Global Compact is an initiative launched by former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan in January 1999. Global Compact is a call to businesses worldwide to help build social and environmental frameworks that ensure open and free markets and assist people everywhere secure a chance to share the benefits of the new global economy.
The Global Compact encompasses 10 principles spanning everything from international declarations on human rights and labour rights to environment and corruption issues. COWI's participation in the Global Compact requires that we produce an annual progress report documenting our ongoing efforts to support the 10 Global Compact Principles."On 9 June 2008 we have submitted our first report on this matter to the UN.We are in the process of developing our CSR policy, and it is our intention to include communication about our endeavours to support the 10 Principles as part of our future CSR reporting," says CEO Klaus H. Ostenfeld.Download COWI's Global Compact report (pdf)