(London, 12 October 2015) – This morning, 64 stock exchanges received letters signed by investors and companies. The letters have one request: all stock exchanges globally issue voluntary reporting guidance for companies in their market that includes environmental, social and governance (ESG) co...
Read More(Kuala Lumpur, 6 October 2015) –The Children’s Rights and Business Principles have been an important instrument for guiding business implementation of children’s rights into corporate citizenship strategies. Following on the success of last year’s global event in Nairobi, the UN Global Compact, U...
Read More(New York, 26 September 2015) – Companies now have a new tool to help them navigate and contribute to a new set of global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations on 25 September. Launched today at a UN-business event at UN Headquarters in New York, the SDG Compass –d...
Read MoreGlobal CEOs Sign on to New UN Goals at United Nations Private Sector Forum German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and others discuss role of business in achieving sustainable development goals (New York, 26 September 2015) – More than 300 CEOs, Heads of State, UN and ...
Read MorePosted by Lise Kingo, Executive Director, UN Global Compact on 25 September 2015 It is a historic day at the United Nations as all Member States come together in the General Assembly to adopt the Sustainable Development Goals – laying out a path over the next 15 years to end extreme poverty, f...
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