Communication on Progress

Reed Elsevier UNGC Communication on Progress

Participant
Published
  • 15-Nov-2006
Time period
  • October 2005  –  October 2006
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Description

  • We are sharing our COP with stakeholders by uploading it onto our corporate website and by distributing it to corporate peers through the UNGC UK network, of which Reed Elsevier is an active member.

Principles covered
  • Principle 1 - Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights
  • Principle 2 - Make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses
  • Principle 3 - Businesses should uphold freedom of association & 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
  • Principle 6 - Eliminate discrimination in respect of employment and occupation
  • Principle 7 - Businesses should support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges
  • Principle 8 - Undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility
  • Principle 9 - Encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies
  • Principle 10 - Businesses should work against all forms of corruption, including extortion and bribery
Languages
  • English