(New York, 15 March 2018) — Unleashing the full potential of women and girls by empowering them to be equal members of society has a multiplier effect on families, businesses, communities, and nations and is essential to achieving sustainable development. Today, in the spirit of advancing the cru...
(New York, 14 February 2018) — United Nations leaders see greater collaboration and partnership with the private sector as critical to progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to a new study by the UN Global Compact and Accenture Strategy.
One hundred percent of UN leade...
The 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...
(New York, 8 March 2018) – In celebration of International Women’s Day, over 60 stock exchanges around the world are joining the United Nations Global Compact, Global Compact Local Networks and their partners to host bell ringing ceremonies in support of gender equality. Held throughout March, th...
(Casablanca, 5 March 2018) – On 5 March, the United Nations Global Compact officially launched its Local Network in Morocco. On this occasion, a memorandum of understanding was signed between the UN Global Compact, the General Confederation of Moroccan Companies (CGEM) and the United Nations Deve...
