The Global Compact's ten principles in the areas of human rights, labour, the environment and anti-corruption enjoy universal consensus and are derived from:

• The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• The International Labour Organization's Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work
• The Rio Declaration on Environment and Development
• The United Nations Convention against Corruption

View the 10 Principles

Produced by the UN Global Compact Office since January 2005, the Compact Quarterly provides UN Global Compact participants, stakeholders and observers with a range of articles, interviews and updates on topics related to the initiative, as well as to corporate responsibility in general. 

This issue (Vol 2008, Issue 3-4) will be the last Compact Quarterly to be published. In the future, readers are encouraged to look to the website, our publications and the UN Global Compact Bulletin to stay informed.  

Editor: Carrie Hall (hallc@un.org). Editor's Note

For more information on the UN Global Compact, please visit our website at www.unglobalcompact.org.