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 MoreUNITED NATIONS, New York, 15 January 2019 — Twenty-seven private sector, United Nations and international organizations are joining forces to champion and showcase collaboration for global good in Davos from 22 to 25 January 2019. The group is coming together in the Sustainable Impact Hub unde...
Read MoreUNITED NATIONS, New York, 20 December 2018 — The United Nations Global Compact was today encouraged to continue engaging the private sector in advancing the Sustainable Development Goals with a renewed resolution adopted by the UN General Assembly. The resolution, under General Assembly agenda...
Read MoreKeynote address given by former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon BANGKOK, 12 December 2018 — The United Nations Global Compact today launched a Local Network in Thailand at an inaugural meeting attended by over 500 business representatives. Global Compact Network Thailand starts with 38 com...
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...
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