UNITED NATIONS, New York, 15 June 2020 – Today, on the occasion of its 20th-anniversary Leaders Summit, the United Nations Global Compact, in partnership with DNV GL, released a new report looking back on 20 years of corporate sustainability progress among its business participants. The UN Global...
Read MoreOn 16 June 2020, Lise Kingo, CEO and Executive Director of the United Nations Global Compact, hands over the baton after five years of mobilizing business to create the world we want. This is her final Executive Update in which she calls for a new generation of corporate social activists who insi...
Read MoreAt UN Global Compact Board Meeting, UN Secretary-General calls on business leaders to set more ambitious goals to achieve the SDGs UNITED NATIONS, New York, 9 June, 2020 — The UN Global Compact is challenging companies to align with an initial set of business benchmarks to gauge whether thei...
Read MoreVirtual event on 15-16 June set to be largest gathering of private sector leaders looking to tackle societal challenges and advance the Sustainable Development Goals WHAT: United Nations Global Compact 20th Anniversary Leaders Summit WHEN: 15 - 16 June WHERE: Virtual summit (registration de...
Read MoreUNITED NATIONS, New York, 2 June 2020 — In condemning the recent killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, United States, I want to amplify the words of UN Secretary-General António Guterres: “Racism continues to be prevalent in our societies. We must raise our voices against all expressions of rac...
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