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UN's Global Compact - latest news

Info taken from the UN's Intranet/iSeek - 3 July 2008:

The UN Global Compact Office announced on Wednesday, 25 June that 630 companies have been removed from its list of participants for failure to communicate progress.

The delisting of companies is part of ongoing efforts by the Global Compact Office to enhance the accountability and credibility of the initiative. The Integrity Measures were introduced in 2004 following a comprehensive review of the governance of the UN Global Compact.

In accordance with the Integrity Measures, companies are required to communicate annually to their stakeholders on progress made in implementing the ten principles of the Compact. Failure to meet the Communication on Progress (COP) deadline results in a company being listed as "non-communicating" on the Global Compact website.

If a company misses two consecutive deadlines, it is listed as "inactive" on the website. Companies are removed from the list of participants if they have been "inactive" for one year.

The delisting policy was first implemented in January 2008, when 394 companies were removed from the participant list. Since then, an additional 236 companies have been taken off – bringing to 630 the total number of companies delisted since the policy was implemented. In addition, 317 companies are currently listed as "inactive" on the website, of which 184 are at risk of being delisted in 2008.

Inactive companies at risk of being delisted can regain their status as "active" participants by submitting a COP.

"While the delisting of companies is regrettable, it is essential that the UNGC initiative stays true to its accountability policy", said Georg Kell, Executive Director. "This helps protect the integrity of the initiative as a whole, while also protecting the engagement of seriously committed companies".

Despite the large number of companies removed from the participant list, the overall number of participants continues to rise. During the first half of this year, 701 new companies have joined the UN Global Compact, increasing the number of business participants to 4,619 and the total number of all participants – companies plus non-business stakeholders - to 5,982.



Please visit the UN Global Compact website for an overview of the delisted companies and for more information about the Integrity Measures and the Communication on Progress policy.



About the United Nations Global Compact


Launched in 2000, the UN Global Compact brings business together with UN agencies, labour, civil society and governments to advance ten universal principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption.



Through the power of collective action, the Global Compact seeks to mainstream these ten principles in business activities around the world and to catalyze actions in support of broader UN goals.



With over 4,200 participating companies and hundreds of other stakeholders from more than 120 countries, it is the world's largest voluntary corporate citizenship initiative.

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