This page links to statements by companies that explicitly refer to human rights, that we are aware of. If you know of a policy statement that is not yet included here, please let us know.
Companies that participate in the UN Global Compact express support for 10 principles, including Principles 1 & 2 on human rights. Here we do not list all Global Compact companies. Only companies that have taken the step of adopting a formal company policy statement explicitly referring to human rights are included, whether or not they participate in the Global Compact.
NOTE: Policy statements that refer/apply only to the company's employees or suppliers are not included.
COMPANY STATEMENTS IN BOLD REFER TO THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
ABB: "Human Rights Policy and Statement"
Aberdeen Asset Management: "Corporate Social Responsibility Policy for AAM & Group Companies" [PDF]
[see pg. 11, "Human Rights"]
ABN AMRO: "Business Principles"
ACS: "Codigo de Conducta" [PDF]
[see pg. 4, "Respeto a las personas"]
Aegon: "Policy on Human Rights" [PDF]
AGF (Assurances Générales de France): "Politique des Droits de l’Homme pour le Groupe AGF" [PDF]
Abbott Laboratories: "Human Rights"
Aker Solutions: "Caring about people - Human rights"
Akzo Nobel: "Business Principles"
Akzo Nobel: "Business Principles Specifications" [PDF]
Alcan: "Worldwide Code of Employee and Business Conduct" [PDF]
Alcatel-Lucent: "Statement of Business Principles"
Alcoa: "Human Rights"
Alliance Boots: "Code of Conduct and Business Ethics" [PDF]
[scroll to pg. 14]
Alstom: "Code of Ethics" [PDF]
[scroll to pg. 5]
Anadolu Efes: "Ethical Values and Code of Conduct"
Anglo American: "Good Citizenship: Business Principles" [PDF]
ANZ Bank: "ANZ and Human Rights" [PDF]
Aramex: "Sustainability report" [PDF]
[see pg. 26, "Our approach to managing Social Impact - Human Rights"]
ArcelorMittal: "Human Rights: Where we stand on human rights"
Areva: "Values Charter" [PDF]
Areva: "Charte de Valeurs" [PDF]
Arla Foods: "Our responsibility - Human rights" [PDF]
[see pg. 26]
ArmorGroup: "Business Ethics Policy"[PDF]
ASN Bank: "Human Rights" [PDF]
Associated British Foods: "The purpose and values of the business"
AstraZeneca: "Human Rights"
Aviva: "CSR Policy" [PDF]
[see pg. 9]
Barclays: "Group Statement on Human Rights"[DOC]
Balfour Beatty: "Business Conduct Guidelines" [PDF]
[see pg. 13]
Banco Bradesco: "Corporate Code of Ethics"
Banco do Brasil: "Social-environmental policy"
Banco do Brasil: "Letter of Principles of Social & Environmental Responsibility"
Barrick Gold: "Labor and Human Rights"
BASF: "Human Rights and Core Labor Standards"
Bayer: "Human Rights Position"
BayernLB: "Sustainability Policy" [PDF]
BBVA: "BBVA's Commitment to Human Rights" [PDF]
BG Group: "Human Rights Policy"
BHP Billiton: "Human Rights"
Boeing: "Code of Basic Working Conditions and Human Rights"
Bonnier Group: "Core Values"
Bouygues: "Group Code of Ethics" [PDF]
BP: "Human Rights"
BP: "Human Rights - A guidance note" [PDF]
Brambles: "Human Rights"
British Airways: "Code of Conduct" [PDF]
British American Tobacco: "Our approach to human rights"
BMW: "Joint Declaration on Human Rights and Working Conditions
in the BMW Group"
BT: "Human Rights"
BT Group: "Implementing Human Rights"
Cable & Wireless: "Code of Business Principles and Ethics" [PDF]
Cadbury: "Our Approach to Human Rights" [PDF]
Cadbury Schweppes: "Human Rights & Ethical Trading Policy"
Carrefour: "Charter for Commitment to Respect Human Rights" [PDF]
Casino (EMC Distribution): "Charte éthique"
Cemex: "Message from our Chairman and CEO" and "Protecting Human Rights" [PDF]
[see pgs. 3 and 22]
Centrica: "Business Principles - Human Rights"
Cerrejón: "Human Rights Policy"
Cerrejón: "Política de Derechos Humanos"
Chevron: "Human Rights Policy" [PDF]
Chiquita: "Code of Conduct" [PDF]
[see pg. 6]
Chubu Electric Power: "The Eight Action Guidelines" [PDF]
[see pg. 21]
Cisco Systems: "Citizenship Governance - Human Rights"
Citigroup: "Statement on Human Rights"
Coca-Cola: "Human Rights Statement" [PDF]
Codelco: "Sustainable Development Policy"
Colgate-Palmolive: "Code of Conduct" [PDF]
[see pg. 28]
Commercial International Bank [DOC]
Commerzbank: "Business Conduct Guidelines" [PDF]
[see pg. 6]
Compass Group: "Relations with Governments & the Wider Communities"
ConocoPhillips: "Human Rights Position"
Continental: "Respecting Human Rights"
Control Risks: "Human Rights Policy" [PDF]
Co-operative Bank: "Human Rights and Armaments"
Cosmo Oil: "Cosmo Oil Group Corporate Activity Guideline"
Crédit Agricole: "RESPECT - Human Rights Charter"
Credit Suisse: "Due Dilligence"
Daimler: "Daimler 360 facts" [PDF]
Danone: "Business Conduct Policies" [PDF]
De Beers: "Report to Society 2007"
[see "Ethics" and "Employees" sections]
Dell: "Code of Conduct" [PDF]
[scroll down to p. 16, section entitled "Dealing with Others - Human Rights"]
Deutsche Bahn: "Sustainability at DB"
Deutsche Telekom: "Social Charter" [PDF]
[see pg.3]
Diageo: "Human Rights Policy"
DLH: "DLH and Corporate Social Responsibility" [PDF]
[see pg. 11]
DnB Nor: "Group Policy - Corporate Social Responsibility [PDF]
Dow Chemical: "Human Rights"
DuPont: "Human Rights Policy" [PDF]
E.ON: Human Rights Policy Statement of the E.ON Group"
EADS: "Integrity - EADS Code of Ethics" [PDF]
[see pg. 5]
EDF (Electricité de France): "Mémento éthique" [PDF]
EMI: "Social Responsibility"
Enagás: "Principios de Actuación de Enagás" [PDF]
[see pg. 13]
Encana: "Corporate Responsibility Policy" [PDF]
Endesa: "Política de Sostenibilidad" [PDF]
ENI: "How does ENI deal with the issue of human rights"
Ericsson: "Code of Conduct" [PDF]
[see pg. 3]
Eroski: "Código Ético"
ExxonMobil: "Respecting Human Rights"
FCC: "Code of Ethics" [PDF]
[see pg. 10]
Ferrovial: "Code of Business Ethics"
Ford: "Human Rights"
Ford: "Code of basic working conditions"
Fortis: Human Rights Statement
Freeport-McMoRan: "Social, Employment & Human Rights Policy [PDF]"
Friends Provident: "Human Rights Policy"
Fujifilm Holdings: "Respect for Basic Human Rights"
Fujitsu: "Code of Conduct - We respect human rights"
GDF [Gas de France] Suez: "Ethics and Compliance Program" [PDF]
[see pg. 3]
General Electric: "Statement of Principles on Human Rights" [PDF]
[see pg. 54]
General Motors: "Social Performance - Human Rights"
GlaxoSmithKline: "Corporate Responsibility Principles"
Gold Fields: "Human rights policy statement"[PDF]
Goodyear: "Policy on Global Human Rights"
Group 4 Securicor: "Business Ethics Policy"
Gucci: "Code of Business Practices - Ethics Guide" [PDF]
Halliburton: "Human Rights Policy Statement"
Handelsbanken: "Corporate Social Responsibility"
HBOS: "Human Rights" [PDF]
Henkel: "Code of Corporate Sustainability" [PDF]
[see pg. 3]
Hess: "Transparency and Human Rights"
Hilton: "Human Rights"
Hitachi: "Human Rights"
Holcim: "CSR Pillars & Principles" [PDF]
HP: "Human rights & labor policy"
"Supplier Code of Conduct" [PDF]
"Supply Chain Social & Environmental Responsibility Policy" [PDF]
HSBC: "Corporate Approach"
Hydro: "Integrity and Human Rights"
Iberdrola: "Corporate Social Responsibility Policy"
"Code of Professional Conduct of the Iberdrola Group" [PDF] [see pg. 8]
Ikea: "IWAY standard [PDF]"
Imperial Tobacco: "Our social assessment process and human rights"
Implats: "Human Rights Policy Statement" [PDF]
Indian Oil: "Initiatives"
ING: "Human Rights Statement"
Intel: "Human Rights Principles" [PDF]
InterContinental Hotels: "Human rights policy"
International Power: "Human Rights"
ISS: "Corporate Responsibility"
Japan Tobacco: "Code of Conduct"[PDF]
JFE Holdings: "JFE Group Standards of Business Conduct"
Johnson Matthey: "Business Integrity and Ethics Policy Statement"
KBC Group: "KBC Group's Statement on Human Rights" [PDF]
KfW: "Human rights policy" [in German] [PDF]
Kimberly-Clark: "Corporate Policies" [PDF]
Kinross: Ten Guiding Principles: Principle 6
KPN: "CSR Policy"
Lafarge: "Code of Business Conduct" [PDF]
Lagardère: "The Group’s approach to its main stakeholders" [PDF]
[see pg. 63]
Lego: "Code of Conduct" [PDF]
Levi Strauss: "Global Sourcing and Operating Guidelines" [PDF]
Lihir Gold (LGL): "Our commitment"
Linde Group: "Code of Ethics" [PDF] [see pg. 38]
Lloyds TSB: "Human Rights" [PDF]
Lonmin: "Code Of Business Ethics" [PDF]
[see pg. 10, "Human Rights"]
L'Oreal: "Code of Business Ethics" [PDF]
[see pg. 1]
Lundin Petroleum: "Code of Conduct: Values"
Man Group: "Human Rights Policy"
Marks & Spencer: "Corporate social responsibility report 2006" [PDF]
[see pg. 18, "People"]
Marriott: "Human Rights Policy Statement" [PDF]
Marubeni: "Compliance Manual"
Mazda Motor: "Respect for Human Right" [PDF]
McDonald's: "Standards of Business Conduct" [PDF]
[see pg. 18]
Merck: "Protecting & Promoting Human Rights"
Microsoft: "Responsible leadership"
Mitchells & Butlers: "Human rights"
Mitsubishi: "CSR Vision" [PDF]
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings: "Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Group Corporate Ethics"
Mitsubishi Electric: "Management System Compliance"
Mitsui: "Business Conduct Guidelines for Employees and Officers"
[See pg.1]
Mizuho Financial Group: "Corporate Governance Policy - Respect for Human Rights"
Mobinil: "Code of Conduct" [PDF]
[See pg. 20. "Complying with laws, regulations and shareholders' ethical principles]
Monsanto: "Human Rights Policy [PDF]"
Morgan Stanley: "Statement on Human Rights" [PDF]
Motorola: "Human Rights"
National Grid: "Human rights"
Naouri Group "Human Rights Policy"
NEC: "Creating a Corporate Culture we take pride in"
Neste Oil: "Sustainability Policy"
Nestlé: "Corporate Business Principles" [PDF]
[scroll to p. 10, "Human Rights"]
Newmont: "Social Responsibility Policy"
Nexen: "Promotion and Protection of Human Rights" [PDF]
Nippon Express: "Compliance Regulations" [PDF]
[see pg. 12 - also pg. 35]
Nippon Yusen: "NYK Group Mission Statement"
Nokia: "Code of Conduct" [PDF]
Nomura Holdings: "Basic Principles & Code of Conduct | Code of Ethics - 12. Respect for Human Rights"
Nordea: "Corporate citizenship principles"
Novartis: "Human Rights"
"Corporate Citizenship Guideline - Human Rights" [PDF]
Novo Group: "Commitments"
Novo Nordisk positions: Human Rights
Novo Nordisk: "The right to health - our contribution" [PDF]
Novozymes: "Human rights"
O2: "Human Rights Policy" [PDF]
Occidental Petroleum: "Code of Business Conduct" [PDF]
[see pg. 26]
OceanaGold: "Corporate and Social Responsibility Policy" [PDF]
OMV: "Human Rights Policy Statement" [PDF]
OZ Minerals: "Sustainability Policy" [PDF]
Pentland: "Group Business Standards Policies" [PDF]
PepsiCo: "Code of Conduct"
Persimmon: "Human Rights Policy" [PDF]
Petrobras: "Social Responsibility Policy"
PetroCanada: "Human Rights"
Pfizer: Human Rights Statement
Philips: "General Business Principles" [PDF]
Posco: "Code of Conduct"
[see point 5]
Premier Oil: "Human Rights Policy"
PriceWaterhouseCoopers: "Code of Conduct" [PDF]
[see pg. 12]
Procter & Gamble: "Values & Policies" [PDF]
[see pg. 22]
Prudential: "Human Rights Policy" [PDF]
Rabobank: "The Human Rights Statement for Rabobank as elaboration of the Code of Conduct" [PDF]
Reckitt Benckiser: "Code of Business Conduct"
Reebok: "Universal Declaration of Human Rights"
Repsol YPF: "Policy of respect for people and their diversity" [PDF] [español]
Rexam: "Policy on Human Rights and Labour Conditions" [PDF]
Ricoh: "Ricoh Group Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Charter/Code of Conduct [PDF]"
Rio Tinto: "Human Rights"
Ritz-Carlton: "Human Rights Policy Statement" [PDF]
Roche: "Code of Conduct"
Royal Bank of Scotland: "RBS Group Position on Human Rights" [PDF]
Royal Caribbean Cruises: "Human Rights Statement" [DOC]
SABMiller: "Our priorities - Human Rights"
Sanofi Aventis: "Our Sustainability Approach" [PDF]
Sara Lee: Global Business Standards"
Sasol: "Sasol's Code of Ethics" [PDF]
[see pg. 2]
SCA: "Code of Conduct" [PDF]
[scroll to pg. 5, "Respect for human rights"]
Securitas: "Code of Conduct" [PDF]
Seven & I Holdings: "Seven & I Holdings Corporate Action Guidelines"
Sharp: "The Sharp Group Charter of Corporate Behavior - Respect for Human rights"
Shell: "Human rights"
"Business and Human Rights - A Management Primer" [PDF]
Siemens: "International Guidelines"
Signet: "Principles"
Skanska: "Skanska Code of Conduct" [PDF]
Smiths Group: "Human Rights"
Société Générale: "Code of Conduct" [PDF]
[see pg. 5]
Sodexo: Policy on Respecting Human Rights [PDF]
Sompo Japan Insurance: "Respect for Human Dignity" [PDF]
[see pg. 21]
Sony: "Code of Conduct"
Sprint Nextel: "Human Rights Policy"
Standard Chartered: "Human Rights Policy" [PDF]
Stagecoach: "Code of Business Conduct" [PDF]
[see "Human Rights" section]
Starwood Hotels & Resorts [PDF]
Statoil: "Human Rights & Labour Conditions"
Stora Enso: "Principles for Corporate Social Responsibility" [PDF]
Sumitomo Electric Industries: "Employees and Human Rights"
Sumitomo Trust & Banking: "Ethics Charter & Social Activity Charter"
Sun Microsystems: "Human Rights Policy"
Syngenta: "Human Rights"
T&D Life: "CSR Charter" [PDF]
[see pg. 12]
Taisei: "Code of Conduct for Officers and Employees"
Talisman Energy: "Human Rights"
[site requires to "accept" the disclaimer to gain access to the page]
Tata: "Code of Conduct 2008"
[see clause 17, "Ethical Conduct"]
Taylor Wimpey: "Human Rights Policy" [PDF]
Telecom Italia: "Social Responsibility at Telecom Italia" [PDF]
Telefónica: "Our Business Principles" [PDF]
TeliaSonera: "Code of Ethics and Conduct" [PDF]
Tesco: "Human rights policy"
Timberland: "Code of Conduct" [PDF]
Tokyo Electric Power: "The Basic Policy on Procurement"
Tomkins: Human Rights Policy [PDF]
Tom's of Maine: "The Tom's of Maine Stewardship Model"
Toshiba: "Standards of Conduct"
Total: "Human Rights" [français]
Tropical Cable and Conductor "TCCL Human Rights Policy Statement"
UBS: "Labour Standards and Human Rights"
Unilever: "Respecting rights"
United Technologies: "Code of Ethics" [PDF]
[see pg. 15, "Citizenship and human rights"]
Vale: "Human Rights Policy" [PDF]
Vattenfall: "Code of Conduct [PDF]
[see pg. 4, "People"]
Verizon: "Human Rights Statement"
Vodafone: "Human Rights"
Volvo: "Code of conduct" [PDF]
Westpac: "Human Rights"
Weyerhaeuser: "Human Rights Policy" [PDF]
Whitbread: "Human Rights"
Wolseley: "Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2006"
[scroll down to "Code of Ethics"]
WPP: "Corporate Responsibility Policy" [PDF]
[scroll to pg. 30, "CR Policy"]
Xerox Policy Letter on Human Rights [PDF]
Xstrata: "Business Principles" [PDF]
[scroll to pg. 2]
Yara: "Ethics Handbook" [PDF]
[scroll to section 4.1]
Yell Group: "Our Code of Ethics" [PDF]
[scroll to pg. 10]
