The A.P. Moller-Maersk Group signed up the internationally acknowledged framework for sustainability, the UN Global Compact, in March 2009. This emphasises our commitment to sustainable development within the areas of human rights, laboUN Global Compact is a voluntary initiative based on ten key principles in the areas of human rights, labour rights, the environment, and anti-corruption. The aim is top promote the development of responsible corporate citizenship, where businesses contribute to the solution to some of the challenges of globalization. More than 5,300 companies from around the world have signed up so far.ur rights, environment and anti-corruption.