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