(New York, 7 December 2011) – Today, the CEO Water Mandate – an initiative of the UN Global Compact that seeks to advance more sustainable corporate water management – launched its new website at www.ceowatermandate.org. The site features a new capacity building platform developed in collaboratio...
Read More(Durban, 06 December 2011) – Following a collaboration agreement signed in September of this year, signatories of Caring for Climate, the UN’s climate action platform for business, met for the first time with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Durban today. Chai...
Read More(Durban, 5 December 2011) – Today at COP17 in Durban, a multi-stakeholder coalition that includes the UN Global Compact in cooperation with the UNFCCC Secretariat, launched the Transformative Step of the Day initiative as a way to increase focus on transformative low-carbon solutions during the c...
Read More(New York, 1 December 2011) – Today the Second Committee of the United Nations General Assembly (Economic and Financial Committee) adopted a resolution on the evolving relationship between the United Nations and the private sector. The resolution, under General Assembly agenda item 26 (Towards...
Read More(Baku, 30 November 2011) – The Global Compact Network Azerbaijan was launched in Baku today. The launch event, organized by UNDP Azerbaijan and supported by Statoil, was attended by representatives from businesses, civil society, business associations and academia. During the opening ceremony ...
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