Leaders from the global shipping industry are taking action to align their businesses with what is needed to limit the worst impacts of climate change, according to those present at an executive-level event convened on the margins of Nor Shipping. The event was convened ahead of July’s critic...
Read MoreStatement by Sanda Ojiambo, CEO & Executive Director of the United Nations Global Compact UNITED NATIONS, New York, 1 June 2023 — It is with great sadness that we learned of the recent death of Mr. Fasihul Karim Siddiqi, Executive Director of Global Compact Network Pakistan. All col...
Read MoreWhat: SDG Investment Forum When: 12:00–18:00 CEST, Tuesday, 6th June 2023 Where: Oslo Stock Exchange (Oslo Børs), Tollbugata 2, 0152 Oslo, Norway Registration: To register and for interview requests please contact Alex Gee, gee@unglobalcompact.org The UN Global Compact CFO Coalition for the...
Read MoreThe decline of nature and the rapid loss of biodiversity is a major challenge for the world today. With almost one million species at risk of extinction due to human activity, it is crucial that businesses take action to address their impact on the environment. However, according to a joint U...
Read MoreThe UN Global Compact today released new guidance on a Just Transition and Renewable Energy, (“the brief”) with recommendations for businesses and governments on how to accelerate from an energy system driven by fossil fuels to one based on renewable energy. The brief calls on businesses to e...
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