(New York, 19 July 2016) – Today, leaders from business, government, UN and civil society gathered at the SDG Business Forum, to report on activities underway by the private sector in this first pivotal year of SDG implementation and to look at the role of business in catalyzing sustainable growt...
Read MorePosted by Lise Kingo, Executive Director, UN Global Compact on the Huffington Post Blog on 1 July 2016 Last week, we started something remarkable at the UN Global Compact Leaders Summit. We started our journey to 2030, by charting our way towards a world free from poverty, inequality, hunger, ...
Read MoreThe following is an article submitted by a Global Compact Network France. Please contact the network representative listed below with any questions regarding its contents. (Paris, 30 June 2016) – On the occasion of its eleventh General Assembly, Global Compact Network France launched the mobil...
Read More[The following is a joint press release issued by the partners of the Science-Based Targets initiative] Over 165 major companies now committed to set ambitious emission reduction targets. (London, 28 June 2016) – The Science Based Targets initiative announced today that 168 companies have...
Read MoreCEOs See United Nations Sustainable Development Goals as Opportunity to Address Global Challenges, Redefine Competitiveness and Transform Business (New York, 22 June 2016) – Eighty-seven percent of chief executive officers (CEOs) say the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals ...
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