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

The UN Global Compact was launched in July 2000 to establish an open partnership between the private sector and the international community.

The objective is to combine the very best of the UN, such as moral authority and convening power with the private sector’s solution-finding strengths and resources. By doing so, the business world, are capable of contributing positively to a more sustainable and inclusive global economy benefitting societies as well as safeguarding the environment.   

The UN Global Compact is not a regulatory instrument, but rather a voluntarily initiatives that relies on public accountability, transparency and disclosure to complement regulation and to provide space for innovation.
 

Companies are asked to:

  • Make the UN Global Compact and its principles an integral part of its business strategy, day-to-day operations, and organization culture
  • Incorporate the UN Global Compact and its principles in the decision-making processes of the highest-level governance body (i.e. board)
  • Engage in partnerships to advance broader development objectives such as the eight UN Millennium Development Goals 2015
  • Submit an annual Communication on Progress report describing the ways in which it has implemented the principles of the UN Global Compact and how it supports broader development objectives  
  • Advance the UN Global Compact and the case of responsible business practices through advocacy and active outreach to peers, partners, clients, consumers and the public at large

 

Karen Blixen Camp supports the UN Global Compact

Karen Blixen Camp supports the Principles of the UN Global Compact and the eight UN Millennium Development Goals 2015. We are obliged to submit an annual Communication on Progress to both the UN Global Compact and the IFU, the Investment fund for developing countries, who reviews our CSR practices and strategies.

For more information please visit www.unglobalcompact.org
 

The Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact

Human rights

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

2. make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses

Labour

3. Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the rights to collective bargaining;

4. the elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labour;

5. the effective abolition of child labour; and

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

Environment

7. Businesses are asked to support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges;

8. undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility; and

9. encourage the development and diffusion of environmental friendly technologies.

Anti-corruption

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

UN Millennium Development Goals 2015

  1. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
  2. Achieve universal primary education
  3. Promote gender equality and empower women
  4. Reduce child mortality
  5. Improve maternal health
  6. Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
  7. Ensure environmental sustainability
  8. Develop a global partnership for development