AS A START

WHAT CAN MY COMPANY DO?

TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE

THERE IS NO DOUBT

WE ARE ALL RESPONSIBLE

4. All property plants should use smart energy systems by 2030. Energy efficiency is not boring. Its mood lighting LEDs, remote sensing data and AI. And you’ll save lots of money too.

5. Demand the same from your big suppliers. Rewrite the rule book for your supply chain. Give them notice. If you can do it, so can they.

6. From the canteen to the car park, lead by example with employees and customer. Don’t be chauffeured in a gas guzzler – make it a plug in. Ditch  the plastic.  Take beef off the menu.  Burger lovers will get over it. Ban domestic flights in Europe.

7. Divest pensions and other investments where firms are involved with fossil fuels or non-compliant on SDGs. Be ahead of the pack.  If your firm is dropping oil & gas like a hot potato, won’t everyone else soon be too?

8. Don’t duck it, even if your business is based on carbon. Easier said than done perhaps, but airlines, steel and many manufacturing firms need to make big decisions and investments in the next decade if they want to be relevant and sustainable in the 2030s.

9. Align your lobbying with your pro-climate public positions.Only lobby to improve climate and social policies.  Ensure your business associations are pro-climate, or leave the and start new ones.  Don’t vote for politicians who do not promote SDGs. And tell them what you want and expect from them.

10. Align your long-term business strategy with a net-zero emission world by 2050. Max 1.5 degrees C warming. Don’t wait for government.  Give your backing to the Science-based Targets Initiative

UN GLOBAL COMPACT -

The UN's Global Compact is the Worlds largest Sustainability
Initiative

* Source: https://www.unglobalcompact.org/what-is-gc/mission

At the UN Global Compact, we aim to mobilize a global movement of sustainable companies and stakeholders to create the world we want. That’s our vision.

To make this happen, the UN Global Compact supports companies to:

  1. Do business responsibly by aligning their strategies and operations with Ten Principles on human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption; and
  2. Take strategic actions to advance broader societal goals, such as the UN Sustainable Development Goals, with an emphasis on collaboration and innovation.

The Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact

Corporate sustainability starts with a company’s value system and a principles-based approach to doing business. This means operating in ways that, at a minimum, meet fundamental responsibilities in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. 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 of the UN Global Compact 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.

The Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact are derived from: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Labour Organization’s Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, and the United Nations Convention Against Corruption.

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.

"A CALL TO COMPANIES TO ALIGN STRATEGIES AND OPERATIONS WITH UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLES ON HUMAN RIGHTS, LABOUR, ENVIRONMENT AND ANTI-CORRUPTION, AND TAKE ACTIONS THAT ADVANCE SOCIETAL GOALS."

UN Global Compact

CHANGING THE WAY WE CHANGE THE WORLD

THROUGH DRIVING A CHANGE AGENDA