The Ten Principles of the
United Nations Global Compact

The UN Global Compact asks companies to embrace, support and enact, within their sphere of influence, a set of core values in the areas of human rights, labour standards, the environment, and anti-corruption:

Human rights

• Businesses should support and respect the protection of
  internationally proclaimed human rights; and
• make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses.

Labour

• Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the
  effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining;
• the elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labour;
• the effective abolition of child labour; and
• the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment
  and occupation.

Environment

• Businesses are asked to support a precautionary approach to
  environmental challenges;
• undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental
  responsibility; and
• encourage the development and diffusion of
  environmentally friendly technologies.

Anti-corrupt ion

• Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms,
  including extortion and bribery.