| Issue Areas | GC Principles |
Human Rights |
Principle 1 |
| Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights | |
| Principle 2 | |
| Businesses should make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses | |
Labour |
Principle 3 |
| Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining | |
| Principle 4 | |
| Businesses should uphold the elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labour | |
| Principle 5 | |
| Businesses should uphold the effective abolition of child labour | |
| Principle 6 | |
| Businesses should uphold the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation | |
Environment |
Principle 7 |
| Businesses should support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges | |
| Principle 8 | |
| Businesses should undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility | |
| Principle 9 | |
| Businesses should encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies | |
Anti-Corruption |
Principle 10 |
| Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery |