In April 2019, we became the first corporate group that includes a railway business to sign the United Nations Global Compact, a global initiative proposed by the United Nations. We support the ten principles of the Compact in the four areas of human rights, labor, the environment, and anti-corruption, and will continue to promote further sustainability initiatives.
| Human Rights | Principle 1: Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights |
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| Principle 2: make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses | |
| Labour | Principle 3: Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining |
| Principle 4: the elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labour | |
| Principle 5: the effective abolition of child labour | |
| Principle 6: the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation | |
| Environment | Principle 7: Businesses should support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges |
| Principle 8: undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility | |
| Principle 9: encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies | |
| Anti-Corruption | Principle 10: Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery |