Martek Power joins the United Nations Global Compact

Aug. 10, 2011 - PRLog -- The UN Global Compact 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 based on ten universally accepted principles:

Human Rights
•   Principle 1: Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights; and
•   Principle 2: make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses.  
Labour
•   Principle 3: Businesses 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: Businesses 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: Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery.



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