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DIVISION OF TECHNOLOGY, INDUSTRY AND ECONOMICS
“UNEP and the Global Compact”
Jacqueline Aloisi de Larderel, DirectorUNEP Division of Technology, Industry and
Economics(DTIE)
Presentation at OECD Roundtable on Global Instruments for Corporate Responsibility,
Paris, 19 June 2001
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The Global Compact
Shared Values for the Global Market Promoting Responsible Global Citizenship
“…let’s choose to unite the powers of markets with the authority of universal ideals. Let us choose to reconcile the creative forces of private entrepreneurship with the needs of the disadvantaged and the requirements of the future generations…”
Kofi Annan
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The Global Compact
Vision:To work towards a more stable and
inclusive global market by encouraging the international business community to
build universal principles into its strategic vision and daily practices
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The Global Compact
Nine principles:
human rights (HCHR)labour (ILO)environment (UNEP)
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The Global Compact
human rights - support and respect the protection of
international human rights within their sphere of influence; and
- make sure their own corporations are not complicit in human rights abuses
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The Global Compact
labour - 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
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The Global Compact
environment - support a precautionary approach to
environmental challenges;- undertake initiatives to promote greater
environmental responsibility; and- encourage the development and diffusion of
environmentally friendly technologies
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The Global Compact
Strategic goals:make the nine principles of the Global
Compact part of corporate activity everywhere
offer a platform for dialogue and action in support of the nine principles and broad UN goals
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The Global Compact Approach:
expanding the circle of companiesadvancing effective application of the
principles through:promoting cooperation between business,
labour and civil society organisationsencouraging innovation and experimentationsharing experiencescommunicating results and reporting
not an endorsement of companies
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The Global Compact
Indicators of success:international business community
embracing the nine principlescorporate ‘transparency’ through
reportingstrengthening UN capacity to work and
undertake joint efforts with business community and other social partners
“success must be demonstrable just as failure must be transparent”
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The Global Compact
Core activities:learning (company submission,
comments, best practices) dialogue (cross-cutting challenges,
build on other initiatives)projects
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The Global Compact
a partnership between the UN and business
labour and NGOs involved to help strengthen roots of Compact, in particular by:discussing company submissionsparticipating in thematic dialoguesjoining companies in partner projects with
UN
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UNEP’s contribution to the Global Compact
Voluntary Initiatives in various industry sectors Engaging stakeholders: a programme to build
multistakeholder dialogue Global Reporting Initiative Reaching out to industry associations
“it’s not just desirable for business to get involved in the quest for sustainability, it is essential…” Klaus Töpfer
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UNEP’s contribution
Voluntary Initiatives:Financial Services Initiatives
Financial Institutions Insurance
Tour Operators InitiativeAdvertising InitiativeMobility ForumGlobal e-Sustainability Initiative
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UNEP’s contribution
Engaging stakeholders:to help build a multistakeholder dialogue on
sustainability issuesrelevant publications (recent titles):
- The Oil Sector Report: A Review of Environmental Disclosure in the Oil Industry (1999)
- Life and Science Report (2000)- The Global Reporters: an international
benchmark survey on reporting (2000)- Automotive industry (forthcoming)
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UNEP’s contribution Global Reporting Initiative:
convened by Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies (CERES) and UNEP
established in ‘97 to design globally applicable guidelines for preparing enterprise-level sustainability reports
June 2000 - revised Guidelines published2001: regional outreach, sectoral revision of
Guidelines, structured feedback, preparations for permanent GRI institution
involvement of the ILO and OHCHR
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UNEP’s contribution
Outreach to industry associations, consulting with private sector and non-corporate stakeholders:
UNEP Consultative Meeting with Industry Associations - annual event in Paris
preparations for WSSD/Rio+10, in cooperation with fellow UN agencies and NGOs
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The Global Compact and other global
instruments All voluntary efforts to promote
corporate accountability and sustainability
Complementary efforts Specific features of the Global Compact:
global: all parts of the world, MNEs and SMEsfocussed: three core areasnetwork-basedNGO involvement / multistakeholder process
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Developments since Davos
High level launch: New York, 26 July 2000
Various national and regional events First Issues Dialogue on Business in
Zones of Conflict, New York, 21-22 March 2001
UNEP roundtable on the “Global Compact in Practice”, Nairobi, 3-4 February 2001
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Next key steps
October 2001: review of business case studies, Warwick, U.K.
September 2002: WSSD, Johannesburg, South Africa
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For more information, visit:
www.globalcompact.org www.unep.org
www.uneptie.org