T H E 1 2 T ABOUT THE UNITED NATIONS GLOBAL COMPACT H U N I THE TEN PRINCIPLES OF THE T E As a special initiative of the UN Secretary-General, the United Nations Global Compact is a call to D N A T I companies everywhere to align their operations and strategies with Ten Principles in the areas of UNITED NATIONS GLOBAL COMPACT O N human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. Our ambition is to accelerate and scale the S G L O global collective impact of business by upholding the Ten Principles and delivering the Sustainable B A Development Goals through accountable companies and ecosystems that enable change. With more L C O M than 17,000 companies and 3,000 non-business signatories based in over 160 countries, and 62 Local P A C Networks, the UN Global Compact is the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative — one Global HUMAN RIGHTS T - A C Compact uniting business for a better world. For more information, follow @globalcompact on social C E N media and visit our website at unglobalcompact.org. 1. Businesses should support and respect the protection of T U R internationally proclaimed human rights; and E C E O S T ABOUT ACCENTURE 2. make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses. U D Y Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, LABOUR we offer Strategy and Consulting, Technology and Operations services and Accenture Song — all powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Our 738,000 3. Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining; than 120 countries. We embrace the power of change to create value and shared success for our clients, people, shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com. 4. the elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labour; ABOUT THE CEO STUDY PROGRAM 5. the effective abolition of child labour; and The CEO Study Program, developed by the UN Global Compact and Accenture, is an effort to enhance 6. the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment understanding and commitment between the United Nations and the private sector. The program is an and occupation. extensive review of the advancing corporate sustainability movement, and the publications coalesce dominant views of CEOs, business leaders and UN executives to track developments in sustainability. ENVIRONMENT DISCLAIMER 7. Businesses should support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges; The inclusion of company names and/or examples in this publication is intended strictly for learning purposes, and does not constitute an endorsement of the individual companies by the UN Global 8. undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental Compact or Accenture. While reasonable steps have been taken to ensure that the information is responsibility; and correct, neither UN Global Compact or Accenture give any warranty or make any representation as to its accuracy nor accept any liability for any errors or omissions. 9. encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies. ANTI-CORRUPTION 10. Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery. The Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact are derived from: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Labour Organization’s Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, and the United Nations Convention Against Corruption 124 125