UN Global Compact

The United Nation’s Global Compact is a global cooperation of companies and organizations. Its members have committed themselves to supporting human rights, abolishing discriminatory labor and social practices, improving environmental protection and fighting corruption in all its forms within their scope of influence.

The initiative was started by the United Nations in 2000. Today, approximately 6,000 companies and organizations participate. By joining Global Compact in June 2008, we have committed ourselves to conforming with the initiative’s ten principles in our business activities. The principles of Global Compact correspond to the values and fundamentals that guide our business transactions and that can be found in both our Vision Statement and our Code of Conduct.

The Global Compact’s ten 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 Standards

• 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.

In an annual progress report, Bilfinger Berger will publish information on the ways the Company supports Global Compact and its ten principles.