The United Nations Global Compact is a strategic policy initiative for businesses that are committed to aligning their operations and strategies with ten universally accepted principles in the areas of:
- Human Rights
- Labour Standards
- Environment
- Anti Corruption
The UN Global Compact asks companies to embrace, support and enact, within their sphere of influence, this set of core values.
The Ten Principles
HUMAN RIGHTS
- Principle 1: Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights; and
- Principle 2: make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses.
LABOUR STANDARDS
Principle 3: Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining;
- Principle 4: the elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labour;
- Principle 5: the effective abolition of child labour; and
- Principle 6: the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation.
ENVIRONMENT
- Principle 7: Businesses should support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges;
- Principle 8: undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility; and
- Principle 9: encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies.
ANTI-CORRUPTION
- Principle 10: Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery.
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