120 Global Compact: Communication on Progress (COP)
Global Compact: Communication on Progress (COP)
By participating in the UN initiative Global Compact, we commit to respecting human
rights, creating socially compatible working conditions, promoting environmental protection,
and fighting corruption.
Principle Page Measure taken
Human Rights
Principle 1
Businesses should support and
respect the protection of internationally
proclaimed human rights
3, 7 – 10, 72 – 73,
99 – 101
FFS ¹, pp. 8, 28 – 30
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 8),
ALTANA’s Guiding Principles
and leadership guidelines,
Compliance Management System,
promotion of women in leadership positions,
sustainability assessments
Principle 2
Make sure that they are not complicit
in human rights abuses
3, 7 – 8, 72 – 73
FFS ¹, pp. 23 – 24,
28 – 30
Code of Conduct,
sustainability assessments,
search for suppliers, supplier agreements
Labor
Principle 3
Businesses should uphold the freedom of
association and the effective recognition of
the right to collective bargaining
72 – 73
FFS ¹, pp. 28 – 31
Compliance Management System,
corporate guideline HR
Principle 4
The elimination of all forms of forced and
compulsory labor
72 – 73
FFS ¹, pp. 28 – 31
Compliance Management System
Principle 5
The abolition of child labor 3, 7 – 8, 72 – 73,
103 – 106
FFS ¹, pp. 23 – 24, 29
Sustainability assessments,
Compliance Management System,
support of education initiatives
Principle 6
The elimination of discrimination in respect
of employment and occupation
3, 7 – 10, 72 – 73,
99 – 101
FFS ¹, pp. 28 – 31
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 5),
Compliance Management System, training,
sustainability assessments and audits, surveys
Environment
Principle 7
Businesses should support a precautionary
approach to environmental challenges
3, 9 – 10, 68 – 70,
86 – 88, 94 – 97
FFS ¹, pp. 2 – 7,
12 – 14, 17 – 23
Climate strategy CO² neutrality by 2025,
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 13),
sustainable product development,
energy and environmental management
systems, environmental key perfor-
mance indicators system with targets
Principle 8
Undertake initiatives to promote greater
environmental responsibility
9 – 10, 86 – 88,
94 – 97
FFS ¹, pp. 2 – 7,
17 – 23
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 13),
sustainable product development,
circular economy, process optimizations,
investments
Principle 9
Encourage the development and diffusion of
environmentally friendly technologies
3, 9 – 10, 68 – 70,
86 – 88, 94 – 97
FFS ¹, pp. 12 – 14,
17 – 23, 31 – 32
Climate strategy CO² neutrality by 2025,
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 9),
product and technology innovations,
alternatives to critical materials
Anti-Corruption
Principle 10
Businesses should work against corruption in
all its forms, including extortion and bribery
7 – 8, 72 – 73,
99 – 100
FFS ¹, pp. 28 – 31
Code of Conduct, Compliance
Management System, training and audits
¹ Document “Facts and Figures on Sustainability 2020”