As a voluntary initiative, the UN Global Compact provides a framework for building social legitimacy of business and markets. Companies are required to align with ten principles on human rights, the environment and anti-corruption.

To uphold the initiative's integrity the UN Global Compact removed firms including Ernst & Young, L'Oreal Argentina, and Mitsubishi Motors Cebu Corporation. Currently, 184 of the 5,982 participants are at risk of being de-listed for missing deadlines.

Tembec Inc, which operates the pulp mill in Pine Falls Manitoba, is among the companies de-listed in June 2008. The company is currently preparing to report to the UN to continue their commitment to the Global Compact.