Year-long campaign to ensure that future global framework is grounded in ethical business practices and good governance (New Delhi, 9 April 2013) – The UN Global Compact today launched a global call to action to mobilize the private sector against corruption. In order for global development ef...
Read More(New York/Geneva, 4 April 2013) – Following the one-year anniversary of the launch of the Children’s Rights and Business Principles last month, Gordon Brown, UN Special Envoy for Global Education, Guy Ryder, Director-General of the International Labour Organization, and Georg Kell, Executive Dire...
Read More(Amsterdam, 29 March 2013) – Marking over 400 years of trade relations between Turkey and the Netherlands, companies representing Global Compact Local Networks in each country engaged in a series of events to exchange knowledge on sustainable business, with a particular emphasis on banking and fi...
Read More(New York, 28 March 2013) – The UN Global Compact and the International Bar Association, with the support of LexisNexis, has launched the environment module of the video manual series, “Lawyers as Leaders: The Essential Role of Lawyers in the Corporate Sustainability Agenda.” A rapidly growing...
Read More(London, 27 March 2013) – A coalition of 34 institutional investors managing approximately US$3.3 trillion in assets are encouraging 1,900 companies, located in 44 countries, to consider joining the United Nations Global Compact as part of the “PRI for Rio” collaborative engagement. Enhancing cor...
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