2009 Annual Statistical Report on United Nations Procurement

United Nations Procurement and the Global Compact
UN agencies, in cooperation with their suppliers, are increasingly trying to ‘buy for a better world’. They are looking
beyond traditional economic parameters to make decisions based on life-cycle costs and associated environmental and social
implications, to help producers - especially in the developing world - become more efficient and competitive in larger markets.
For the third year, the <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Statistical</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2009</strong> features an analysis of the participation of UN suppliers in the world’s
largest global corporate citizenship initiative, the Global Compact.
• In 1999, the United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan challenged the business leaders gathered at the
World Economic Forum in Davos to develop greater social and environmental responsibility in their business
activities. He offered them a new compact of shared values and principles, to give a human face to the global
market: the Global Compact.
• The Global Compact is a framework for businesses that are committed to aligning their operations and
strategies with ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labour, the environment and
anti-corruption. As the world’s largest global corporate citizenship initiative, the Global Compact is a voluntary
scheme, a learning dialogue and a platform for action.
Procurement from Global Compact members as a percentage of orders of $30,000 or more
The percentage of United Nations procurement volume which comes from contracts with Global Compact members has
increased over the period 2006-<strong>2009</strong>, reaching 16.22 percent in <strong>2009</strong>.
Figure 9
Global compact membership as a percentage of orders of USD 30,000 or more
18.00%
16.00%
14.00%
12.00%
12.32%
15.50%
14.15%
16.22%
10.00%
8.00%
6.00%
4.00%
2.00%
0.00%
2006 2007 2008 <strong>2009</strong>
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