Alpina Capital is pleased to announce the member approval of the Global Compact Network Switzerland & Liechtenstein, which is the official platform of the UN Global Compact in Switzerland and Liechtenstein. UN Global Compact seeks to mobilize and motivate businesses to engage in corporate responsibility and sustainability.
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UN Global Compact supports companies in aligning their corporate strategies, operations and their culture with the UN Global Compact Ten Principles (human rights, labor standards, environment, anti-corruption) and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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THE TEN PRINCIPLES OF THE UN GLOBAL COMPACT
Corporate sustainability starts with a company’s value system. Responsible businesses enact the same values and principles wherever they have a presence, and know that good practices in one area do not offset harm in another. By incorporating the Ten Principles into strategies, policies and procedures, and establishing a culture of integrity, companies are not only upholding their basic responsibilities to people and planet, but also setting the stage for long-term success.
How companies operate
- Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights; and
- make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses.
- Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining;
- the elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labour;
- the effective abolition of child labour; and
- the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation.
- Businesses should support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges;
- undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility; and
- encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies.
- Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery.
What companies achieve
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