The implementation of the United Nations Global Compact provides a set of core values in the areas of human rights, labor standards, the environment, and anti-corruption.
•Principle 1: Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights
•Principle 2: Make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses
•Principle 3: Businesses should uphold the f
reedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining
•Principle 4: The elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labor
•Principle 5: The effective abolition of child labor
•Principle 6: The elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation
•Principle 7: Businesses should support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges
•Principle 8: Undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility
•Principle 9: Encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies
•Principle 10: Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery
