Sanda Ojiambo, Assistant Secretary-General and CEO of the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative welcomes further progress on the European Commission’s directive for Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence; calls for greater alignment with key international standards on sustainability...
Read MoreAbuja Hub will mobilize, accelerate and scale-up responsible business across Africa UNITED NATIONS, Abuja, Nigeria, 19 May 2022 — The United Nations Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative, today launched its Africa Regional Hub in Abuja, Nigeria. The Africa...
Read MoreAt the end of 2021, 2,253 companies across 70 countries and 15 industries, representing more than one third ($38 trillion USD) of global market capitalization, had approved emissions reductions targets or commitments with the SBTi. Almost 80% of targets approved in 2021 were aligned with 1.5...
Read More28 April 2022 President Zelenskyy, thank you very much for your warm welcome in these most difficult times. Today, Ukraine is an epicenter of unbearable heartache and pain. I witnessed that very vividly today around Kyiv: the senseless loss of life, the massive destruction, the una...
Read More26 April 2022 Ladies and gentlemen of the press, As Secretary-General of the United Nations, I came to Moscow as messenger of peace. My objective and my agenda is strictly linked to save lives and to reduce suffering. I had a very frank discussion with the Foreign Minister, Sergey La...
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