We take our responsibility to the community at large extremely seriously and Eric BIGEARD signed the Global compact initiative in 2004 to promote sustainable development in the company and towards its stakeholders.
All our employees have been informed about the Global Compact initiative and its objectives and participate to continuous improvement in environment and social development areas.
A number of projects are currently in progress in the Lyreco subsidiaries.
Lyreco encourages all its stakeholders to join the Global Compact initiative to ensure a more sustainable and inclusive economy.
What is the Global Compact?
In an address to the World Economic Forum on 31 January 1999, United Nation Secretary-General Kofi Annan challenged business leaders to join an international initiative – the Global Compact –that would bring companies together with UN agencies, labour and civil society to support universal environmental and social principles Initiative.
Through the power of collective action, the Global Compact seeks to promote responsible corporate citizenship so that business can be part of the solution to the challenges of globalisation. In this way, the private sector – in partnership with other social actors – can help realize the Secretary-General’s vision:
A MORE SUSTAINABLE AND INCLUSIVE GLOBAL ECONOMY.
The Global Compact 10 principles cover the areas of:
- HUMAN RIGHTS
- LABOUR STANDARDS
- ANTI-CORRUPTION
These principles are totally in line with Lyreco’s social and environmental policies and help us to strengthen our communication about Sustainable Development.
The Global Compact is a purely voluntary initiative with two objectives:
- Mainstream the ten principles in business activities around the world
- Catalyse actions in support of UN goals
For more information: http://www.unglobalcompact.org
2007 Initiative: To encourage local sustainable development actions and promote Global Compact.
