1. [COMPANY NAME] UN GLOBAL COMPACT: A PROPOSAL

2. OVERVIEW The United Nations Global Compact is a set of 10 principles for business conduct which deal with human rights, labor, environmental sustainability, and anticorruption “Joining” the Global Compact simply involves affirming these principles, and for an organization like ours, including them in our business practices, and reporting (very generally) on our related activities 2

3. OVERVIEW Joining the Global Compact: is easy serves an important social purpose provides benefits to organizations and their employees brings positive exposure to the organization 3

4. BENEFITS TO MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS Networking Opportunities Directly connects organizations and business programs trying to make a difference with representatives in nearly every industry sector and over 160 countries Global Compact Business Partnership HubBusiness Partnership Hub Global Compact has a variety of work groups to joinwork groups Research and Application Opportunities Enable direct access to organizations looking for collaborators Increased Recognition and Branding Opportunity Global Compact encourages logo use and affiliationslogo use Can be used on websites, recruiting info, etc. 4

5. BENEFITS TO MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS Best practice guidance for organizations Built on 15 years of successes Tools, resources and trainings Local Network support in 85 countries The moral authority, knowledge and experience of the U.N. In a survey of Global Compact CEOs, 93% say sustainability is important to the future success of their business and 80% say it is a route to competitive advantage in their industry (UN Global Compact/Accenture CEO Study). 5

6. Launched in 2000, the U.N. Global Compact represents a voluntary global strategy on decent work “The United Nations Global Compact is a platform for business and non- business entities to proactively network and engage in areas of human rights, labour, environment, and anti-corruption while contributing to UN goals in order to achieve the common objectives of building a sustainable and inclusive global economy.” -- United Nations Global Compact, 2000 6 GLOBAL COMPACT OVERVIEW

7. Global Compact Goal: Mainstream 10 principles on decent work into modern business practices Principles are derived from: Four major UN conventions on Human rights Labor The environment Anti-corruption 7 GLOBAL COMPACT OVERVIEW

8. 10 PRINCIPLES OF THE GLOBAL COMPACT Human Rights Principle 1: Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights; andPrinciple 1 Principle 2: make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses. Principle 2: Labour Principle 3: Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining;Principle 3 Principle 4: the elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labour;Principle 4 Principle 5: the effective abolition of child labour; andPrinciple 5 Principle 6: the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation. Principle 6 8 GLOBAL COMPACT OVERVIEW

9. 10 PRINCIPLES OF THE GLOBAL COMPACT Environment Principle 7: Businesses should support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges;Principle 7 Principle 8: undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility; andPrinciple 8 Principle 9: encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies. Principle 9 Anti-Corruption Principle 10: Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery. Principle 10 9 GLOBAL COMPACT OVERVIEW

10. 10 Members of the Global Compact take action by: Making the UN Global Compact principles an integral part of their business strategy, day-to-day operations and organizational cultureprinciples Incorporating the UN Global Compact and its principles in decision- making processes at the highest levels Engaging in partnerships that advance the UN Global Compact’s principles and support broader UN goals, such as the UN Millennium Development Goals Advancing the UN Global Compact and the case for responsible business practices through advocacy and outreach to peers, partners, clients, consumers and the public at large Making annual financial commitments to support the work of the UN Global Compact Office.

11. UNITED NATIONS GLOBAL COMPACT Member organizations support the Global Compact through: formal endorsement of the 10 principles in business operations They also engage in: advocacy, networking, and voluntary reporting on adherence Participation is flexible and non-binding: Members voluntarily interpret principles for their own context Over 8,000 businesses in 145 countries currently participate in the Global Compact 11 GLOBAL COMPACT MEMBERSHIP

12. WHAT DOES JOINING LOOK LIKE?

13. GLOBAL COMPACT MEMBERSHIP WHAT DOES JOINING LOOK LIKE? Commit: Send a letter to Global Compact Assess : Determine how we can create improvements Define: Translate our objectives into concrete steps Implement: Translate our plan into action Measure: Keep qualitative or quantitative records of activities Communicate: Brief bi-annual report on organization’s effortsreport

14. NEXT STEPS 14 Send a Letter of Commitment signed by the organization’s top leader to the United Nations affirming the desire to join the Global Compact (GC) Complete the brief Online Application Form Once accepted, create a formal (but conservative) Plan of Action for the next two years Keep records of activities pertinent to the GC Send a Communication of Progress report to the UN every two years detailing the efforts of the program Publically communicate results and activities to relevant stakeholders

15. OTHER RESOURCES http://goo.gl/MJwiahttp://goo.gl/MJwia - How to Apply http://goo.gl/0sZmjghttp://goo.gl/0sZmjg – Examples of HEI participation http://goo.gl/zmv4exhttp://goo.gl/zmv4ex - Six Principles of PRME http://goo.gl/LNCa4ohttp://goo.gl/LNCa4o - Overview of Global Compact http://goo.gl/VJDZiLhttp://goo.gl/VJDZiL - SIOP creates SIOP-UN APT Metrics COE 15

16. APPENDIX – SAMPLE LETTER WHAT DOES JOINING LOOK LIKE? Send a letter to Global Compact (will require Chief Executive’s signature)