The following is a letter from Lise Kingo, CEO & Executive Director, to all participants of the UN Global Compact initiative, sent on 16 January 2019. Dear UN Global Compact participant, I am writing to thank you for your participation in the United Nations Global Compact, and to ask fo...
Read MoreThe following is an article by Lise Kingo, CEO & Executive Director, United Nations Global Compact, originally posted on GreenBiz on 6 December 2018. On 10 December 2018, the world celebrates the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Universal Declaration was c...
Read MoreCorruption continues to be one of the greatest barriers to principled and sustainable business. Unchecked, corruption can erode the foundations of the just and equitable world envisioned by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. As UN Secretary-General António Guterres states, “Corruptio...
Read MoreThe following is a joint blog post by Lise Kingo, CEO & Executive Director of the United Nations Global Compact, Nigel Topping, CEO of We Mean Business, and Andrew Steer, CEO of World Resources Institute. Climate action can ascend like a spiral staircase when Governments and the private ...
Read MoreThe following is an article by Lise Kingo, CEO & Executive Director, United Nations Global Compact, posted on 29 October 2018. Wind turbine farm, Tunisia. Photo: Dana Smillie / World Bank. Three years into the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, momentum is building but not at t...
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