Global Compact International Yearbook 2013
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At the core of the Global
Compact initiative are 10
principles for human rights,
labour standards, the
environment and eliminating
corruption.
The Global Compact
calls upon globally active
companies to recognise these
principles and to take steps to
put them into effect.
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 elemination
of all forms of forced
and compulsory labour;
Principle 5:
the effective
abolition of
child labour; and
Principle 6:
the elemination
of discrimination in
respect of employment
and occupation.
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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 it forms,
including extortion and
bribery.
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The ten Principles
of the United Nations
Global Compact