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8/3/2019 Global Compact Presentation

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GLOBAL COMPACTGLOBAL COMPACT

Padmavathi(09MB16)Padmavathi(09MB16)


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United Nations Global CompactUnited Nations Global Compact

Compact orUNGC

Human rights Labour

Environment

Anti-Corruption

Largest voluntary corporate responsibility initiative in the

world.

8700 Corporate participants across 130 countries

Compact orUNGC

Human rights Labour

Environment

Anti-Corruption

Largest voluntary corporate responsibility initiative in the

world.

8700 Corporate participants across 130 countries


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FORMATIONFORMATION

The Global Compact was first announced by the thenUNSecretary-General Kofi Annan in an address to The WorldEconomic Forum on January 31, 1999, and was officiallylaunched at UN Headquarters in New York on July 26,2000.

The Global Compact Office issupported by six UN agencies:

- the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights;

- theUn

ited Nations

En

viron

men

t Programme;- the International Labour Organization;

- the United Nations Development Programme;

- the United Nations Industrial Development Organization;

- the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

The Global Compact was first announced by the thenUNSecretary-General Kofi Annan in an address to The WorldEconomic Forum on January 31, 1999, and was officiallylaunched at UN Headquarters in New York on July 26,2000.

The Global Compact Office issupported by six UN agencies:

- the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights;

- theUn

ited Nations

En

viron

men

t Programme;- the International Labour Organization;

- the United Nations Development Programme;

- the United Nations Industrial Development Organization;

- the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.


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OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES

The Global Compact pursues two objectives:

Mainstream the ten principles in businessactivities around the world

Catalyze actions insupport of broaderUN goals,including the Millennium Development Goals

(MDGs)

The Global Compact pursues two objectives:

Mainstream the ten principles in businessactivities around the world

Catalyze actions insupport of broaderUN goals,including the Millennium Development Goals

(MDGs)


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TEN PRINCIPLESTEN PRINCIPLESHuman Rights

Principle 1:

Businessesshould support and respect the protection ofinternationally proclaimed human rights; and

Principle 2:

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

Labour

Principle 3:

Businessesshould uphold the freedom of association and theeffective 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 andoccupation.

Human Rights

Principle 1:

Businessesshould support and respect the protection ofinternationally proclaimed human rights; and

Principle 2:

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

Labour

Principle 3:

Businessesshould uphold the freedom of association and theeffective 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 andoccupation.


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TEN PRINCIPLES ContdTEN PRINCIPLES Contd

Environment

Principle 7:

Businessesshould support a precautionary approach to

environmental challenges; Principle 8:

undertake initiatives to promote greater environmentalresponsibility;

Principle 9:

encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally

friendly technologies.

Anti-Corruption

Principle 10:

Businessesshould work against corruption in all its forms,

including extortion and bribery

Environment

Principle 7:

Businessesshould support a precautionary approach to

environmental challenges; Principle 8:

undertake initiatives to promote greater environmentalresponsibility;

Principle 9:

encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally

friendly technologies.

Anti-Corruption

Principle 10:

Businessesshould work against corruption in all its forms,

including extortion and bribery


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Millennium Development GoalsMillennium Development Goals

IDEA BEHIND

The MDGs originated from the MillenniumDeclaration produced by the United Nations.

The Declaration asserts that every individual has

the right to dignity, freedom, equality, a basicstandard of living that includes freedom from

hunger and violence, and encourages tolerance

and solidarity

IDEA BEHIND

The MDGs originated from the MillenniumDeclaration produced by the United Nations.

The Declaration asserts that every individual has

the right to dignity, freedom, equality, a basicstandard of living that includes freedom from

hunger and violence, and encourages tolerance

and solidarity


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Millennium Development

Goals (M

DGs)

Millennium Development

Goals (M

DGs) Eight international development goals that all 193

United Nations memberstates and at least 23international organizations have agreed to achieve by

the year2015.

They include,

- eradicating extreme poverty,

- reducing child mortality rates,

- fighting disease epidemicssuch as AIDS,

- developing a global partnership for development

Eight international development goals that all 193United Nations memberstates and at least 23international organizations have agreed to achieve by

the year2015.

They include,

- eradicating extreme poverty,

- reducing child mortality rates,

- fighting disease epidemicssuch as AIDS,

- developing a global partnership for development


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MDG - GOALSMDG - GOALS

There are eight goals with 21 targets, and a series of measurable indicators foreach target.

Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger

Target 1A:

Halve the proportion of people living on less than $1 a day Target 1B:

Achieve Decent Employment for Women, Men, and Young People

Target 1C:

Halve the proportion of people who suffer from hunger

Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education Target 2A:

By 2015, all children can complete a full course of primary schooling,girls and boys

There are eight goals with 21 targets, and a series of measurable indicators foreach target.

Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger

Target 1A:

Halve the proportion of people living on less than $1 a day Target 1B:

Achieve Decent Employment for Women, Men, and Young People

Target 1C:

Halve the proportion of people who suffer from hunger

Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education Target 2A:

By 2015, all children can complete a full course of primary schooling,girls and boys


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MDG GOALS contdMDG GOALS contd

Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women

Target 3A: Eliminate gender disparity in primary andsecondary education preferably by 2005, and at all levelsby 2015

Goal 4: Reduce child mortality rates Target 4A: Reduce by two-thirds, between 1990 and

2015, the under-five mortality rate

Goal 5: Improve maternal health Target 5A: Reduce by three quarters, between 1990 and

2015, the maternal mortality ratio

Target 5B: Achieve, by 2015, universal access to

reproductive health

Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women

Target 3A: Eliminate gender disparity in primary andsecondary education preferably by 2005, and at all levelsby 2015

Goal 4: Reduce child mortality rates Target 4A: Reduce by two-thirds, between 1990 and

2015, the under-five mortality rate

Goal 5: Improve maternal health Target 5A: Reduce by three quarters, between 1990 and

2015, the maternal mortality ratio


reproductive health


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Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and otherdiseases

Target 6A: Have halted by 2015 and begun to

reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS


treatment for HIV/AIDS for all those who need it

Target 6C: Have halted by 2015 and begun to

reverse the incidence of malaria and other major

diseases

Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and otherdiseases

Target 6A: Have halted by 2015 and begun to

reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS


treatment for HIV/AIDS for all those who need it

Target 6C: Have halted by 2015 and begun to

reverse the incidence of malaria and other major

diseases


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Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability

Target 7A: Integrate the principles ofsustainabledevelopment into country policies and programs; reverseloss of environmental resources

Target 7B: Reduce biodiversity loss, achieving, by 2010,a significant reduction in the rate of loss

Target 7C: Halve, by 2015, the proportion of thepopulation without sustainable access to safe drinking

water and basic sanitation

Target 7D: By 2020, to have achieved a significantimprovement in the lives of at least 100 millionslum-dwellers

Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability

Target 7A: Integrate the principles ofsustainabledevelopment into country policies and programs; reverseloss of environmental resources

Target 7B: Reduce biodiversity loss, achieving, by 2010,a significant reduction in the rate of loss

Target 7C: Halve, by 2015, the proportion of thepopulation without sustainable access to safe drinking

water and basic sanitation

Target 7D: By 2020, to have achieved a significantimprovement in the lives of at least 100 millionslum-dwellers


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Goal 8: Develop a global partnership for development

Target 8A: Develop further an open, rule-based, predictable, non-discriminatorytrading and financial system

Target 8B: Address the Special Needs of the Least Developed Countries (LDC)

Target 8C: Address the special needs of landlocked developing countries andsmall island developing States

Target 8D: Deal comprehensively with the debt problems of developingcountries through national and international measures in order to make debtsustainable in the long term

Target 8E: In co-operation with pharmaceutical companies, provide access toaffordable, essential drugs in developing countries

Target 8F: In co-operation with the private sector, make available the benefits ofnew technologies, especially information and communications

Goal 8: Develop a global partnership for development

Target 8A: Develop further an open, rule-based, predictable, non-discriminatorytrading and financial system

Target 8B: Address the Special Needs of the Least Developed Countries (LDC)

Target 8C: Address the special needs of landlocked developing countries andsmall island developing States

Target 8D: Deal comprehensively with the debt problems of developingcountries through national and international measures in order to make debtsustainable in the long term

Target 8E: In co-operation with pharmaceutical companies, provide access toaffordable, essential drugs in developing countries

Target 8F: In co-operation with the private sector, make available the benefits ofnew technologies, especially information and communications


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GLOBAL COMPACT - INDIAGLOBAL COMPACT - INDIA

The Global Compact Society (GCS) was

formed in November, 2003 and registered inNew Delhi as an all India forum, for

organizations participating in the U.N.s

Global Compact Programme.

The Global Compact Society (GCS) was

formed in November, 2003 and registered inNew Delhi as an all India forum, for

organizations participating in the U.N.s

Global Compact Programme.


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INTEGRITY MEASURESINTEGRITY MEASURES

Genuine interest in continuous Improvement

Background

Misuse of Association with the UN and/orGlobal Compact

Failure to Communicate Progress - COP

Allegations of Systematic or EgregiousAbuses

Genuine interest in continuous Improvement

Background

Misuse of Association with the UN and/orGlobal Compact

Failure to Communicate Progress - COP

Allegations of Systematic or EgregiousAbuses


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CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION

The Global Compact exists to assist the

private sector in the management of

increasingly complex risks and opportunitiesin the environmental, social and governance

realms, seeking to embed markets and

societies with universal principles and values

for the benefit of all.

The Global Compact exists to assist the

private sector in the management of

increasingly complex risks and opportunitiesin the environmental, social and governance

realms, seeking to embed markets and

societies with universal principles and values

for the benefit of all.


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