Pursuant to Agenda 21, and in particular its Chapter 27 on strengthening the role of non governmental organisations as partners in achieving sustainable development, as well as Chapter 30 on strengthening the role of business and industry, the International Road Transport Union has subscribed, along with its Member Associations and affiliated companies, to the principles and commitments detailed in the IRU Charter for Sustainable Development to ensure that road transport plays its just role in the global quest to achieve sustainable development.

For every true road transport professional, every road accident is one too many. The road transport industry  therefore signed the IRU Charter for Road Safety in 2004, thus committing to reducing the number and severity of accidents involving commercial vehicles, as well as promoting a culture of road safety in the road transport industry, as an essential element of its Charter for Sustainable Development, acceded to by all its national Member Associations in 1996.