UN Global Compact – the 10 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.

Labor standards

Principle 3: Businesses should uphold the right to freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining;

Principle 4: the elimination of all forms of forced and bonded labor;

Principle 5: the effective abolition of child labor; and

Principle 6: the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation.

Environmental protection

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.

Anit-corruption

Principle 10: Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery.