(New York, 2 December 2013) – The UN Global Compact released A Business Reference Guide to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as part of the second annual United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights in Geneva. The Guide aims to help business understand the rights of indi...
Read More(New York, 27 November 2013) – As the Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative rings the closing bell at the NASDAQ stock exchange today, the SSE is advancing new research and guidance on the role of stock exchanges in facilitating sustainability disclosure. The SSE, a United Nations initiati...
Read MoreCall to Action: Public Procurement Should Be Public (Panama City, 26 November 2013) – On the occasion of the Fifth Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) in Panama City, business took center stage by urging Governments to make good governa...
Read More(Madrid, 22 November 2013) – The Global Compact Local Networks Regional Meeting - Europe concluded today in Madrid. Attended by representatives from Local Networks in Bulgaria, Slovenia, Netherlands, France, Germany, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia, Ukraine, Portugal, Nordic, UK, and Spain, the meetin...
Read More(Warsaw, 21 November 2013) – Collective action and scaling up corporate climate solutions were put forward as key opportunities to advance the climate agenda during the high-level meeting of the Caring for Climate (C4C) Business Forum yesterday in Warsaw. Senior business representatives, UN and G...
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