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Article

21 Jul 2008

Author:
Al Bawaba

TAQA Joins United Nations Global Compact [UAE]

First Abu Dhabi company to join [UN Global Compact]. Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA), a publicly listed company on the Abu Dhabi Securities Market…today announced that it has joined the United Nations Global Compact…Peter Barker-Homek, CEO of TAQA said: “TAQA is aware of the issues that plague our world today and we want to do whatever is in our power to make a difference…By joining the Compact, TAQA is once again underlining its commitment to adopting the highest standards of corporate social responsibility.” As part of the Compact initiative, TAQA has agreed to adhere to ten universally accepted principles derived from various treaties including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.