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Toward Rio: Leading Business Sustainability Groups Make Case for Greater Scale and Collaboration

2012-06-07
New York, United States of America

(New York/Amsterdam, 7 June 2012) – Two of the world’s most prominent business-oriented sustainability organizations – the UN Global Compact and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) – today issued a joint statement highlighting the urgent need to take pioneering corporate sustainability practice...

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Toward Rio: Report Highlights Corporate Progress in Advancing Low-Carbon Global Economy, Names 25 Climate Champions

2012-06-06
New York, United States of America

(New York, 6 June 2012) – A report launched today by Caring for Climate (C4C), the UN’s voluntary action platform for companies seeking to demonstrate leadership on climate change, showcases progress made by 353 corporate signatories in addressing climate change while highlighting areas where add...

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As Sustainability Commitments and Policies Gain Ground, Corporate Practice Still Lags Behind

2012-06-04
New York, United States of America

(New York, 4 June 2012) – As a deeper understanding of sustainability issues is gaining momentum around the world, companies of all sectors are stepping up efforts to build environmental and social considerations into management strategies and policies. However, much remains to be done to truly o...

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Toward Rio: Leading Universities and Management Schools are Paving the Way Toward a Sustainable Future for All

2012-06-04
New York, United States of America

Inspiring examples of how universities and management schools across the globe are aiding the transition to a sustainable future are detailed in a new publication, available online today, from the UN-backed Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) (4 June 2012, New York) – The In...

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First Online Course on Global Compact Principles Kicks Off in Latin America and the Caribbean

2012-05-18
Santiago de Chile, Chile

(Santiago de Chile, 18 May 2012) – Global Compact Local Networks in Argentina, Chile and Paraguay, in close collaboration with CapacitaRSE, have developed the first comprehensive “Online Diploma” covering the Global Compact’s ten principles in the areas of human rights, labour standards, the envi...

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