The document summarizes a newsletter published by the Global Compact Network India (GCNI). It discusses the launch of GCNI's new initiative called the "Cross-Over Series" in Bengaluru, India. The series is aimed at promoting networking, knowledge exchange, and policy advocacy around the UN Global Compact principles. It also discusses subsequent events in the series held in other Indian cities on topics like the role of corporate social responsibility in education. The newsletter provides details on the objectives, participants, and key discussions at these events. It also summarizes GCNI's other activities in the period like engaging with academic institutions and launching an Asia-Pacific resource center on responsible business practices.

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T h e G C N I n d i a T r i - ann u a l N e w s l e tt e r
The objectives of the Series are to promote
exchange of innovative ideas and experiences
and thereby build a broad-based perspective
on addressing some of the key social and
environmental challenges of our times. The Series
is proposed as a platform that will offer alternative
public policy pathways besides intensifying our
engagements with key stakeholders regionally.
The inaugural was organised in collaboration
with Prin. L.N.Welingkar Institute of Management
Development & Research on the theme‘How
can CSR transform lives? Insights and Practices
from India Inc’. The discussions during the
session focused on innovative ways in which
key stakeholders can provide momentum for
effective implementation of the new CSR policies.
Role of academic institutions, in particular, was
discussed that can act as a bulwark in providing
curriculum support and sensitisation of its
faculty on corporate citizenship issues. Some of
the experts participating in the panel included
P.S. Narayan of Wipro Ltd, Babu Rangaswamy
of Hewlett Packard, Dr. Anil Subba Rao Paila of
Welingkar, Manoj Chakravarti of IIM Bangalore,
Lopamudra Bhattacharya of Deutsche Bank India
and Pooran Chandra Pandey of GCNI. The meeting
was attended by 140 participants.
‘Cross Over Series’, a nationwide advocacy effort
of the GCNI to promote the debate around UNGC
Principles, will soon be hosted across major cities
in India.
Cross-Over Series Launched in Bengaluru
President’s Desk
With the rising demand
for convergence between
societal aspirations and
economic objectives from
businesses, we find ourselves
increasingly being part of
an order where businesses
are expected to shun their
outright profit motives and
be guided by the objectives
of social and environmental
good. Such an order
highlights the importance of
developing and building an
ecosystem embedded within
ethical and responsible
corporate culture, thus
making the principles of
Global Compact even more
relevant in today’s context.
Global Compact Network
India, with the moral
convening power of the UN
Serving as a platform for networking,
knowledge exchange, policy advocacy,
cutting edge action research and ‘glocal’
alliances, Global Compact Network
India (GCNI) launched its new initiative-
‘Cross-Over Series: Towards Inclusive
Learning and Enlightened Leadership’
on 16th September 2014 in Bengaluru.
in the News in focus Meetings
BusinessCaseforAnti-corruption:
Call for Collective Action | 6
GCNI frames Public Policy
Curriculum, Lucknow University
to teach UNGC principles | 7
GCNI launches Asia Cooperation
Project during the Asia/Oceania Local
Network Regional Meeting in Dhaka
on December 10, 2014 | 7
Interview with
Alexandra Wrage,
President, Trace
International | 8
Monthly Meetings | 13
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‘How can CSR transform the world? Invest to Educate the
Excluded: Insights and Practices from India’
‘Paradigm Shift in Corporate Social Responsibility:
India-EU Experiences and Learning’
people, especially those from the marginalised communities are
brought into mainstream education. The meeting also witnessed
a special address by Gunilla Bjorner and Ravi Pratap Singh of
Aide-et-Action International and Pooran Chandra Pandey, GCNI.
It was attended by 100 participants.
The discussions during the event centered on the theme of ‘How
can CSR transform the world? Invest to Educate the Excluded:
Insights and Practices from India’, highlighted the need to
mainstream the excluded and marginalised communities by
addressing the gaps and challenges in the education sector.
The panel comprised of experts from the industry, UN and
NGO and included Ruchira Gujral of UNICEF India Country Office;
Kumar Anurag Pratap of Capgemini India and
Umi Daniel of Aide-et-Action International. Amitabh Behar of
NFI moderated the panel discussion. The proceedings of the
day focused on the important role of the corporate in taking
forward the education agenda among the excluded section of
society through their CSR activities and other programmatic
interventions. During the discussion the panel members
highlighted that companies have a greater role to play in
today’s context to take forward development agenda. The
experts emphasised that through their innovative CSR activities,
the companies can ensure that education programmes are
expanded to include the excluded and that more and more
The panel discussed on issues of how can CSR help companies
effectively serve the society and what are the good practices across
India and European Union that can effectively be learned and
leveraged by each other. Moderating the discussion, Lalit Kumar
Gupta, Managing Director & CEO, Essar Oil Limited emphasised on
the need of individual and company level efforts to make CSR more
widespread and inclusive and included senior experts such as
Marina Stefanova of Global Compact Network Bulgaria, Dr.
Yogendra Saxena of The Tata Power Company Limited, Rufina
Fernandes of GTL Limited, Kumar Anurag Pratap of Capgemini India,
Srinath Komarina of YES Bank and Chitra Pandit of The Akanksha
Foundation. Pooran Chandra Pandey of GCNI introduced the theme
and set the agenda for the meeting. 75 participants from various
stakeholder groups attended the meeting.
The second edition of the ‘Cross-Over Series: Towards Inclusive Learning and Enlightened Leadership’ was
held on 18th September 2014 in collaboration with Aide-et-Action International in New Delhi.
The third edition of the ‘Cross-Over Series: Towards Inclusive Learning and Enlightened Leadership’ was
concluded in Mumbai on 26th September 2014 in collaboration with Essar Foundation on the theme ‘Paradigm
Shift in Corporate Social Responsibility: India - EU Experiences and Learning’.

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Transforming Education Through CSR
The speakers and experts at the fourth edition of the Cross-Over Series in
Chennai on 30th October 2014 included Srimathi Shivashankar, Associate
Vice President, Diversity and Sustainability, HCL Tech; Dr. Catherine Bernard –
Founder, SERFAC; Rajashree Natarajan, COO, Cognizant Foundation;
Amruth. B.R Co-founder, CEO, Vita Beans & Guru-g Learning Labs and
Pooran Chandra Pandey, Executive Director, Global Compact Network India. The
experts deliberated on the role of key stakeholders in propagating education
in the society. Pandey in his opening address quoted that education can bring
a revolution and transform the entire world. Therefore, it is important to bring
together key stakeholders to bring about fundamental changes that helps
build a new future. He also reiterated that companies through CSR can play an
important role in supporting the cause and taking education to the excluded.
During the meeting the panel deliberated on various strategies that could be
adopted to ensure that children from all economic and social backgrounds
have effective access to mainstream education. The meeting discussed on the
probable role that Corporate could assume to take forward this agenda through
their CSR activities.
Some of the observations made in the panel discussion included;
• Initiating e-learning and utilising traditional methods like Therukutth –
(Street Theater) for creating awareness on social issues, environmental issues,
health and hygiene practices to the children.
• Values and importance of education can be taught to children through
story telling – inculcating the habit of planning their ambitions and love for
learning at their young age.
• The need for networking with NGOs for greater outreach with the
community.
The panel highlighted that the innovations around CSR initiatives are key to
advance inclusion of communities and it is through these innovations that
companies can play a vital role in transforming India.
Global Compact Network India jointly with Aide-et-Action
International organised the fourth edition of the Cross-Over
Series in Chennai on 30th October 2014 on the theme of
‘Transforming Education Through CSR’.
and mandate to take forward the Ten Universal
Principles, has over these 4 months innovated
around interventions to meet the demands of
the key stakeholders in the society. Some of
the most significant steps in this regard include
the launch of Asia Pacific Resource Centre on
Responsible Business Practices and Strategic
Engagement with the Academic Institution. These
two initiatives mark the beginning of a new phase
of engagement by GCNI with key stakeholders,
through innovative programmes and knowledge
delivery mechanisms.
During the intervening period, GCNI also began
its engagement with key stakeholders on
contemporary issues through the‘Cross-Over
Series’, a platform towards inclusive learning and
enlightened leadership. The series was launched
in Bengaluru in September and since then has
been organised in the other cities, including New
Delhi, Chennai and Mumbai. It also organised
a workshop on Anti-Bribery, examining the
need to strengthen compliance programme in
companies operating in India. To celebrate the
successful completion of the first phase of the
Collective Action Project (CAP) in India, GCNI
held a conference on the theme of‘Business Case
for Anti-corruption: Call for Collective Action’,
during which the learnings and findings of the
project were shared with key stakeholders. I
am also pleased to announce that during this
period Global Compact Network India jointly with
IICA and GIZ organised a three city‘Seminar on
Corporate Social and Business Responsibility’in
Hyderabad, New Delhi and Jaipur.
I am also delighted to inform GCNI launched
a pioneering regional co-operation project in
Dhaka on December 10, 2014 on the sidelines of
UNGC’s annual regional meeting. The regional
co-operation project titled‘Regional Leadership
through UNGC Principles: Cases and Practices
of Nine Local Networks in Asia’highlights the
key initiatives of 9 UNGC Networks in Asia, i.e.,
Bangladesh, China, India, Japan, Korea, Maldives,
Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, to take forward the
UNGC mandate and build future co-operation in
Asian region, through such Asia wide intervention
led by our own India Local Network.
The future holds good promise for us and GCNI
is working towards leveraging the opportunity
to drive and create momentum around the ten
universal principles not only in India but also at the
regional and global levels, driving next generation
of collaborations and partnerships in the run up to
post 2015 global development regime.
I would also like to wish members and well-
wishers of GCNI a very happy new year and look
forward to your continued support to GCNI, as
we move ahead in strengthening this global
movement in the country.
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Companies
Act, 2013
Apart from the provisions requiring
mandatory rotation of auditors [§139],
appointment of independent directors and
placing great emphasis on their integrity,
impartiality and autonomy [§149], the Act
also makes‘fraud’a ground for winding-
up a company. Thus, if it is found that a
company was formed for a fraudulent or
unlawful purpose or its affairs are found
to be conducted in a fraudulent manner, it
may be wound up [§271].
The term‘fraud’in relation to affairs of a
company has been explained in §447 of the
new Act rather broadly and includes‘any
act, omission, concealment of any fact or
abuse of position committed by any person
or any other person with the connivance,
in any manner, with intent to deceive, to
gain undue advantage from, or to injure the
interests of, the company or its shareholder
or its creditors or any other person, whether
or not there is any wrongful gain or loss’.
While the provision is yet to take effect, it
is being seen as a robust measure to check,
among others, acts of corruption.
Auditors found to have acted in a
fraudulent manner or abetting / colluding
in a fraud can be removed [§140] and if
they contravene any provisions of the Act
to deceive a company they can be punished
with imprisonment or imposition of a hefty
fine [§147].
transparency and accountability in
operations, listed companies (and other
companies, as prescribed) are required
to constitute an Audit Committee, which
would, among others, be required to
evaluate internal financial controls
and risk management systems [§177].
Further, if it is found that the accounts of
a company were prepared in a fraudulent
manner or that the affairs of a company
were mismanaged during a particular
period – casting a doubt on the reliability
of financial statements – the accounts
may be reopened [§130]. Investigations
relating to frauds pertaining to a
company shall be undertaken by
the Serious Fraud Investigation Office
[§211].
These are only some of the several
provisions which have been introduced
in the new Act for placing special
statutory emphasis on ethics, integrity
and governance in corporate conduct.
Quite a few of these provisions are being
seen as aimed at combating corruption
and fraud. If imbibed and followed in the
right earnest, these provisions would also
help companies protect and nurture their
corporate reputations and the interests
of their shareholders. One also hopes
that once these provisions take effect, a
strong enforcement mechanism is put in
place to combat corporate corruption.
Priyanka Sharma Goswami is a
Partner with Dua Associates, a
leading full service law firm in India.
She is based at the Firm’s offices
in New Delhi and practices in the
field of Litigation & Arbitration. Her
practice focuses on matters relating
to constitutional and administrative
law, contract, specific relief,
environmental law, white collar
crimes and anti-corruption.
EchoingthenewGovernment’sfocuson
‘maximumgovernance’andthe10thprinciple
oftheUNGlobalCompact,thenewCompanies
Actof2013inIndiahasintroducedseveral
provisionsthatfocusonimprovinginternal
processofcompanies,goodgovernanceand
combatingcorruptconduct.Inadeparture
fromthedaysoftheLicenseRajhowever,
thenewActdoesnotmaketheregulatory
frameworktoocumbersomeorunduly
restrictive.
With the aim of improving internal
financial controls, the Act stipulates that
the making of false statements in any
return, report, financial statement etc.
is punishable with imprisonment and
imposition of fine [§448]. For ensuring

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GlobalCompactNetworkIndiaandTRACEInternationaljointlyorganisedahalfdayAnti-Briberyworkshopon
November5,2014inNewDelhi.
TRACE
Anti-Bribery workshop
event
The focus of the Anti-Bribery workshop,
organised jointly by Global Compact
Network India and TRACE International,
on November 5, 2014 in New Delhi was
to discuss the merit for businesses to be
compliant. The workshop was designed
to bring forth some of the anti-corruption
best practices adopted by corporate
houses worldwide which hold relevance in
the Indian context. Some of the eminent
speakers in the workshop were Eileen
Radford, Director, Advisory Services, TRACE
International, Parul Nanabhai, Ashok Pratap
& Co. Barristers & Advocates, Priyanka
Sharma Goswami, Partner, Dua Associates,
Kumar Bantesh, Regional Head-Legal,
ACC Limited, Pradnya Shinde, Regional,
CSR Coordinator, Holcim Ltd. and Inder
Mohan Singh, Director-Legal, Honeywell
Automation India Ltd.
The introductory session focused on
some of the issues faced by multinational
companies trying to establish their
businesses in India. During the session
Eileen Radford, Director, Advisory Services,
TRACE International highlighted the
importance of U.S. Foreign Corrupt
Practices Act and United Kingdom Bribery
Act and why they matter to companies
doing business in India. Parul Nanabhai,
Ashok Pratap & Co. Barristers & Advocates
and Priyanka Sharma Goswami, Partner,
Dua Associates in their presentations
highlighted the anti-bribery regulatory and
enforcement environment in India and the
recent developments under the Companies
Act 2013 in India, U.S. Foreign Corrupt
Practices Act and UK Bribery Act. Goswami
in her presentation stressed on the key
aspects of the new Companies Act 2013 and
the provisions within the Act that provide
for stricter anti-corruption and anti-bribery
measures.
This session was followed by a session on
‘Why Companies in India Must Strengthen
their Compliance Programs’, during which
some of the good practices followed
by companies to overcome graft and
bribery were brought to the forefront.
The companies, which participated in
this discussion, were ACC Limited, Holcim
Limited and Honeywell Automation India
Ltd. They listed their internal ethical code
of conduct, anti-graft employee training
initiatives and value chain management,
which has a direct impact on transparent
business operations. During the session
the presenters elaborated on the key tools
adopted by the companies in ensuring
compliances in their operations.
This session was followed by an
introductory session on ‘How TRACE Tools
and Services Can Help Companies Meet
International Compliance Standards’.
During the session Eileen Radford,
Director, Advisory Services, TRACE
International elaborated in the various
tools and services that Trace provides
to ensure compliance by companies.
The session also included presentation
by Sidharth Bhatia, Three D Integrated
Solutions Ltd., who spoke at length
about the Trace Certifications and how
it enabled his company to strengthen
compliance measures.
Ashok Kumar Pavadia, Joint Secretary,
Department of Public Enterprises, Ministry
of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
in his valedictory address spoke about
the changing legal landscape in India
pertaining to anti-corruption. He resounded
the need of clean business and said that the
government was committed to achieve this
goal. The event ended with a vote of thanks
by Pooran Chandra Pandey, Executive
Director, GCNI, who in his address spoke
at length about the‘Role of UN Global
Compact Network India in Anti-Corruption
Efforts’and highlighted the initiatives being
undertaken by Global Compact Network to
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Business Case for
Anti-corruption: Call
for Collective Action
To celebrate the successful completion
of one of its Anti-corruption projects in
India, Global Compact Network India held
a conference on 28th November, 2014 at
The Lalit, New Delhi titled‘Business Case for
Anticorruption: Call for Collective Action’.
The Conference shared the learnings and
findings of the Collective Action Project
(CAP) in the past four years and was
attended by business leaders from both
public and private sector companies, as
well as representatives from civil society.
Stakeholders shared challenges, dilemmas
and importance of developing a Business
Case for Anti-corruption and linking
transparency initiatives to profits. The
Conference marked a way-forward by
scaling up the Anti-corruption Collective
Action Agenda through the launch of GCNI
Center of Excellence for Transparency and
Ethics in Business in India.
Post the plenary session which linked
global anti-corruption initiatives to the
anti-corruption collective action agenda in
India, the mantle was taken over by CEOs
of prominent national and multinational
companies, on the non-negotiables vis-
à-vis transparency in business. The CEO
Roundtable was enlightening, candid and
appreciated by all stakeholders present.
Post lunch the conference moved into
specific sessions, which were tailored
around the initiatives that the Collective
Action Project in India had taken up in its
four years of operation. Panel discussions
deliberated on Strengthening Anti-
corruption Efforts in Indian Policy Regime
in light of UNCAC; explored Business Case
for Transparency in Value Chain & Supplier
Code of Conduct and finally deliberated on
the issue of Procurement and developing
a Business Case for it, since there seems to
exist a policy paralysis around the issue in
India.
The consensus emerging from the
Conference was that more concrete forms
of organic Anti-corruption Collective Action
Initiatives need to emerge from India, and
these initiatives have to be directly linked
to business profits to be of any serious
reckoning.

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GCNI frames Public Policy Curriculum, Lucknow
University to teach UNGC principles
In its unique contribution to strengthen
academics in the country and advance ten
universally accepted principles of the United
Nations Global Compact, GCNI has taken
yet another thought leadership to set up an
interdisciplinary curriculum for Public Policy
programmes both at the undergraduate and
post-graduate levels for Lucknow University,
one of the oldest and leading universities
in India. These programmes aim at opening
doors of public policy issues and concerns
to the students who can subsequently learn
and embrace among other things value
based practices and responsible conduct in
transforming institutions that they would go
on to serve in future. The University through
these programmes will also teach a module
on principles of Global Compact and its
relevance in a fast evolving and globalised
workplace, market place and community in a
bottom up policy influence approach.
The Public Policy programmes both at the
graduate and post graduate levels have
been launched by the Lucknow University
and have been well received, which is
reflected in enrollments across these
two levels and continue to gain traction
bringing businesses, academic, government
and non-governmental organisations
together on intersection of public policy
and other disciplines of academic pursuits.
Speaking on the development, Dinesh
K Sarraf President GCNI and Chairman &
Managing Director, Oil and Natural Gas
Corporation Limited said,“Academic
Institutions are key to expand Ten Universal
Global Compact Principles and values
across the value chain, and I along with
my industry colleagues invite you to join
the world’s largest corporate citizenship
movement, as its member”.
The curriculum on Public Policy has been
duly vetted by academic council of the
University and other viable options are
being explored for seeking out partnerships
and collaborations with leading institutions
in the country to provide a well structured
teaching, research and practice through the
public policy programme.
GCNI has also recently announced its
strategic engagement with universities,
management institutes and academic
institutions with offerings of unique value
propositions in the country in a bid to
make them partners and collaborators in
championing the ethos and spirit of the
Global Compact principles through teaching,
research, training and practice approaches.
GCNI launches Asia Cooperation
Project during the Asia/Oceania
Local Network Regional Meeting in
Dhaka on December 10, 2014
Global Compact Network India launched its
Asia Collaboration Project titled‘Regional
Leadership Through UNGC Principles: Cases
and Practices of Nine Local Networks in
Asia’during the Asia/Oceania Local Network
Regional Meeting in Dhaka, Bangladesh
on December 10, 2014. The project was
launched in the presence of Dr. Gowher
Rizvi, International Affairs Adviser to the
Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Dr. Atiur
Rahman, Governor of Bangladesh Bank, H.
E. Hanne Fugl Eskjær, Ambassador, Embassy
of Denmark, Bangladesh, Farooq Sobhan,
Former Deputy Permanent Representative
of Bangladesh to the United Nations and
Representative, Global Compact Network
Bangladesh, Walid Nagi, Head - Local
Networks, UNGC, New York, Shahamin
Zaman, Contact Person of Global Compact
Network Bangladesh and Pooran Chandra
Pandey, Executive Director, GCNI.
Asia cooperation is the first such unique
exercise involving nine Local Networks of
Bangladesh, China, India, Japan, Korea,
Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka in
Asia capturing past, present and future of
their leadership through UNGC principles.
Expressing his views on the regional
project, Dinesh K Sarraf, President GCNI
and Chairman & Managing Director, Oil and
Natural Gas Corporation Limited said,“The
cases from the regional Local Networks
are unique and diverse and yet bring out
a common approach to their work at their
country levels. Each of the participating
Networks in the regional cooperation
project has focused its work on a broad
range of issues including sustainability, CSR,
human rights, CoP and good governance.
Therefore the deeper engagement of the
regional peers would not only strengthen
them by multiplying their mutual strengths
but would also bring in a greater synergy
of purpose and common understanding of
UNGC principles at the entire Asia Pacific
level’.
The Asia cooperation has been
implemented under GCNI’s latest initiative
‘Asia Pacific Resource Centre on Responsible
Business Practices’and further efforts are
currently underway to work at the Asia
Pacific level, leveraging interface between
businesses and Local Networks in the
region of strategic importance.
The meeting also discussed on various
issues including governance structure,
challenges and opportunities faced by the
regional networks and exploring how the
Global Compact HQ and Local Networks
can better collaborate in their efforts to
engage companies for taking forward the
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What is your view from the global perspectives on India
Inc. complying with the anti-graft law? Are there adequate
safeguards to protect against bribery and corruption risks?
The Indian legislation does not provide sufficient safeguards to prevent
or even to discourage bribery.The Prevention of Corruption Act does
not expressly seek to punish corrupt acts of private parties, except to
a limited extent, through Section 9 (dealing with persons accepting
gratification to use their influence to sway a public servant in the
conduct of an official act) and Section 12 (dealing with abetment,
pursuant to which a person offering a bribe could be punished).
There is nothing that directly prohibits a private person from
offering a bribe or engaging in other corrupt practices. The PC Act
has no provision to deal with cases where Indian citizens engage in
corrupt activities with a foreign public official.
The Act also overlooks the recovery of proceeds of corruption or
withholding of assets of those who bribe.
What are your thoughts on anti-corruption business risks and
the unique role of civil society in addressing this issue?
TRACE’s core mission is to advance commercial transparency
and to provide companies with practical anti-bribery tools and
resources. Civil society plays a unique role in advancing commercial
transparency as it includes entities that stand between the people
who are affected by corruption and the actors who commit unlawful
acts. Without civil society oversight government officials can make
bribe demands with relative impunity. Civil society plays two roles in
addressing corruption – it becomes the voice of the people and also
monitors leaders and companies who may be engaging in corrupt
acts. TRACE supports civil society by developing partnerships with
organisations worldwide that provide a wider audience with access
to our tools and resources.
India along with many countries have ratified United Nations
Convention Against Corruption, do you believe there has
been a visible change in the global corporate attitude towards
corruption post this convention.
Yes, the UNCAC has been in force for over a decade and, during this
time, there has been a significant improvement in the private sector’s
Alexandra Wrage, President, Trace
International. She holds numerous committee
positions, including Chair of the Anti-Corruption
Committee of the ABA’s International Section and
Chair of the International Legal Affairs Committee of
the Association of Corporate Counsel. She was also
named one of the‘Canadians Changing the World’by
the Toronto Globe and Mail and received a Women in
Compliance‘Lifetime Achievement Award for Service
to the Compliance Industry.’Prior to founding TRACE,
Wrage was international counsel at Northrop Grumman
where she was responsible for managing and improving
the company’s FCPA programme.
attitude toward bribery. That is, corporations are heavily investing
in anti-bribery compliance and third party due diligence, and we
are seeing a top-level commitment from senior management and
CEOs. Many multinational companies now have robust compliance
programmes in place and view anti-bribery as a top corporate
priority. Nevertheless, I would say that the main catalyst for corporate
compliance has been enforcement of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices
Act and, more recently, similar other domestic laws. UNCAC and
the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention, however, have nevertheless
played a critical role in making anti-corruption a global issue and in
encouraging countries to take a more serious stance against bribery.
Members of the United Nations Global Compact in their
CoPs have to report on the internal compliance practices and
processes of 10th Principle on anti-corruption. Do you think
compliance reporting can be an essential preventive step in
mitigating corruption risks and identifying red flags in company
operations?
Absolutely. Compliance reporting keeps companies honest and
supports a more thoughtful approach to compliance which
results in more effective compliance programmes and procedures.
Companies who are willing to report on internal compliance
practices are more likely to detect and respond to compliance gaps
and possible misconduct as the reports will be viewed by several
“
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Together, GCNI and TRACE are well positioned to help both
multinational and local companies uphold Principle 10 of
the UN Global Compact.
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parties. In this sense the reports provide for accountability and
encourage companies to implement swift remedial measures.
Do you think that India has a conducive environment for due
diligence and compliance? What are the important aspects of
this process?
India is not a signatory to the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention. Since
this Convention speaks specifically to business corruption, India
should be a signatory as a first step and to announce to the outside
world that it does have an environment that is conducive to due
diligence and compliance.
While India has ratified the United Nations Convention Against
Corruption (UNCAC), and has committed to implementing it
through necessary national legislation, the business environment
continues to presents substantial bribery risks. In the TRACE Matrix,
which measures business bribery risk, India has a score of 80
which indicates a very high risk of bribery. The overall risk score is
mainly driven by a high score in domain one (business interactions
with government). In other words the number of government
touchpoints to register a business or to obtain a building permit/
license are very high and make companies vulnerable to bribe
demands. To address this issue, the government could work to
reduce regulatory burdens and cut red tape. It is also very important
that India enforce laws to protect whistleblowers. If people have the
courage to step forward with information about serious corruption,
they should know that they will not suffer retaliation.
Is there a synergy between the International Norms on
compliance and Indian norms on compliance? Do the
differences and similarities pose any challenges and
opportunities to the companies?
We can look to the UNODC, OECD, World Bank, and other NGOs for
international norms on compliance. Broad principles such as tone
of the top, internal controls and record keeping, developing an anti-
corruption programme with oversight, are all international norms
espoused in documents drafted by these organisations. Although
there are country-specific compliance challenges, come companies
operating in India are indeed following these best practices.
In India, University Grants Commission (UGC) has sent directive
to Vice Chancellors of Universities to consider inclusion of
anti-corruption studies in curriculum. Do you think integration
of ethical studies like principles of responsible management
(PRME) in education system is of paramount importance in
sustaining a robust anti-corruption initiative?
Absolutely, and I am not alone. The United Nations Office of Drugs
and Crime (UNDOC) and Anti-Corruption Academic Initiative earlier
this year organised a conference to address this specific point.
Our Director of Global Strategy and Communications attended,
along with professors who have taught anti-corruption courses, or
who wish to introduce it to their institutions. The attendees at the
conference, who came from all over the world, made it very clear
that the interest and motivation is present at many universities
across the globe. Teaching anti-corruption has a huge impact on
political, economic and social structure. Students are future policy
makers and business executives and can play a first hand role in
shaping social, economic and political structures and values. Last
year TRACE introduced the TRACE Scholar programme, which
sponsors three law students from emerging countries to attend
renowned universities in the US and UK to obtain a masters of law in
anti-corruption studies, for this very reason. Our first class of TRACE
Scholars is studying in the US now – and one Scholar is from India!
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India has recently passed the Whistleblower Protection Bill.
What are your thoughts on the Whistleblower mechanism and
its importance today? What are your thoughts on the issue of
‘whistleblower anonymity’?
Whistleblowing procedures and protections are a critical
component of effective compliance. In the U.S., many companies
self-report or go to prosecutors voluntarily to report possible
misconduct which has been discovered through an internal
whistleblower report. Without whistleblower mechanisms, bribery
can go undetected for years. As for anonymity, cultural and
political factors influence whether or not whistleblowers really
trust that their identity will be protected after they have disclosed
misconduct. Many companies have toll free numbers, websites, all
of which promise anonymity, but employees will not use them if
they don’t have confidence in the system.
What are the key learnings of Trace International, especially
the unique country specific experience in working on anti-
corruption? What do you think are the unique challenges in
emerging markets like India?
Over the years TRACE has worked with hundreds of multinational
corporations and thousands of SMEs worldwide to develop
compliance and due diligence best practices. What we have learned
is that companies will only implement and embrace compliance
if it makes good business sense and this is increasingly true as
multinationals want to partner with local companies committed to
transparency. The tools developed by TRACE and others have played
a critical role in advancing commercial transparency by helping
companies address a very complex compliance challenge with
practical tools that ultimately provide a competitive advantage.
In emerging markets with high levels of corruption, a company
must invest more heavily in compliance and take extra precautions
to detect and prevent bribery. As a result of the additional
investment in compliance, the profit margin may be slightly lower,
but if companies are realistic, these investments can be good for
them and good for the community, that deserves quality products
and transparent business practices.
What is the synergy that you foresee betweenTrace International
and Global Compact Network India (GCNI) to promote the uptake
of anti-corruption in the corporate sector in India?
Together, GCNI and TRACE are well positioned to help both
multinational and local companies uphold Principle 10 of the
UN Global Compact. The localised knowledge and experience of
GCNI in the areas of ethics, corruption, and corporate governance,
coupled with TRACE’s subject matter expertise in compliance and
best practices creates, I believe, a formidable partnership. Together
we can provide companies with anti-bribery tools and resources
based on international best practices and local support.
What role do you foresee for TRACE in India and what efforts
have you made to realise it?
We are reaching out to both private sector and public sector
companies in India to provide them with anti-bribery tools and
resources and to help them raise their compliance standards. We are
also attempting to work with SMEs who are seeking to do business
with multinational companies and are thus required to implement
international compliance standards. We are also focused on
introducing TRACE due diligence services to policy makers who can
aid in institutionalising anti-bribery compliance which will create an
environment more conducive to due diligence and compliance.

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Based on the recommendations of the Sustainability Alliance Partners’
Consultation, held on 27th June 2014, members of the group were
invited to form a part of a cohesive working group on sustainability.
The working group would set the deliverables and the objectives
of the Sustainability Alliance Partners and work together towards
the achievement of the stated objectives. Around 15 members
from Public and Private sector Companies, Academic Institutes, Civil
Society organisations andThinkTanks, including NTPC, BHEL, Sandvik
Asia, Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, Paharpur Business Centre,
Novozymes, GAIL, Inesa, BMW Group India, Nokia-Microsoft India,
Praxis, Accenture, ISB Mohali, Jindal Steel and Power Limited, andWorld
Energy Council India were invited to form this working group that
would identify and tackle specific areas of priority in sustainability.
GlobalCompactNetworkIndiaconvenedthefirstmeetingoftheSustainabilityAlliancePartner’sWorkingGroupon
15thSeptember2014.
Sustainability alliance partners’ working group meeting
During the meeting it was felt by the members that the
working group should develop the framework of its activities
with specific timelines, actions and deliverables—to make the
group result-oriented. Pranjal Goswami, Head of Sustainability,
Novozymes was appointed as the Convenor during this
meeting, to lead the working group and its activities. The group
at the meeting agreed on a common minimum programme that
brings together members and stakeholders on a single platform.
The components of this programme would leverage the existing
strengths of GCNI in research, knowledge management and
advocacy to develop an actionable agenda for taking forward
the sustainability mandate.
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Taster Session Workshop on Action and Learning
Global Compact Network India and the Partnering Initiative
organised the Taster Session Workshop on Action and Learning
on 7th November 2014 in New Delhi. The event was an outcome
of the shared efforts of Global Compact Network India and The
Partnering Initiative to explore partnering good practice in the
Indian context and to build capacity to collaborate, continue with
an experiential learning session in Action Learning. The workshop
began with a welcome address by Ashok Chakravorty, Additional
General Manager, NTPC and an opening address by Pooran Chandra
Pandey, Executive Director, GCNI. Joanna Pyres, Senior Associate, The
Partnering Initiative in her address gave an introduction about the
collective problem solving and partnerships technique and talked
about the benefits of the technique both for the organisation and
the stakeholders involved. The workshop was facilitated by Matthew
Farmer, Managing Director, Emerging World, who through an
innovative methodology involved the participants in an interactive
session to understand a new problem-solving tool that allows
organisations to harness the power of collective action and address
challenges whilst developing their leadership qualities.
During the event the participants experienced of the power of Action
Learning by observing and participating in the Action Learning group
and working together on a real problem presented by Shekhar Ambati
from Aide et Action on the attrition rate in his organisation. In the
session the some key stakeholders representing the NGO sector and
companies were invited to form a group and discuss on the issue
through a question and answer mode to arrive at a solution for the
problem presented.The event concluded with a vote of thanks by
Pooran Chandra Pandey, Executive Director, GCNI.

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Global Compact Network India in partnership with CEO Water
Mandate and DLF Foundation organised the‘Building the Impact
and Integrity of Water Stewardship Initiatives Workshop’on
13th November 2014 in Gurgaon. The meeting was a part of an
international learning initiative led by the CEO Water Mandate and
the Water Integrity Network with the support of Partnerships in
Practice, Water Witness International, Pegasys and GIZ.
An informal gathering of water experts, the event witnessed the
sharing of experiences and insights on how multi-stakeholder Water
Stewardship Initiatives (WSIs) can be improved – to lever greater
positive impact for society, and to reduce the risks for stakeholders
involved. The workshop focused on sharing the resulting draft
integrity framework that emerged from country assessments of
Water Stewardship Initiatives (WSIs) in Africa and Latin America. A
particular focus was put on understanding what proactive steps and
integrity measures could be taken by practitioners to ensure WSIs
have a long-term positive impact. The meeting aimed to share and
garner feedback on the initial draft of a WSI integrity management
GCNI and Service and Research Institute on Family and Children
(SERFAC) jointly organised a three-day mini conference titled
‘Intercepting and Preventing Violence to Women/ Girls’from 8th
- 10th August 2014 in Chennai and 28th- 30th August 2014 in
Hyderabad and a National Seminar on‘Impact of Violence on Social
Institutions (Family, Education and Community) in India’on 26th
and 27th September 2014 in Chennai.
The events included paper presentations and interactive sessions
on various critical sub-themes by experts drawn from academia and
other professionals, which included assessing the nature of violence
at different levels: family, community, work places/businesses and
in governments, the need for preventive strategies and prioritising
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Workshop’on13thNovember2014inpartnershipwithCEOWaterMandateandDLFFoundation.
Building the Impact and Integrity of Water Stewardship
Initiatives Workshop
Conference on ‘Violence on Women’ with SERFAC
framework, solicit input on prospective mitigation measures to assure
integrity of WSIs and garner feedback on the relative usefulness (and
possible omissions) regarding the suite of integrity management
support tools for WSI practitioners. The inputs and feedback
generated throughout the workshop were incorporated into the WSI
integrity management good practice guidelines and supporting tools
under development, in order to improve their utility.
The discussions at the meeting were facilitated by Jason Morison,
Technical Director, CEO Water, Mandate and witnessed an address
by Dr. Uddesh Kohli, Senior Advisor, UNGC, New York. Ritesh Kumar
Sinha, Associate Director, DLF Foundation welcomed the guests
at the event and the closing remarks were delivered by Pooran
Chandra Pandey, Executive Director, Global Compact Network
India. The meeting witnessed the participation of practitioners
representing public institutions, communities, civil society, private
sector and others who are involved in the development and
management of WSIs, and have expertise on water related issues in
Bangladesh and India.
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intervention, domestic violence, violence and its psycho-social
impacts on family and environments, media & IT violence and
its Impact on family and community, poverty and violence – its
intergenerational transmission and preventive and protective
measures.
Some of the experts at the event included Dr. Sandra, Ph.D,
Associate Professor, Department of Social Work, Stella Maris College,
Chennai; Dr. V. Swaminathan, Ph.D, Professor in Psychology, Head,
Department of Social Work, University of Madras, Chennai and Dr.
C. Hilda Devi, Ph.D, Professor in Sociology, Mother Teresa Women’s
University, Kodaikanal. The event was attended by representatives
from NGOs, businesses, government and professionals.

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Global Compact Network India (GCNI), keeping its commitment to
support its peers across the world, has been supporting the Kenya
Local Network of the United Nations Global Compact in rejigging its
governance structures and putting a new framework to effectively
administer and govern its operations in a more structured and
inclusive manner. The Kenya Local Network is currently working
toward establishing itself as a legal entity and setting in place a
new governance mechanism in its bid to take forward an ambitious
operational plan and a working agenda going forward.
In a meeting held between contact points of India and Kenya
Networks during Annual Local Network Forum held in Addis in June
2014, GCNI agreed to guide the Kenya Network with its knowledge,
experience and a well functional governance structure. India
Local Network has been providing support by sharing common
areas of concerns, issues, challenges and opportunities about
Global Compact Network India, IICA and GIZ jointly organised a
three city‘Seminar on Corporate Social and Business Responsibility’
on 19th December in Hyderabad, 22nd December in New Delhi and
23rd December 2014 in Jaipur. The seminar included two insightful
presentations by experts on National Voluntary Guidelines and CSR
clauses in the Compact Act 2013.
The presentation on the National Voluntary Guidelines outlined the
overview of the development of the National Voluntary Guidelines
(NVGs) and dwelt on its overarching nine principles and concepts of
economic, social and environmental responsibility on a sustainable
and inclusive basis. The presentation emphasised on the content,
process and principles of business responsibilities. These were
directed towards the capacity building initiatives in field. The
presentation also highlighted the holistic approach from cradle
to grave theory of the NVGs and the SEBI Mandate on the BRR
reporting structure and the benefits of reporting.
GCNI guides Kenya Local Network in its Governance Process
Seminar on Corporate Social and Business Responsibility
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The presentation on CSR focused extensively on the multi- dimensional
aspects relating to Section 135 of Indian Companies Act 2013, dealing
with CSR. The presentation provided for a clear understanding of
the corporate scenario in the country vis-à-vis the new Act and also
offered a glimpse of CSR rules governing the clauses.
The dignitaries and experts during the three city Seminar included Dr.
Uddesh Kohli, Senior Advisor, UNGC, Chetna Kaura, Chief Programme
Executive, National Foundation for CSR, IICA, Nandini Sharma,
Programme Advisor, GIZ, Rajan Kumar, DGM(BD), NMDC Limited, Atul
Dev Sarmah, Head, Centre for Institutional Partnerships and Corporate
Communications, IICA, Rijit Sengupta, Member, Expert Group, IICA-GIZ
Business Responsibility Initiative, Dr. Pramila Sanjaya, Hon’Advisor,
Society for Integrated Developmental Activities Research &Training,
Nikhil Pant, Chief Programme Executive, National Foundation for CSR,
IICA, S S Prasada Rao, Director, GITAM University and Pooran Chandra
Pandey, Executive Director, GCNI.
governance systems and effective structures that lead to Network’s
sustainability and generate more confidence among stakeholders
who then are more pliable to support the Network by contributing
to its functioning and long-term support.
Kenya is the second Local Network after Maldives that GCNI has
been supporting by sharing its experiences and collective wisdom.
India Local Network, the oldest Network of the UNGC, a leader in
Asia Oceania region contributing 330 signatories to the UNGC from
India and with a local membership of over 190 members, is a fast
growing Network in the region.
GCNI also recently worked on an Asia regional cooperation project
launched in Dhaka on December 10, 2014 involving nine Networks
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meetingsMonthly
Corporate Sustainability Standards and Reporting: Towards Higher Transparency, Compliance
and Accountability
Sustainable Value Chain Linkages with CSR and PPP
• ‘Sustainability Practices of Leading Indian Companies:
Sectoral Initiatives and Experiences’
• Annual Report 2013-2014
• 5th Subir Raha Memorial Lecture
• Strategic Planning 2015-2020
• Impact Assessment of Integrity Pact in India
• Business Case for Anti-corruption
publicationsUpcoming
• 3rd National CSR Summit, New Delhi
• Launch of Pune Chapter, Pune
• Cross Over Series, New Delhi
• Workshop on CSR and Sustainability – The way
forward through UNGC Principles, Bhubaneshwar
• 10th National Convention, Bengaluru
• Annual General Body Meeting, New Delhi
• 5th Subir Raha Memorial Lecture, New Delhi
* For more information, kindly visit www.globalcompact.in
eventsUpcoming
The monthly knowledge sharing and networking meeting was
organised on 28th August 2014. The meeting centered on the
theme of‘Corporate Sustainability Standards and Reporting:
Towards Higher Transparency, Compliance and Accountability’
and was hosted by Centre for Responsible Business (CRB). The
presentations at the meeting were given by Dr. Bimal Arora, Chief
Executive Director, Centre for Responsible Business and Ritwik
Bhaumik, Deputy General Manager – Sustainability, Jubilant Life
Sciences Limited. Dr. Arora in his presentation traced the history of
sustainability standards and reporting—emphasising on voluntary
sustainability standards to GRI reporting. Ritwik Bhaumik in his
presentation highlighted sustainability reporting practices of
Jubilant Life Sciences and how systems and processes have helped
business performance. He also highlighted the challenges faced by
Jubilant Life Sciences in the reporting process.
Global Compact Network India in collaboration with Indian
Society of Agribusiness Professionals (ISAP) organised the monthly
knowledge sharing and networking meeting on 20th October 2014.
The meeting was based on the theme of‘Sustainable Value Chain
Linkages with CSR and PPP’, the meeting included a presentation
by Dr. Sudarshan Suryavanshi, CEO and Dr. Satish Chandra, Director
– Agriculture, Indian Society of Agribusiness Professionals and
Poonam Madan, Founder & Managing Director, Inesa Advisory
Services Private Limited. The presentation by ISAP emphasised
on the various initiatives undertaken by ISAP to improve the
livelihood pattern of small & marginal farming communities by
enhancing their access to appropriate and affordable technologies,
market related information and linkages. Poonam Madan in her
presentation stressed on the how cross sectoral linkages and
partnership can have a positive impact on sustainability.

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About National Convention
The National Convention is a flagship event of the Global Compact Network India,
organised for the first time in 2004. The National Convention is the largest platform
conceptualised by the GCNI to bring together opportunities for learning and sharing
between the member companies and organisations. A one of its kind initiative, the National
Convention brings forth diverse companies and dignitaries on one platform to critically
discuss the themes of Corporate Leadership.
The Convention represents collaboration and wide participation from the various sectors –
Public, Private, Non-Profit and Government. The prime focus is to showcase the respective
ideologies, methodologies and most importantly, case studies depicting the wide
implementation of sustainable innovations and leaderships that is taken up by the various
companies and organisations in India.
The National Convention is the actualisation of the GCNI mandate to create platform for
demonstrating substantive efforts made by the business communities towards realising the
vision of sustainable development in India. It aims at initiating brainstorming among the
Indian Companies towards an action oriented strategy for engagement among companies
for realisation of a sound corporate sustainable leadership in India. The first meeting of the
National Convention committee would be organised soon in Bengaluru.
Date: 14th February 2015
Venue: ITC Windsor, Bengaluru
About ITC Windsor
Situated in a charmed spot, in a
serendipitous combination of location and
climate, ITC Windsor offers a spectacular
experience of 5 star luxury hospitality
in the city of Bengaluru. Perched at the
edge of a promontory in the heart of the
city, overlooking the lush expanse of the
Bangalore Golf Club, this 5 star luxury
business hotel cuts a fine figure against
Bengaluru’s city skyline.
A stately manor built during the Raj Era,
ITC Windsor’s colonial architecture, its
elegant colonnades and balustrades, fluted
pillars, Georgian windows, its magnificent
chandeliers and period furniture create a
stirring ambience of unhurried luxury and
old world leisure.
The hotel offers a rich glimpse into the
city’s past. It’s hushed corridors, priceless
art décor paintings of the Georgian and
Edwardian Eras complemented by the regal
splendor of the Manor Suites evoke the
grandeur of a bygone era.
GCNI to hold its 10th National Convention in Bengaluru
on February 14, 2015

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Key Benefits of Joining Global
Compact Network India
• Global Ethical Framework
• Induction, Training and Communication of Progress
• Integrated Networking Platform
• Priority Access to Practice Forums
• Public Policy Support to the National Government
• Publications, Communication and Global Good Practices
• Participation in the Governance of the Network
• Collective Action Project on Anti-corruption and Green
Economy
• Representation in National and International Forums
• Opportunity to participate in local chapter activities at
state and regional levels
Why Join Global Compact Network
India
Today when the most progressive companies are focusing on CSR,
Global Compact is the right platform to demonstrate nationally and
internationally the commitment to CSR and ethical working of the
companies. Voluntary guidelines on CSR by Ministry of Corporate
Affairs lay emphasis on almost the same core issues as advocated by
UNGC. Department of Public Enterprises has also issued guidelines
on CSR for CPSEs which make a reference to UNGC.
There are four categories of members in the network:
1. Corporate Members (Companies / Corporations)
2. SME Members (Small & Medium Enterprises)
3. Institutional Members
a) Non-Profit Making Societies
b) Trusts
c) Educational and Research Institutes
d) Govt. Departments
4. NGO Members
a) Civil Society
b) Non-Government or Labour Organisations
Our Recent Publications:
Membership Fees
Membership Category Entrance
Fees
(in Rs.)
Annual
Fees
(in Rs.)
Lifetime
Membership
(in Rs.)
1 Corporate Members
Upto ` 500 Crores in the
preceding year
25,000 25,000 2,50,000
2 Above ` 500 Crores 50,000 50,000 5,00,000
3 SME Members 10,000 10,000 1,00,000
4 Institutional Members 10,000 10,000 1,00,000
5 NGO Members 10,000 10,000 1,00,000
*A service tax of 12.36% would be applicable on the above mentioned fees structure.
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Regional
Leadership
through UNGC Principles
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16. About Global Compact Network India
Global Compact Network India (GCNI) was launched in the year 2000 and formally registered as a non-profit society in the year 2003, to
function as the Indian local network of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC). One of the oldest networks amongst its 103 peers in the
world, GCNI is the first local network in the world to be established with full legal recognition. GCNI is a country level platform for public and
private sector companies, civil society organisations, academic institutions and business associations, and aids in aligning stakeholders’ practices
towards the Ten Universally Accepted Principles of UNGC in the areas of Human Rights, Labour, Environment and Anti–corruption. At present,
the India network ranks no.1 in the Asia Oceania region, according to the UNGC Annual Local Networks Report 2013, and has emerged as the
largest corporate citizenship and social responsibility organisation in the country with a pan India membership of 184 organisations, who have
strengthened their commitment to the UN’s Global Compact Principles by becoming proud signatories of the local network, GCNI.
Global Compact Network India Office
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Floor (ONGC Office),
7 Institutional Area, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110 003
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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 should 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.
Anti-Corruption
Principle 10: Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery.
membersNEW
During the past four months, 5 organisations have joined GCNI showcasing their commitment towards the Ten Universal
Principles of the Global Compact. GCNI welcomes its new members and looks forward to having a long term partnership in
the future. These members are:
Organisation Category Membership
Society for Integrated Developmental Activities Research & Training
(SIDART)
NGO Annual
Earth Foundation NGO Annual
Sandvik Asia Pvt Ltd Corporate Annual
Jindal Steel and Power Limited Corporate Lifetime
CMR University & CMR Group of Institutions Institutional Annual