(New York, 19 September 2016) – Today, the UN Global Compact will announce four new platforms – in partnership with GRI, Monday Morning/Sustainia, Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and Volans – to help shape the next generation of sustainable development initiatives and partnerships for...
Read More(New York, 19 September 2016) — Today, more than 350 chief executives, Heads of State and Government, UN and civil society leaders gathered at the United Nations for the annual UN Private Sector Forum to discuss the role of business in advancing sustainable development and the important link betw...
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. (Sydney, 7 September 2016) — On 7 September 2016, leaders and decision-makers came together to advance Australian action t...
Read MoreThe original press release was published by the Sustainable Stock Exchange Initiative on 6 September 2016. (Singapore, 6 September 2016) - The United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative hosted its fifth Global Dialogue in Singapore, themed, “A New Global Agenda”, which brought...
Read MorePosted by Lise Kingo, Executive Director, UN Global Compact on the Huffington Post Blog on 25 August 2016 It is hard to believe, but we will soon be celebrating the first anniversary of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Though we are still in the first year of implementing these ambiti...
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