UNFCCC Joins Caring for Climate

New York, United States of America

(New York, 19 September 2011) – Today, the United Nations Global Compact, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC Secretariat) signed an agreement to join forces on Caring for Climate, the Global Comp...

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New Initiatives Launched at PRI Conference

Paris, France

(Paris, 16 September 2011) – The UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment today convened the second day of its fifth annual conference – an event that featured the launch of several new initiatives designed to advance the nexus between the UN Global Compact and the responsible investment m...

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PRI Conference Links Long-Term Investing With Financial Stability

Paris, France

(Paris, 15 September 2011) – The UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) today convened its fifth annual conference, with leading investors stressing the importance of adopting long-term investment policies as a way to achieve greater financial stability in global markets. More t...

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IIRC Launches Landmark Integrated Reporting Discussion Paper

London, United Kingdom

"The world has changed – reporting must too" (London, 12 September 2011) – Business and investment leaders today call for a new approach to corporate reporting in a landmark Discussion Paper, called Towards Integrated Reporting – Communicating Value in the 21st Century, published by the Intern...

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CEO Water Mandate Convenes at World Water Week

Stockholm, Sweden

(Stockholm, 26 August 2011) – The UN Global Compact's CEO Water Mandate, in partnership with the Pacific Institute, this week convened its eighth multi-stakeholder working conference since the launch of the initiative in 2007. The conference, which took place in Stockholm as part of 2011 World...

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