Pulmuone Holdings Co., Ltd., Korea is a proud, participating member of the UN Global Compact. This group addresses strategic policy initiatives that impact business. Members are committed to aligning their company’s operations and strategies with ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labor management, environment and anti-corruption.

The Global Compact pursues two complementary objectives:

• Mainstream the Global Compact’s ten principles in business activities around the world
• Catalyze actions in support of broader UN goals, including the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs)

The UN Global Compact asks companies to embrace, support and enact, within their sphere of influence, a set of core values in the areas of human rights, labor standards, the environment and anti-corruption:

PRINCIPLE 1: Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights.

PRINCIPLE 2: Make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses.

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.

PRINCIPLE 6: The elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation.

PRINCIPLE 7: Businesses should support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges.

PRINCIPLE 8: Undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility.

PRINCIPLE 9: Encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies.

PRINCIPLE 10: Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery.