Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The United Nations Global Compact, also known as Compact or UNGC, is a United Nations initiative to encourage businesses worldwide to adopt sustainable and socially responsible policies, and to report on their implementation. The Global Compact is a principle-based framework for businesses, stating ten principles in the areas of human rights, labour, the environment and anti- corruption. Under the Global Compact, companies are brought together with UN agencies, labour groups and civil society.