Abu Dhabi Climate Meeting helps shape the proposals to be presented at the upcoming UN Climate Action Summit ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, 1 July 2019 — Over 1,700 people from over 160 countries — representing Government, business, civil society and youth — convened at the Emirates Palace i...
Read MoreThe “Making Global Goals Local Business” event series kicks off next week in the United Kingdom UNITED NATIONS, New York, 20 June 2019 — The United Nations Global Compact will next week launch a series of events to accelerate progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the national...
Read MoreThe following is a joint press release from the United Nations Global Compact, the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) and the We Mean Business coalition. UN Secretary-General’s Climate Action Summit to recognize private sector leadership on climate change and inspire a faster transformati...
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 Ocean Accelerator Network will drive innovation and progress on ocean sustainability. UNITED NATIONS, New York, 8 June 2019 — In celebration of World Oceans Day, the United Nations Global Compact today launched the Ocean Accelerator Network, a new collaborative platform for business, acade...
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