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Bluewash is a derogatory term coined by critics of the United Nations Global Compact in reference to its facilitation of partnerships between the United Nations and the private sector. The Global Compact is a strategic policy initiative for businesses that are committed to aligning their operations and strategies with ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. The UN Global Compact's ten principles (http://unglobalcompact.org/AboutTheGC/TheTenPrinciples/index.html) in the areas of human rights, labour, the environment and anti-corruption enjoy universal consensus and are derived from:

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights The International Labour Organization's Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work The Rio Declaration on Environment and Development The United Nations Convention Against Corruption

The term itself is meant to convey critics' opinion that such partnerships are merely public relations ploys designed to improve corporate image. While the initiative is not designed, nor does it have the mandate or resources, to monitor or measure participants’ performance, nevertheless, in order to assure the integrity of the Global Compact is safeguarded at all times, the Secretary-General has adopted several measures:(1) mandatory annual reporting; (2) approval process for all logo usage; and (3) a mechanism for handling credible allegations of systematic or egregious abuse of the Global Compact’s overall aims and principles by outside stakeholders. A full explanation of the Global Compact integrity measures can be found on their website: http://unglobalcompact.org/AboutTheGC/IntegrityMeasures/index.html