As part of the general strategic drive towards elevating the integrity and accountability of the initiative, the Global Compact Office today announced that it has removed 335 companies from its global list of participants. This step conforms to the Global Compact's Integrity Measures which...state that any company that has missed two consecutive annual deadlines to submit a Communication on Progress (COP) will be regarded "inactive"... [de-listed companies include Air India, Bharat Aluminium, China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (Sinopec), Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Ghana (part of Equatorial Bottling Company), FC Barcelona, Grupo Lladro, Haier, Svyazinvest]