(Copenhagen, 17 May 2011) – As the first-ever gathering of its kind, UN Global Compact Week is convening practitioners and experts engaged in the world’s largest corporate responsibility initiative in an effort to improve collaboration and strengthen business commitments to sustainability and the...
Read More(New York, 16 May 2011) - Following an earlier announcement of new Global Compact Board Mermbers on 1 March, UN Secretary-General has now appointed two additional members to the UN's highest-level advisory body involving the private sector: Mr. Fu Chengyu Chairman of Board China Petrochemic...
Read More(Istanbul, 10 May 2011) – The Private Sector Track Steering Committee at the Fourth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries, representing a total of 23 organizations, has issued a series of recommendations to promote opportunity, growth and development in the LDCs. See the full text of the...
Read MoreNew Private Sector Track at UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries underscores growing importance of business contribution to development (Istanbul, 9 May 2011) – Over 650 business leaders from around the world are gathering in Istanbul this week to address their role in advancing the ...
Read More(Istanbul, 9 May 2011) -- UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon today stressed the importance of private sector engagement for the development and growth of the world’s poorest countries as he launched the largest Private Sector Track in UN conference history at the Fourth UN Conference on the Least D...
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