UN Global Compact
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A global pact that asks companies to follow ten principles has no power to make them do so.
Who they are
The UN Global Compact, launched by Kofi Annan in 2000[1].
What they do
The record calls it a way to bring corporations into the UN framework through ten principles on human rights, labour, environment, and anti-corruption.
How it works
It is presented as reinforcing the ethical obligations of businesses by encouraging them to adopt sustainable and socially responsible policies. But the record does not establish funding lines or binding obligations on companies. The cited document is the Compact's own homepage, which lists who they are, the SDGs, participation, take action, engage locally, explore our library, the Compact Journal, and world-class speakers.
Why it matters
It shows how a global body can invite companies into its framework without any power to make them follow its rules.
The engine's record — word for word
The corpus records: "The UN Global Compact brought corporations into the UN framework through ten principles covering human rights, labour, environment, and anti-corruption." It is presented publicly as: "The ‘ UN Global Compact ‘ (2000) then reinforced the ethical obligations of businesses in global governance by encouraging businesses to adopt sustainable and socially responsible policies, outlining ten principles that covered human rights, labor, environment, and anti-corruption ." Documents named in the corpus: UN Global Compact; Critical Choices. Cross-sourced to unglobalcompact.org — documents cited by the corpus and retrieved independently of it.
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