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How we implement Global Compact
The UN Global Compact’s 10 principles
Human Rights:
• Our firm should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights within its sphere of influence
• Our firm is to make sure that it is not complicit in human rights abuses
Employee rights:
• Our firm should uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the employee’s right to collective bargaining
• Our firm should support the elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labour
• Our firm should support the effective abolition of child labour
• Our firm should support the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation
The Environment:
• Our firm should support a precautionary approach to environ mental challenges
• Our firm should undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility
• Our firm should encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies
Anti-Corruption:
• Our firm should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery
Plesner’s CSR initiatives
Human Rights:
• Student Volunteers
• The School Project
• Further and supplementary training of employees • Leadership programme
Employee rights:
• Employee satisfaction surveys
• Women and their careers
• Employee performance reviews
• Quarterly reviews of assistant attorneys and
legal interns
The Environment:
• Reduction of energy consumption
• Reduction of paper consumption
• Electronic processes
• Environmentally labelled products
• Environmentally correct removal of waste • Organic products in the staff canteen
Anti-Corruption:
• Policy implemented – constant compliance with legislation
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