PRINCIPLE 1Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights.

PRINCIPLE 2Make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses.

PRINCIPLE 4The elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labor.

PRINCIPLE 5The effective abolition of child labor.

PRINCIPLE 7Businesses should support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges.

PRINCIPLE 8Undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility.