(Rio de Janeiro, 21 June 2012) – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today accepted the full set of outcomes from the Rio+20 Corporate Sustainability Forum, including a listing of more than 200 business commitments. The Forum, organized by the UN Global Compact, in cooperation with the Rio+20 Sec...
Read More(Rio de Janeiro, 20 June 2012) – The following declaration was issued today at Rio Centro regarding an announcement by more than 250 higher education institutions in support of sustainable development. For a complete list of universities and colleges joining this "Rio Group" of educational ins...
Read More(Rio de Janeiro, 18 June 2012) – A group of 45 chief executive officers, representing a diverse range of global companies and regions, today announced a major commitment to advance corporate water management practices, and called on governments attending the Rio+20 Earth Summit to make global wat...
Read More(Rio de Janeiro, 18 June 2012) – New opportunities for women, business and sustainable development can be achieved by promoting supplier diversity and inclusion as a key component of sustainable procurement. That message is at the core of a new strategic alliance between the UN Global Compact, th...
Read More(Rio de Janeiro, 18 June 2012) – A new web-based platform was launched today to advance business efforts to empower women and integrate gender equality into the corporate sustainability agenda. The website will provide a 'one-stop-shop' for business and other stakeholders to access information re...
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