United Nations Global Compact

We have joined the United Nations Global Compact initiative — a voluntary initiative for the developmentimplementation, and disclosure of responsible business practices.
With this announcement, Ghella is proud to join thousands of other companies committed to taking responsible business action to create the world we all want.

The UN Global Compact is a call to companies everywhere to align their operations and strategies with ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment, and anti-corruption, and to take action in support of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Launched in 2000, the UN Global Compact is the largest corporate sustainability initiative in the world, with more than 20,000 companies based in over 160 countries, and more than 60 Global Compact Networks.

As a participant of the initiative, we encourage you to visit our profile on the UN Global Compact website and learn more about our latest sustainability work.

 

About the United Nations Global Compact 

The ambition of the UN Global Compact is to accelerate and scale the global collective impact of business by upholding the Ten Principles and delivering the SDGs through accountable companies and ecosystems that enable change. With more than 20,000 participating companies, 5 Regional Hubs, 63 Country Networks covering 80 countries and 13 Country Managers establishing Networks in 18 other countries, the UN Global Compact is the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative — one Global Compact uniting business for a better world.

 

 

 

 

THE TEN PRINCIPLES OF THE UNITED NATIONS GLOBAL COMPACT

 

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1. Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights; and
 

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

 

 

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3. Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right 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.

 

 

 

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7. Businesses should support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges;
 

8. undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility; and
 

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


 

 

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