(New York, 12 July 2017) – The United Nations Global Compact today reports on its midyear participation status. The rate of companies joining the UN Global Compact has decreased ten per cent with 725 companies joining in the first half of 2017, compared to 809 companies joining during the same...
Read MoreWe are disappointed by the decision of the United States to leave the Paris Agreement, a historic global accord to combat climate change and protect our planet for future generations. Despite this setback, there is also cause for optimism. The Paris Agreement has activated an unstoppable momentum...
Read More(Mexico DF, 28 April 2017) – The United Nations Global Compact, together with the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), brought together leaders from business, Governments, civil society and the UN in Mexico City to discuss ¨The Role of Business in Implementing the 2...
Read More(New Delhi, 27 April 2017) – “Time is of the essence,” urged Lise Kingo, CEO and Executive Director of the United Nations Global Compact, to an audience of more than 300 local and global leaders from business, finance, civil society, Government and the UN, at the conclusion of the UN Global Compa...
Read MoreThe following is an article by Lise Kingo, CEO & Executive Director of the UN Global Compact, published on 26 Apill 2017 in Silicon India. Welcome to Anthropocene: Age of Man. The geologic epoch where man’s impact is expected to leave its mark in the geologic record, long after our cities...
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