nGos have expert knowledge in a range of areas and can inform best practice performance Collaborated on key issues and projects with nGos such as the alliance for Water stewardship, international rescue Committee and oxfam; provided support for nGos through re Cares central donations programme, skills-based volunteering and other in-kind contributions Cr networks Cr networks allow us to gain insight from sector and other corporate peers actively contributed to networks such as the media Csr Forum, Business in the Community, Publishers’ Database for responsible environmental Paper sourcing, Publishing industry Product safety Forum and the Uptime institute; spoke at/ participated in Cr meetings, including the mercer responsible employment Forum and KPmG environment roundtable Communities our ‘licence to operate’ depends on good relations with communities around the world through our global community programme, re Cares, volunteered with charities; centrally we engaged with more than 80 organisations as a donor Commitment to the United Nations Global Compact the United nations Global Compact (UnGC) links businesses around the world with Un agencies, labour and civil society in support of 10 principles encompassing human rights, labour, the environment and anti-corruption.