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Title:International standards and conventions which support the Ethibel assessment method
Date of publishing:September 20, 2011
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International standards and conventions which support the Ethibel assessment method

The Ethibel method is based in the concepts of internationally accepted standards, conventions and codes of conduct.These fundamental standards are issued by the United Nations (UN), the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the European Union (EU) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).The following list is non-exhaustive.

 

1. Human Resources

  • ILO: Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy; Equality of Treatment Convention (Conv. 118)
  • UN: Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to promote and protect universally recognized Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
  • EU: Community Charter on the Fundamental Social Rights of Workers; Council Decision 2003/578/CE of 22 July 2003 on Guidelines for the Employment Policies of Member States

 

2. Human Rights at workplaces

  • UN: Universal Declaration of Human Rights; Declaration on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Proclaimed by General Assembly Resolution 2263(XXII) of 7 November 1967
  • ILO: ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work
  • OECD: OECD Guidelines for Multinational Corporations

 

3. Environment

  • UN: Rio Declaration; Agenda 21; Kyoto Protocol to the Framework Convention on Climate Change
  • EU: The Green Paper on Integrated Product Policy; Council Directive 85/203/EEC of 7 March 1985 on Air Quality Standards for Nitrogen Dioxide

 

4. Business Behaviour

  • UN: United Nations Guidelines for Consumer Protection, revised 1999; Global Compact; United Nations Convention against Corruption
  • OECD: OECD Guidelines on the Protection of Privacy and Transborder Flows of Personal Data
  • WTO: Agreement on trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights (ADPIC) Annex 1C to the Agreement establishing the WTO, Marrakech, 1994

 

5. Good governance

  • OECD: OECD Corporate Governance Principles
  • EU: EU Regulation 1606/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 July 2002 on the Application of International Accounting Standards

 

6. Social impact

  • WTO: Agreement on trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights (ADPIC) Annex 1C to the Agreement establishing the WTO, Marrakech, 1994
  • EU: Commission Regulation of 27 April 2004 on the application of Article 81(3) of the Treaty regarding certain categories of technology transfer agreements.

 

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