The UN General Assembly in New York this September was the most important milestone since the 2030 Agenda was adopted in 2015. Four years in, Heads of State, business leaders, civil society and more convened for a major stocktaking exercise to agree on shared priorities ahead of the Decade of Act...
Read MoreThe following is an article by Lise Kingo, CEO & Executive Director, United Nations Global Compact, originally posted on GreenBiz on 21 August 2019. Climate change has finally become a topic no one can ignore. Never before have so many citizens across the world been impacted by climate cha...
Read MoreIt is with profound sadness that we mourn the sudden passing of Emilio Guerra Díaz, Director of Global Compact Network Mexico. With almost three decades of experience in corporate sustainability and philanthropy, Emilio joined Global Compact Network Mexico in July 2017. Under his leadership, t...
Read MoreThe following is an article by Lise Kingo, CEO & Executive Director, United Nations Global Compact. There are few domains where the risks of failure and rewards of success are more pronounced than the ocean. Covering nearly three-quarters of the Earth’s surface, the ocean is connected to a...
Read MoreThe following is an article by Lise Kingo, CEO & Executive Director, United Nations Global Compact, originally posted on GreenBiz on 2 April 2019. Almost four years into the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, it is clear that the actions we are taking are not transformational enough,...
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