Businesses gathered at the High-Level Meeting of Caring for Climate at COP 24 to discuss pathways to a zero-carbon future KATOWICE, Poland, 10 December 2018 — Senior executives of business and finance, civil society, the United Nations and Government met at the 24th Conference of the Parties (...
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 an article submitted by a Global Compact Local Network. Please contact the network representative listed below with any questions regarding its contents. Rotterdam, 30 November 2018 — Today, Global Compact Network Netherlands launched its first progress report on Dutch compan...
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 report highlights examples of Local Networks and UN Global Compact participating companies taking action to advance human rights around the world UNITED NATIONS, Geneva, 26 November 2018 — In celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the United Natio...
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