Transcript Launch of Iraq Local Network Baghdad, 15 October 2011 UN GLOBAL COMPACT MISSION STATEMENT The United Nations Global Compact is a strategic policy.

Launch of Iraq Local Network
Baghdad, 15 October 2011
UN GLOBAL COMPACT MISSION STATEMENT
The United Nations Global Compact is a strategic
policy initiative for businesses that are committed
to aligning their operations and strategies with ten
universally accepted principles in the areas of
human rights, labor, environment and anticorruption.
UN GLOBAL COMPACT 10 Universal 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
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 labor;
Principle 5: the effective abolition of child labor; 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.
UN GLOBAL COMPACT VISION & GOALS
• Promotes partnerships of businesses and civil society in a
multi-stakeholder platform for responsible growth
• Brings private sector and civil society in action for MDG
completion through social and environmental objectives
on business agenda
“Corporate citizenship is not just about how money is spent,
it’s also about how money is made.”
• Translates global UN values in business practices for a
better workplace, for a corruption free market and for
cohesive communities
• Contributes to a more sustainable and inclusive global
economy
UN GLOBAL COMPACT HISTORY
Launched on 26 July 2000 in New York with roughly 40
businesses
Built on fundamental principles of the:
• UN Declaration of Human Rights (adopted by Iraq in 1948)
• ILO Declaration (adopted along with core Conventions of the
ILO: C29 (Forced Labour) (ratified 1962), C98 (Right to
Organize and Collective Bargaining) (ratified 1962), C100
(Equal Remuneration) (ratified 1963), C111 (Discrimination,
Employment and Occupation) (ratified 1959), C138 (Minimum
Age Convention) (ratified 1985), C182 (Elimination of the
Worst forms of Child Labour) (ratified 2001)
• Rio Declaration (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change (Rio de Janeiro, 1992, acceded 2009) and Kyoto Protocol
• to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (2009))
• UN Convention Against Corruption (ratified in 2008)
UN GLOBAL COMPACT MEMBERSHIP
6,200+ active business participants in 135 countries
2800+ non-business participants from civil society, labour, academia
Equal participation in developed and developing world
Equal participation from SME’s and large companies
170 of the Financial Times Global 500 companies (by market cap)
95+ active local networks around the world
IRAQ LOCAL NETWORK BECOMES THE 96th MEMBER
As of 15 October 2011, UNGC is present in 136 countries
UN GLOBAL COMPACT MAP
We are
now
In Iraq!
IRAQ LOCAL NETWORK’s MISSION
• Iraq Local Network is a powerful agent for change
through collective action for:
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More competitive business
More attractive workplace for jobseekers
Better services for communities
Cleaner environment for all through adoption of green
technologies
Corruption free economy
Modern business culture and engaging private sector
community
Better governance and accelerated transformation of
Iraq’s economy
Inclusive development and market build from within
PSDP-I role in Iraq’s economic reforms
• Assist Government to gradually withdraw from any
function that the private sector can deliver more
efficiently
• Enable private sector to participate in high value service
delivery, health and education and growth formation
• Institutionalize fair competition for high quality, nationally
produced output
• Improve efficiency in resource management through
transparent economic governance
• Restructure vocational training system to deliver modern
skills, adjusted to meet demand
• Partner with Iraq Local Network for business excellence
and improved perception over Iraq’s investment climate
• Build confidence in the private sector’s mission to serve
people and improve lives
Iraq Local Network Day 1
Social Dialog is a powerful means to mark a
major cultural shift in the country’s transition to
a modern life.
Corporate social responsibility works to make
COMPETITION and SOLIDARITY mutually
reinforcing in a world of different interests and
cultural patterns
The United Nations and the PSDP-I Team
congratulate the Government and the
Local Network for their commitment to
partner for a more dynamic economic
environment and a better society!