DNV's CEO Miklos Konkoly-Thege is committed to supporting the nine core principles of the UN Global Compact as part of advancing Corporate Social Responsibility in DNV.
The UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan launched the Global Compact in 1999 to provide a framework to assist companies in the development and promotion of global, value-based management. To show a more explicit commitment to responsible corporate citizenship, DNV has now signed the Compact as one of more than 1000 companies worldwide.
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is defined as one of ten priority areas in DNV’s corporate strategy.
"CSR must be an integral part of our management system, business culture and our attitudes, and there must be accountability for this issue at all management levels throughout DNV," says Sven Mollekleiv.
The Global Compact’s Nine Principles
Human Rights
Business is asked to:
1. Support and respect the protection of international human rights within their sphere of influence; and
2. Make sure their own corporations are not complicit in human rights abuses.Labour
Business is asked to uphold:
3. Freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining;
4. The elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labour;
5. The effective abolition of child labour; and
6. The elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation.Environment
Business is asked to:
7. Support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges;
8. Undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility; and
9. Encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies.