N&M recently joined the United Nations Global Compact, which sees itself as the world’s largest and most important initiative for sustainable and responsible corporate management. As Martin Hartmann-Schüler, the Sustainability Manager at N&M, explained: “This step underlines our commitment to sustainability and social responsibility.”
The UN Global Compact is based on ten universal principles and aims to support companies in incorporating sustainability as a strategic element in their business activities. The principles cover the areas of human rights, labour rights, environmental protection and the fight against corruption. At the same time, the initiative supports efforts to achieve the United Nations’ “Sustainable Development Goals” (SDG). Over 25,000 companies and organisations from all over the world have already signed up to the UN Global Compact, thereby supporting the transition to a more sustainable economy.
Martin Hartmann-Schüler added: “Bearing in mind the current global challenges, we are particularly keen to reinforce our commitment to more sustainability and to the ‘Ten Principles’. We see the UN Global Compact mainly as a platform for dialogue and mutual learning because we are convinced that a more sustainable economy can only be achieved if we all pull together.”
