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The CIS educational group institutions signed in July 2004 their committement to the UN Global Compact, aligning their operations and strategies with ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labour, the environment, and anti-corruption.
The Global Compact is a purely voluntary initiative with two objectives:
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Mainstream the Ten Principles in business activities around the world.
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Catalyse actions in support of broader UN goals, such as the Milenium Development Goals (MDGs).
CIS is also associated to the spanish association network of UN Global Compact, "Asociación Española del Pacto Mundial (ASEPAM)", founded in November, the 15th. 2004.
THE 10 PRINCIPLES
The Global Compact's Ten Principles in the areas of human rights, labour, the environment, and anti-corruption, enjoy universal consensus and are derived from:
1. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
2. The International Labour Organizations.
3. Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work.
4. The United Nations Convention Against Corruption.
The Global Compacts 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
Principle 1: business should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights.
Principle 2: make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses.
LABOUR STANDARDS
Principle 3: business should uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining. Principle 4: the elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labour.
Principle 5: the effective abolition of child labour; and
Principle 6: the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation.
ENVIRONMENT
Principle 7: business 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.
ANTI-CORRUPTION
Principle 10: business should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery.
informe de progreso 2008
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