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In these difficult times for the world economy, during which many business men and women suffered the consequences of crises that deeply reduced the income of their enterprises, risked their survival, and threatened many jobs, the Church does not relinquish the hope that Christian business leaders will, despite the present darkness, restore trust, inspire hope, and keep burning the light of faith that fuels their daily pursuit of the good. Indeed, it is worth recalling that Christian faith is not only the light that burns in the heart of believers but also the propulsive force. | EMBEDDING HUMAN RIGHTS IN BUSINESS PRACTICE III The United Nations Global Compact The United Nations Global Compact brings business together with UN agencies labour civil society and governments to advance ten universal principles in the areas of human rights labour environment and anticorruption. Through the power of collective action the United Nations Global Compact seeks to mainstream these ten principles in business activities around the world and to catalyze actions in support of broader UN goals. With over 7 000 stakeholders from more than 100 countries it is the world s largest voluntary corporate citizenship initiative. For more information please visit . Editor s Note The views expressed in this publication are the authors own and do not necessarily represent the views of the Global Compact Office the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights OHCHR the Human Rights Working Group Editorial Board HRWG Editorial Board or case study peer reviewers. The Global Compact Office the OHCHR and the HRWG Editorial Board make no representation concerning and do not guarantee the source originality accuracy completeness or reliability of any statement information data finding interpretation advice or opinion contained within the publication. This publication is intended strictly as a learning document. The inclusion of case studies on company experiences does not in any way constitute an endorsement of an individual company or its corporate responsibility policies and practices by the Global Compact Office the OHCHR and or the HRWG Editorial Board. The beautiful illustrations in this publication of the 30 articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights are by artist Octavio Roth. 2009 United Nations Global Compact 1 Editorial Managing Editor Lauren Gula Mark Hodge Director Global Business Initiative Designer Tannaz Fassihi on Human Rights Scott Jerbi Editorial Advisor Yiheng Feng Senior Adviser Realizing Rights The Ethical .