UN Secretary-General and Global CEOs Accelerate Shift to Sustainable Finance

2017-09-18

New York, United States of America

UN Secretary-General António Guterres: US$3-5 trillion annual investment needed to finance the 2030 Agenda; private finance and investment absolutely essential to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); Finance Summit in New York announced for September 2018 (New York, 18 September 2...

Private Sector Has More Opportunities Than Ever to Engage at the United Nations General Assembly in 2017, Says UN Global Compact

2017-09-13

New York, United States of America

(New York, 13 September 2017) — The United Nations Global Compact announced today that the private sector will be able to engage in more than 30 business-oriented forums and events at the 72nd Regular Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), taking place from 12-25 September 2017 in...

UN Global Compact Launches Local Network in the Democratic Republic of Congo

2017-09-11

Kinshasa, Congo, Democratic Republic of

(Kinshasa, 7 September 2017) – On 7 September, the United Nations Global Compact officially launched the Global Compact Network DRC in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. Organized by the Network, with support from the Embassy of the Netherlands in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the event...

Global Compact Network Korea Hosts the Leaders Summit Korea 2017

2017-09-11

Seoul, Korea, Republic of

The following is an article submitted by a Global Compact Local Network. Please contact the local network contact person listed below with any questions regarding its contents. (Seoul, 11 September 2017) – The Global Compact Network Korea hosted the Leaders Summit Korea 2017 on Monday, 11 ...

Global Compact Local Networks in China, Japan and Korea Adopt Declaration to Commit and Follow up on Advancing the Global Goals

2017-08-23

Tokyo, Japan

(Tokyo, 23 August 2017) – The ninth Global Compact China-Japan-Korea Roundtable (CJK Roundtable), entitled Transform Our World with the SDGs - The Role of East Asia, brought together over 150 leaders from business, Government, civil society, academia and Global Compact Local Networks in Tokyo on ...