We are increasingly carrying out transactions essential to our day-to-day life online: moving from one electricity supplier to another, opening a bank account, taking out an insurance policy, etc.

New technologies have revolutionised the legal arena, especially in the field of evidence, leading to the so-called "Electronic Evidence".

New technologies have substantially changed the way companies operate. In fact, software is currently an asset for many companies. Consequently, it is logical to think that the need to develop measures for the legal protection of software has arisen. But what can be done to protect such assets?

The United Nations Global Compact is an initiative that was promoted in 1999 by the former Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr Kofi Annan, constituting the largest social responsibility initiative in the business world.