UN GLOBAL COMPACT
Elvang is a member of UN Global Compact - the world’s largest voluntary network for social responsibility. UN Global Compact builds upon ten principles in the area of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption.
Members are requested to implement these into their internal practises:
- Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights; and make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses.
- Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining; the elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labour; the effective abolition of child labour; and the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation.
- Businesses should support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges; undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility; and encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies.
- Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery.
www.unglobalcompact.org
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WORLD FAIR TRADE ORGANISATION
ELVANG is a fair trade certified company through World Fair Trade Organisation.
The WFTO is a global authority on Fair Trade and its members must apply the following 10 Principles of Fair Trade:
- Creating Opportunities for Economically Disadvantaged Producers
- Transparency and Accountability;
- Trading Practices
- Payment of a Fair Price
- Child Labour and Forced Labour
- Non Discrimination, Gender Equity and Freedom of Association
- Working Conditions
- Capacity Building
- Promotion of Fair Trade
- Environment.
www.wfto.com
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