How does Old Mutual ensure that, wherever it operates, the human rights of employees are respected?
We are committed to observing proper practices in the area of human rights and became a signatory to the UNGC (United Nations Global Compact) during 2007. The UNGC is a framework of ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labour, the environment and the prevention of corruption. We support these principles and endeavour to implement them throughout all our business activities. Our governance standards apply across the Group, no matter what country our employees are in. We meet all legislative requirements placed upon us and work with employees across the Group to set up systems and processes that address any local issues. A formal process has been formulated by which employees can raise any concerns they might have and, should they not want to make use of this process, an anonymous external route is also available to them. We recognise that we work in some countries that may be considered risk areas, for example Zimbabwe and Colombia. These businesses have bee
