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Avago Technologies Joins United Nations Global Compact
Avago Technologies has announced that it became a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact. As a participating company, Avago agrees to uphold the Compact’s ten principles in the four areas of human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption. Since its founding in 2000, the UN Global Compact has grown to have more than 8,000 participants, includingover 6,000 businesses in 135 countries around the world.
In a“By committing to the UN Global Compact's ten principles, Avago is reaffirming our corporate citizenship and contributing to the building of a sustainable society,” said Hock Tan, President and CEO of Avago. “We are proud to serve as an example to other high-tech companies in joining and will encourage our existing supply-chain to participate as well.”