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DaimlerChrysler – global player and good
corporate citizen
As an automotive and services company operating
globally, DaimlerChrysler is part of a larger community.
We are aware of our social responsibility at every
location where we do business – and in the world as
a whole.
Our customers’ acceptance of our products and
services makes it possible for us to make positive contri-
butions for the benefit of the environment and society
all over the world. DaimlerChrysler endeavors to create
a better future by working closely with decision-makers
in politics, business and society at large.
Principles underlying our actions: the Global
Compact and the Integrity Code
DaimlerChrysler believes people everywhere should
benefit from globalization, no matter where they live.
We therefore support the Global Compact initiated by
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan. The principles con-
tained in the Global Compact also constitute guidelines
DaimlerChrysler’s Social Responsibility
60 |DaimlerChrysler’s Social Responsibility
for acting responsibly at all of our company’s locations.
They augment DaimlerChrysler’s own guidelines through
which we have committed ourselves in writing to equal
opportunities, health care and work safety, protection of
the environment, and the Integrity Code (see page 153).
For the Global Compact to succeed, all employees have
to be committed to its objectives. DaimlerChrysler and
its newly established World Employee Committee are
cooperating closely to achieve this goal.
Reflecting our commitment to social responsibility, we
support social, humanitarian, cultural, environmental
and scientific projects worldwide. The company donates
money in emergencies, sponsors projects of public
benefit and supports various foundations. With all of
our social involvement we show that we care.
It is a principle that guides all of our social activities.
DaimlerChrysler assumes social responsibility worldwide |
Support for social, humanitarian, cultural, ecological and
scientific projects |Support for the principles of the UN’s
Global Compact |Commitment to reducing HIV/AIDS in
South Africa |Publication of first social-responsibility report
Principles of the “Global Compact”
Human Rights
1. Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally
proclaimed human rights within their sphere of influence; and
2. make sure they are not complicit in human rights abuses.
Labour
3. Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and,
the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining;
4. the elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labour;
5. the effective abolition of child labour; and
6. eliminate discrimination in respect of employment and occupation.
Environment
7. Businesses should support a precautionary approach to environmental
challenges;
8. undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility; and
9. encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly
technologies.