signatory to the United Nations Global Compact



Bowman Gilfillan is a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact.  The UN Global Compact is the first truly global corporate citizenship initiative that brings business together with UN Agencies, civil society and labour in support of its ten principles in the areas of human rights, labour-relations, environmental protection and anti-corruption.  To date, nearly 4 000 companies and organisations participate in over 100 countries around the world.

The ten principles are:


principle 1

"Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights" - we unequivocally subscribe


principle 2

"Make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses" - we unequivocally subscribe


principle 3

"Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining" - we subscribe


principle 4

"The elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labour" - we subscribe


principle 5

"The effective abolition of child labour" - we subscribe


principle 6

"The elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation" - Our transformation charter was revised and revisited in January 2008 with recommendations for the next three years. For a copy of the charter, please see our Transformation page.


principle 7

"Businesses should support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges" - we subscribe


principle 8

"Undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility" - For a detailed list of what we have done and are currently doing, please click here


principle 9

"Encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies" - built into the operational environment


principle 10

"Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery" - view our Transformation Charter and White Collar Crime Practice Area.


For more information about the United National Global Compact, please visit www.unglobalcompact.org

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