(Vienna, 4 November 2014) – On 4 November, representatives from business, Government, the UN and civil society came together at the Business and Investment Forum in Vienna, Austria to share best practices and collaborate on private sector solutions to the unique challenges faced by landlocked dev...
Read More(Copenhagen, 30 October 2014) - Nigerian initiative Wecyclers wins the 2014 Sustainia Award, chaired by Arnold Schwarzenegger, for a solution that enables low-income communities to make money from waste piling up in their streets. By deploying a fleet of cargo bicycles to collect and recycle unma...
Read More(Skopje, 30 October 2014) — The Global Compact Local Networks Regional Meeting- Europe concluded today in Skopje, Macedonia. Attended by the largest ever number of representatives from Local Networks in Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Croatia, France, Germany, Gre...
Read More(Cleveland, 17 October 2014) – Participants at the 2014 Third Global Forum for Business as an Agent of World Benefit workshop on "Management Education and Action for Advancing Sustainable Development" today issued a Call for Action for management education, research and engagement to advance the ...
Read MoreUN Global Compact, UNCTAD and Principles for Responsible Investment join forces to support implementation of the post-2015 development agenda (Geneva, 16 October 2014) – The UN Global Compact, UNCTAD and the UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) will develop a toolkit for in...
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