Posted by Lise Kingo, Executive Director, UN Global Compact on the Huffington Post Blog on 12 December 2016 When John Ruggie spoke at last month’s UN Forum on Business and Human Rights, he emphasized that “for business to maximize its contribution to sustainable development, it must put...
Read More(Marrakech, 17 November 2016) – More than 100 high-level business leaders and investors met with leaders from Government, civil society and the United Nations in a show of resounding support and commitment to taking action on the Paris Climate Agreement at the COP 22/CMP 12: High-Level Meeting on...
Read More[The following is a joint press release issued by the partners of the Science-Based Targets Initiative] (Washington, DC, 16 November 2016) – Just 18 months after its launch, the Science Based Targets initiative announced that 200 companies have committed to set emissions reduction targets cons...
Read MorePosted by Lise Kingo, Executive Director, UN Global Compact on the Huffington Post Blog on 14 November 2016 “How do we fill the gap?” This week, as leaders from around the world gather in Marrakech for COP 22, this is a question on the minds of many. On the heels of the Paris Agreement c...
Read More(Cambridge, 10 November) – The UN Global Compact annual LEAD Symposium brought together representatives from LEAD companies with exponential thought-leaders and innovators to explore how breakthrough innovation has the potential to enable new, more sustainable business models. Organized in col...
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