Press Release
Nefab has joined the UN Global Compact. It is the world's largest voluntary corporate citizenship initiative with more than 5,500 company participants from more than 130 countries.
The UN Global Compact was launched by United Nations former Secretary-General Kofi Annan in year 2000 and is a strategic policy initiative for businesses that are committed to aligning their operations and strategies with ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption.
”Joining the UN Global Compact gives Nefab a strategic platform to advance our commitments to sustainability”, says Stefan Ekqvist, CEO of the Nefab Group
The Global Compact asks companies to embrace, support and enact, within their sphere of influence, a set of core values:
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Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights; and
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Make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses.
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Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining;
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The elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labour;
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The effective abolition of child labour; and
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The elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation.
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Businesses should support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges;
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Undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility; and
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Encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies.
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Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery.
Facts about Nefab
Nefab delivers complete packaging solutions to international industrial groups. Nefab companies are located in Europe, North and South America and Asia.
Invoiced sales in 2007 amounted to SEK 2.3 billion.