than 150 global business leaders have signed a declaration calling for the end of the death penalty around the world and criticizing capital punishment for perpetuating inequality.

The declaration, part of the Business Leaders Against the Death Penalty campaign, was first launched in March at the virtual South by Southwest festival by Sir Richard Branson, one of the campaign's founders. Initial signatories included the billionaire fashion mogul Francois-Henri Pinault, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield of Ben & Jerry's, Arianna Huffington, and the leaders of Unilever and Bayer.