Nikon participates in the "Global Compact" advanced by the United Nations.
Proposed in 1999 by the former United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, the "Global Compact" was inaugurated formally at United Nations Headquarters in New York the next year. This program calls on participating companies and organizations from around the world to support and implement on their own initiative ten fundamental principles in the areas of human rights, labour, the environment, and anti-corruption.
The efforts proposed by the "Global Compact" are consistent with the policies of the Nikon Group, which promotes CSR-oriented management. Nikon respects the spirit of the ten principles of the Global Compact and implements its CSR activities with sincerity as it works to increase awareness of CSR on a global basis throughout the entire Nikon Group.
The Ten Fundamental Principles of the 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 Standards]
- 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.
See the following URL for details of the "Global Compact" by United Nations.
