PARIS, Sept. 5,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- EKINOPS (Euronext Paris:
EKI) (ISIN: FR0011466069), a leading supplier of telecommunications
solutions for telecom operators and businesses, announces that it
has joined the United Nations Global Compact, the world's largest
corporate sustainability initiative.
The UNGC is a voluntary initiative for companies and
organizations to participate in the creation of a global framework
for achieving sustainable growth by exhibiting responsible,
creative leadership and acting as good members of society.
Companies and organizations that sign the UNGC are required to
uphold and contribute to the realization of 10 principles in four
areas: Human Rights, Labor, Environment, and Anti-Corruption.
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Human
Rights
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Labor
Standards
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Environment
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Anti-Corruption
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Principle 1:
Businesses should support and respect the protection of
internationally proclaimed human rights; and
Principle 2:
make sure that they are not complicit in human rights
abuses.
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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 labor;
Principle 5: the
effective abolition of child labor; and
Principle 6: the
elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and
occupation
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Principle 7:
Businesses should support a precautionary approach to environmental
challenges;
Principle 8:
undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental
responsibility; and
Principle 9:
encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly
technologies.
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Principle 10:
Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms,
including extortion and bribery.
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As part of its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
policy, Ekinops engages in daily business activities with an
endeavor to be a responsible company with respect to third parties
and to limit the environmental impact of its activities to advance
towards sustainable development goals.
Signing the UNGC means Ekinops is willing to integrate the UNGC
principles into the Group's strategy, culture and daily operations,
and to advance them in its area of influence. By signing the UNGC,
Ekinops commits to publishing a yearly Community of Practice (COP),
describing the Group's efforts to integrate the ten principles.
Didier Brédy, Chairman and CEO of Ekinops said:
"Several months after creating its ESG committee, Ekinops
continues its efforts towards sustainable value creation. We are
proud to be a signatory of this UN Global Compact statement and to
take this commitment. Ekinops will play its role by ensuring we
better ourselves alongside the other parts of our
ecosystem."
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EKINOPS contact:
Didier Brédy
Chairman and CEO
contact@ekinops.com
Investors
Mathieu Omnes
Investor relations
+33 (0)1 53 67 36 92
momnes@actus.fr
Press
Amaury Dugast
Press relations
+33 (0)1 53 67 36 74
adugast@actus.fr
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