Report to UN Secretary-General Highlights How to Engage Business Towards Sustainable Development Goals (New York, 18 June 2013) – A new report submitted to the office of the UN Secretary-General urges that, in the era following the 2015 deadline for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the...
Read More(18 June 2013, Beijing) – As part of an official visit to China, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met with a group of Global Compact CEOs at Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing. Centered on the theme of “Caring for Climate – Towards a Low-Carbon Economy,” senior business leaders, UN representa...
Read More(Toronto, 13 June 2013) – The UN Global Compact officially launched the Global Compact Local Network today in Canada. Attended by over 100 executives of Global Compact participating companies, and representatives from the Government of Canada, the United Nations in Canada and civil society organi...
Read More(London, 9 June 2013) – A new sustainability guide, Sustainia100, uncovers how emerging economies are leapfrogging green innovation by deploying state-of-the-art solutions and technologies. The international institute Sustainia, of which the UN Global Compact is a partner, is behind the new guide...
Read More(New York, 6 June 2013) – Today, AccountAbility released the findings of a research initiative - “Growing into Your Sustainability Commitments: A Roadmap for Impact and Value Creation” - conducted in partnership with the UN Global Compact that provides an actionable framework for helping companie...
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