Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan (1938–2018) Let me join the UN Secretary-General and all our colleagues around the world in expressing my heartfelt condolences to the wife and family of Kofi Annan, a great leader and visionary. Among his many accomplishments as the UN Secretary-Gener...
Read MoreThe following is an article by Lise Kingo, CEO & Executive Director, UN Global Compact. A version of this article was originally published on 6 August 2018 on GreenBiz. Source: UN Photo/Kim Haughton With a busy and fruitful first half of 2018 now behind us, let us take a moment to stop...
Read MoreThe following is an article by Lise Kingo, CEO & Executive Director, United Nations Global Compact, posted 8 June 2018. In many ways, the public’s awareness about the importance of ocean health is where we were 15 years ago with climate change. But with serious action on climate arriving ...
Read MoreThe following is an article by Lise Kingo, CEO & Executive Director, UN Global Compact. A version of this article was originally published on 23 April 2018 on GreenBiz. The month of March saw the conclusion of the 62nd session of the Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations...
Read MoreThe following is an article by Lise Kingo, CEO & Executive Director, UN Global Compact, published on 9 March, 2018. Leading CEOs and investors have realized that sustainable business depends on a sustainable world. The impacts of human and business activities on climate change have been ke...
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