Farnborough, 13 May 2008
Aastra joins the United Nations' Global Copact Plan fo Ethical Business
Aastra, a global provider of enterprise communication products, systems and solutions, has signed up to the UN Global Compact Plan, the world’s largest corporate social responsibility (CSR) agreement. In joining, Aastra further extends its existing CSR policies, including its ‘EthoSourcing’ approach to hiring ethical suppliers.
The UN Global Compact is a framework for companies 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 UN Global Compact is first and foremost concerned with exhibiting and building the social legitimacy of business and markets.
Members of the UN Global Compact demonstrate leadership by advancing responsible corporate citizenship, developing practical solutions to problems related to globalisation, sharing practices and learning.
Francis Shen, Chairman and co-CEO, said: “By joining the UN Global Compact we express our intent to support and advance key principles within our sphere of influence. We are committed to making the UN Global Compact and its principles part of the strategy, culture and day-to-day operations of our company, making a clear statement of this commitment to our employees, partners, clients and the public.”
Since the launch of the UN Global Compact on 26 July 2000, the initiative has grown to almost 5, 000 participants, including over 3, 700 businesses in 120 countries around the world.
For more information about Aastra CSR policies and initiatives, please visit Aastra’s web site.
About Aastra
Aastra Technologies Limited is a global company at the forefront of the Enterprise Communication market. Headquartered in Concord, Ontario, Canada, Aastra develops and delivers innovative and integrated solutions that address the communication needs of businesses small and large around the world. Aastra enables Enterprises to communicate and collaborate more efficiently and effectively by offering customers a full range of open standard IP-based and traditional communications networking products, including terminals, systems, and applications. For additional information on Aastra, visit our website at http://www.aastra.com. “Aastra” is a registered trademark of Aastra Technologies Limited.
Contact:
Client contact: Bev Martin at Aastra Telecom UK
Tel: 01252 532100, Fax: 01252 532101
E-mail: bmartin@aastra.com
Media contacts
Geraldine Grewal, Stephen Waddington, Chris Lee and Tim Hoang
Rainier PR
020 7494 6570
E-mail : aastrapr@rainierpr.co.uk
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