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Haiti: Largest Ever Natural Disaster Appeal

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Source: UN Global Compact:

(New York, 18 February 2010) – Just over one month after the Haiti earthquake, the aid community has launched a revised Humanitarian Appeal for USD 1,441,547,920 billion for some three million people badly ...
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FEATURED RESOURCES

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UN Global Compact Guidance on Human Rights Reporting for Companies


  • A Resource Guide to Corporate Human Rights Reporting: Surveys recent sustainability reports by over 50 companies, examining trends in current ...
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Stock Exchanges and Investors Address Need for Sustainability Reporting

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Source: UNPRI
2 November 2009

Institutional investors and CEOs from stock exchanges around the world met at UN Headquarters to explore global collaboration to encourage responsible long-term approaches to investment (2 November, ...
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Global Compact Participants Support UN Climate Change Conference

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Source: UN Global Compact


The largest and most important UN Climate Change Conference in history will be held from 7 to 18 December in Copenhagen. Sign the Petition to Seal the Deal!

In recent months, Global ...
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General Assembly Welcomes Business Engagement

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Source: UN Global Compact


 (New York, 4 December 2009) – Today, the Second Committee of the United Nations General Assembly (Economic and Financial Committee) adopted a resolution articulating the views of UN Member States ...
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New UN-Business Guidelines Issued

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Source: UN Global Compact

 (New York, 23 November 2009) – On Friday, the Secretary-General signed and issued the revised Guidelines on Cooperation between the United Nations and the Business Sector  .

Initially ...
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Responsible Investment in High-risk Countries

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Source: UN Global Compact



 
Expert Group Addresses Responsible Investment in High-risk Countries(New York, 20 November 2009) – An expert consultation to explore responsible investment in high-risk operating environments, ...
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The United Nations Global Compact
Launched in 2000, the UN Global Compact brings business together with UN agencies, labour, civil society and governments to advance ten universal principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption.  Through the power of collective action, the Global Compact seeks to mainstream these ten principles in business activities around the world and to catalyze actions in support of broader UN goals.  With thousands of business participants from North and South,it is the world's largest voluntary corporate citizenship initiative.
www.unglobalcompact.org

  The ten principles of the
United Nations Global Compact
   
  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

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 are asked to 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.