The Global Compact Progress Report

Participant
Published
  • 19-Jun-2007
Time period
  • May 2005  –  May 2007
Links
Description
  • Mr. Jaunius Gumbis, partner of the law firm Lideika, Petrauskas, Valiūnas ir partneriai LAWIN, participated in the BNS (Baltic News Service) press conference where the first Progress Reports of the UN Global Compact participants in Lithuania were presented to the press and the public on June 12, 2007.

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