Storyteller is also signatory to the United Nations Global Compact. The United Nations Global Compact is an initiative to encourage businesses worldwide to adopt sustainable and socially responsible policies, and to report on them. Under the Compact, companies are brought together with UN agencies, labour groups and civil society.
The Global Compact was officially launched at UN Headquarters in New York on July 26, 2000. As of 2006, it includes more than 2,500 companies from all regions of the world, as well as [a smaller number of] international labour and civil society organizations.
There are ten principles that Businesses should uphold::
Principle 1: Support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights;
Principle 2: Make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses.
Labour Standards
Principle 3: the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining;
Principle 4: the elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labour;
Principle 5: the effective abolition of child labour; and
Principle 6: the elimination of discrimination in employment and occupation.
Principle 7: support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges;
Principle 8: undertake initiatives to promote environmental responsibility; and
Principle 9: encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies.
Principle 10: Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery.
Storyteller its staff and principals strive to adhere to these principals.
The Global Compact Office is supported by six UN agencies: the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights; the United Nations Environment Programme; the International Labour Organization; the United Nations Development Programme; the United Nations Industrial Development Organization; and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
In 1998, Storyteller Productions added the successful cryptozoology
series, ‘Animal X’ to its core production slate.
In 2001, the feel-good animal series, ‘Animal Allies’
was added. These two series have enjoyed a significant international
following and each now consist of 26 episodes. Since then we have added a large number of single one off documentaries and our acclaimed ratings winner ANIMAL X - NATURAL MYSTERY UNIT.
Today we have produced around $25 million dollars worth of Factual Programming.
