Views and Reactions to the Global Compact. From the point of view of the ngos, the kind of relationship between the un and the private sector expressed in the global Compact is a rather suspicious one. Their complaints and worries are synthesized in the report produced by Xxxxx. in brief, the criticisms of the global Compact relate to the risk of imbalance generated by such an initiative, as the private sector becomes its main interlocutor, and to the absence of mandatory standards and sanction mechanisms, which would give room to inappropriate use of the un’s values by corporations. The un has responded to such criticism by emphasizing that the global Compact fosters the participation of the ngos, and that the idea of partnership and mutual benefits is the focus. There is a common understanding that good practices will prevail, and this fact would create an incentive for the participation, and, on the other hand, the un actually does have mechanisms to protect the integrity of the initiative, such as the use of the emblem and the preparation of the annual report (CoP). another important critical view towards the global Compact and the close association between the un and the private sector is the alliance for a Corporate- Free un, a global network which aims to remove the influence of the private sector on the un. in 2000, this network initiated the Citizen Compact, an alternative to the global Compact, whose objective is to establish a normative structure to regulate the action of transnational corporations. xxxx, whose version of Csr is based on the notion of business strategy, conceives the global Compact as a way of hushing public dissatisfaction, by mobilizing the legitimacy of the un. For the author, the close association between the un and the private sector is carried out, mainly, by means of the action of lobbying groups, such as the international Chamber of Commerce.22 xxxxxx, who was Xxxx xxxxx’x assistant secretary-general and senior counselor, saw the global Compact only as a“second-best solution,” once a mandatory and regulatory code could not be implemented, according to him, for three reasons: (a) the only countries that would agree to engage in such a process “would be those that are not friendly to business, human rights, or to labor-related or environmental laws”; (b) logistical and financial demands for the un to monitor transnational corporations and their suppliers would be enormous; and (c) an attempt by the un in this direction would be strongly opposed by the business comm...
