Our basic values, business principles and commitments to our stakeholders are set out in the Code of Conduct. For Total employees, the Code offers guidelines for day-to-day decision-making. It reminds them in particular of Total’s support for:

The principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Adopted on December 10, 1948, by the United Nations General Assembly, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights sets out the fundamental rights and freedoms that every person should enjoy under all circumstances, based on the principle of equality.

The international community has rallied around the declaration and UN member states have voluntarily pledged to uphold it.

To learn more: The principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

The Fundamental Conventions of the International Labour Organization

Founded in 1919 and part of the UN since 1946, the International Labour Organization (ILO) formulates international conventions and recommendations setting minimum standards on individual and collective labor rights. Eight of these conventions have been identified as being and must be applied by all ILO member states. They cover four main areas:

. Freedom of association and collective bargaining.

. The elimination of child labor.

. Equality and the elimination of discrimination in the workplace.

. The abolition of forced and compulsory labor.

To learn more: The Fundamental Conventions of the International Labour Organization

The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

Founded in 1960, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is an international organization that groups 30 member countries, including France, and has active relationships with some 70 other countries and economies, NGOs and civil society. The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises are a set of voluntary recommendations to multinational enterprises in all the major areas of business ethics, including employment and industrial relations, human rights, environment, information disclosure, combating bribery, consumer interests, science and technology, competition, and taxation.

To learn more: The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

The principles of the United Nations Global Compact

Launched in July 1990 at the initiative of the UN Secretary General, the Global Compact is an international network of private sector businesses. To date, more than 500 companies from around the world have joined, including Total in 2002. All of these companies have pledged to uphold the Global Compact's ten principles and to provide an example of best practice within their sphere of activity or influence once a year.

The Global Compact's ten principles are derived from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Labour Organization's Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, and the United Nations Convention Against Corruption.