UN Global Compact and SDGs
Communication on the ALDI SOUTH Group's progress report concerning the United Nations Global Compact
In August 2017, the ALDI SOUTH Group signed the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) and thereby committed to integrating the ten universal sustainability principles from the areas of human rights, labour, environment, and anti-corruption within its corporate strategy and to implement these principles within the scope of its daily business operations. The below table shows how we implement the ten UNGC principles and indicates which passages of the report contain which information.
Human rights
1. Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights; and
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2. make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses.
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Labour
3. Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining;
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4. the elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labour;
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5. the effective abolition of child labour; and
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6. the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation.
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Environment
7. Businesses should support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges;
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8. undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility and
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9. encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies.
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Anti-Corruption
10. Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery.
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ALDI SOUTH and the UN's Sustainable Development Goals
On 1 January 2016, the 17 goals for sustainable development (Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs) of the United Nations became effective with the publication of the United Nations Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development. The aim of these goals is to improve sustainable development at economic, social, and ecological level by 2030. Companies are requested to be involved in the implementation of these global goals. The ALDI SOUTH Group is aware of its responsibility in this area and describes the measures taken in order to achieve these goals within the CR Report 2017.
The table below indicates those passages of the report which reference the SDGs.