The United Nations Global Compact

ITOCHU's participation in the United Nations Global Compact

In April 2009, ITOCHU Corporation joined the “Global Compact” advocated by the United Nations. This is because we support the ten principles of the Global Compact, a global initiative to achieve sustainable growth of the international community, in order to fulfill our CSR even more actively as a global enterprise following our corporate mission Committed to the Global Good.

In the compliance of the Global Compact's ten principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption, ITOCHU will continue to meet the demands from various stakeholders of the international community.

United Nations Global Compact

The Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact

Human rights	Principle 1 Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights; and Principle 2 make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses.
Labour	Principle 3 Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the 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; and Principle 6 the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation.
Environment	Principle 7 Businesses are asked to support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges; Principle 8 undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility; and Principle 9 encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies.
Anticorruption	Principle 10 Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery.