The Global Compact in Pakistan

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The Global Compact in Pakistan
Concept, Process Partners
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Overview of the Global Compact
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What it is

• Corporate Citizenship Initiative launched in July
  2000 by the UN Secretary General, where he
  challenged business leaders to join an
  international initiative the Global Compact.
• It is a multi-stakeholder network bringing
  business together with UN, government, labour and
  civil society to advance responsible corporate
  citizenship.
• It is a framework to facilitate better
  interaction and increased partnerships between
  the public and the private sectors, with the
  ultimate objective to promote and support
  development.

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The Vision and Objectives

• The Vision To establish a more sustainable and
  inclusive global economy by fostering a more
  beneficial relationship between business and
  societies.
• Objectives
• Making the Global Compact and its principles part
  of business strategy and operations.
• Facilitating cooperation among key stakeholders
  and promoting partnerships in support of UN goals
  through several mechanisms
• Learning Platforms
• Local Networks
• Partnership Projects
• Policy Dialogues

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Why a Global Compact

• Business is part of the solution to problems
  related to globalization.
• As only true global forum, UN is in a unique
  position to facilitate cooperation and collective
  problem-solving among various stakeholders.
• Until now, no real international framework for
  promoting corporate citizenship and a global
  understanding of good practices.

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Global Compact is Network

• Companies
• Business Associations
• Labour
• Governments
• Civil Society Organizations
• Academic and public policy institutions
• Global Compact Office and four UN Agencies
• Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
• United Nations Environment Programme
• International Labour Organization
• United Nations Development Programme

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The Nine Principles

• The Global Compact is based on nine principles
  of
• Human Rights
• Labour
• Environment
• The Global Compact offers a joint platform for
  public and private stakeholders to
• express their aspirations in pursuit of these
  principles,
• take joint action, and
• learn on how to practically implement them.

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The Nine Principles Human Rights

• Principle 1 Support and respect the protection
  of international human rights within their sphere
  of influence and
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• Principle 2 Make sure their own corporations are
  not complicit in human rights abuses.

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The Nine Principles Labour

• Principle 3 Freedom of association and the
  effective recognition of the right to collective
  bargaining
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• Principle 4 The elimination of all forms of
  forced and compulsory labour
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• Principle 5 The effective abolition of child
  labour and
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• Principle 6 the elimination of discrimination in
  respect to employment and occupation.

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The Nine Principles Environment

• Principle 7 Support a precautionary approach to
  environmental challenges
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• Principle 8 Undertake initiatives to promote
  greater environmental responsibility
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• Principle 9 Encourage the development and
  diffusion of environmentally friendly
  technologies.

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Benefits of Participation
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Benefits of Participation

• Producing practical solutions to contemporary
  problems related to globalization, corporate
  citizenship and sustainable development.
• Rallying around universal principles and
  responsible corporate citizenship to make the
  economy more sustainable and inclusive.

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Benefits of Participation

• Leveraging the UNs global reach and convening
  power with the government, business, labour,
  civil society, and other stakeholders.
• Sharing good practices and learnings.
• Accessing the UNs broad knowledge in development
  issues and its practical reach.
• Help build trust.

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The Process
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Leadership Need Critical Mass of Business
leaders to sustain the movement

• The UN system in Pakistan recognizes that the
  business sector has much to offer to the cause of
  sustainable human development and inclusive
  global economy.
• Also, it will engage with the business sector and
  other stakeholders both as a
• Broker/facilitator, and
• Partner.

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Awareness utilize forums to foster public
disclosure

• Media plays a critical role in advocating and
  raising awareness amongst the general public.
• A media launch was held in Islamabad on 15 May
  2003, where the media was invited to mobilize
  support for Global Compact.

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Learning the CEO and board as champions

• To launch the Global Compact, key stakeholders in
  the business community, labour, government,
  academia, development actors and media need to be
  consulted.
• A core group of champions The Global Compact
  Steering Board will, with UN facilitation,
  guide, support and grow this initiative.

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The Partners Lead in the spirit of the Global
Compact Principles at the Country Level
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The Global Compact Steering Board at the country
level

• Government/Ministries
• Individual Companies.
• Business Associations.
• Labour.
• Civil Society/Non-governmental organizations.
• Academic Public Policy Institutions.
• United Nations.

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Steering Board Objectives

• The Steering Board shall ensure that the Global
  Compact initiative
• Is based on a consultative process involving all
  the key partners
• It shall encourage national counterparts to
  subscribe to the GC principles
• Translate the engagement into concrete actions
• Foster learning among all stakeholders.

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Steering Board More Specific Objectives

• Bring together business, government, academics,
  labour and civil society to
• -Establish institutional mechanisms, such as a
  National Policy Dialogues and Partnership Forum,
• -Facilitate dialogue and learning from/by all
  the concerned stakeholders
• -Advocate on national development
  challenges/priorities where the business sector
  could contribute
• -Initiate and promote public-private partnership
  projects, and facilitate corresponding
  mobilization of resources
• -Facilitate regular interaction among the
  stakeholders of the GC initiative, including
  government, private sector and civil society.

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Thank you!