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Households across all continents wasted over 1 billion meals a day in 2022, while 783 million people were affected by hunger and a third of humanity faced food insecurity. Food...
Key Impact Points: S&P Dow Jones Indices Introduces Two New Benchmarks to Measure Companies’ Alignment with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) S&P Dow Jones Indices (“S&P DJI”), the...
The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD, Aaa/AAA) priced a 7-year benchmark bond that matures in January 2031. The Sustainable Development Bond raised USD 5 billion from...
Diamond Lake Minerals, Inc. (OTC: DLMI) is as a leading player in the digital asset landscape, bridging the gap between traditional finance and decentralized finance (DeFi). Their mission aligns with the development and...
Only 15 per cent of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are on track for 2030. According to the United Nations, global efforts would need to quadruple to meet the water...
The world is not on track with meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As of 2022, 2.2 billion people lacked safely managed drinking water, 3.5 billion lacked access to safely...
HIGHLIGHTS Executives put their experience and influence to work for United Nations’ Sustainable development goals (“SDGs”). News and media veterans (Matt Bird, Pete Cashmore and Phil Griffin) sweep 1st, 2nd...
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, published the ‘Sustainable development in the European Union — monitoring report on progress towards the SDGs in an EU context, 2023 edition’,...
40% of profits to be donated in food quantitates as impact causes to NGO, non-profit and charitable initiatives. SuperFoodz.io to launch first impact token focused on solving hunger with goal...
96% of S&P 500® Companies and 81% of Russell 1000® Companies Published ESG Reports; SASB Became Most Used Reporting Standard Governance & Accountability Institute, Inc. (G&A), a leading consulting firm on corporate...
Edenred, the world leader in earmarked funds solutions, will join the Paris stock exchange’s Euronext CAC 40 ESG index on September 19, 2022, taking its place alongside other companies demonstrating outstanding environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices. The Euronext CAC 40...
Robeco has launched its Sustainable Investing Open Access Initiative. This means that Robeco is opening up its Sustainable Investing Intellectual Property. As a first step of this Open Access initiative,...
Boaz Paldi, Chief Creative Officer of UNDP interviews Florian Weischer, President of SAWA live from the SDG Lounge at Cannes Loins – (Cannes, France) Highlights SAWA and cinema industry continues...
Background The lingering COVID-19 pandemic and the disruptions from the Ukraine crises in the short term and the looming climate crisis in the long term are challenging our ability to...
The SDG Investment Forum, hosted by the UN Global Compact and Global Compact Networks in Europe, will bring together nearly 150 C-Suite participants from both the public and private sectors alongside representatives...
Cannes Lions: The International Festival of Creativity – has been championing creative excellence since 1954 with the goal of providing a global destination and the definitive benchmark for creativity that...
Climate change is now. It affects everything from geopolitics to economies to migration. It shapes cities and life expectancies. This is why, UN Global Global Impact is leading an initiative...
Covering “SDG Ambition: Mobilizing Ambitious Corporate Actions Towards the Global Goals” live from UN Global Leaders Summit floor. Featuring Sue Allchurch, Chief, Outreach & Engagement at UN Global Compact, Esther...
CAMILA VALVERDE, Global Compact Network, Brazil EDISON CARLOS, Aegea MAGARETH GOLDENBERG, 360 woman movement FRANSISCO RAZZOLINI, Klabin CAMILA ARAUJO, Eletrobras Since 2003, advances in climate change technology have reduced greenhouse...
Slate has announced that it has completed a £50 million investment in Eider VF Limited (“EVF”), a UK-based vertical farming business, through its Cities and Communities Impact Infrastructure Strategy. Founded...
SEKISUI Specialty Chemical announced a 5-year renewable energy agreement with TXU Energy. Edge Energy Consulting, LLC provided advisory services to SEKISUI throughout the entire procurement process. This is one of...
Object Management Group announced Responsible Computing, a new consortium comprised of technology innovators working together to address sustainable development goals. Responsible computing is a systemic approach aimed at addressing current and...
For a world in crisis, rescuing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) “must be our highest common priority,” the UN chief told Member States on Tuesday at a key development meeting...
Download Arabic Version Ali Al Baqali, the Chief Executive Officer of Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) rolled out the Company’s approved Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) Roadmap by the Board of...
As more companies establish their Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) targets, there are increasing requirements to have clear and credible visibility into where they are directing their procurement spend. Access...
CI&T, a global digital native specialist, and end-to-end digital transformation partner providing strategy, design and software engineering services to the world’s leading brands, today issued its first Environmental, Social and...
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Background The 2022 UN Ocean Conference offers a unique opportunity for cities and regions to mobilize and demonstrate leadership in taking action to protect our ocean and ensure that the ocean and...
About the Event From June 24-26, 2022, the governments of Portugal and Kenya and the UN Global Compact will organize the UN Ocean Conference Youth and Innovation Forum, in cooperation with CEiiA, Cascais, Nova...
Background Information on Side Event We would like to showcase the mapping of digital-related initiatives across the UN System, which was conducted from 30 November 2021 to 31 January 2022....
Save our Ocean, Protect our Future The Ocean Conference, co-hosted by the Governments of Kenya and Portugal, comes at a critical time as the world is seeking to address many...
Background The seventh annual Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs (STI Forum) will be held from 5 to 6 May 2022. The Forum will be convened...
Evidence-based Advocacy Brief calls on the private sector to adopt gender-responsive procurement strategies and integrate women-owned, led and gender-responsive businesses into value chains as a vehicle for advancing businesses’ economic...
The World’s Largest Convening of Sustainable Business Leaders. United Nations Global Compact Leaders Summit brings together thousands of forward-thinking business leaders, SDG stakeholders, activists, policy makers and emerging leaders from across the globe who...
Global Citizen, an international non-profit aiming to help end poverty, said on Monday it plans to launch six funds of up to $1 billion each focused on generating environmental and...
Dubai, United Arab Emirates High-level event convenes industry leaders and UN Global Compact participants from across the world Responsible investment strategies aligned with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) proved...
To help fight hunger in Massachusetts, Bank of America donated $100 for each bank employee who recorded a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot in addition to a company contribution PRNewswire/ — Bank...
Pyxus International, Inc. (OTC Pink: PYYX) (“Pyxus” or the “Company”), a global value-added agricultural company, announced it has been recognized by CDP for its coordinated action to address climate change,...
Adient (NYSE: ADNT), a global leader in automotive seating, today released its 2021 Sustainability Report. The report — available at www.adient.com/about-us/sustainability — details Adient’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) actions and performance in...
Axalta (NYSE: AXTA), a leading global supplier of liquid and powder coatings, today announced its commitment to an absolute reduction of 50 percent of Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG)...
Fr. Ezra Sullivan, Director of Project Vision, delivers presentation on human flourishing at Humanity 2.0 (Vatican City)
Some Indian companies are recalibrating their businesses to hit net-zero emissions deadlines If there is one common thread that ran through the ambitions of Indian companies in 2021, it was...
Dan Thomas, CCO of UN Global Compact discusses the future of the SDG's with Matt Bird at World Economic Forum (Davos, Switzerland)
(UN News) – The “clock is ticking on our 2030 timeline” to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Climate Change Agreement, the head of the UN Department of Economic and...
Biden among world leaders scheduled to gather in Glasgow, Scotland, for summit beginning Oct. 31 (Roll Call) – Advocates of environmental, social and governance-oriented investing are stepping up pressure on global leaders to pursue...
(Green Biz) – We have a hard road ahead to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. But we’re seeing strategic global companies step up — setting...
Dan Thomas CCO of UN Global Compact with Matt Bird at the World Economic Forum HIGHLIGHTS SDG Media Zone brings UN Conversation to global audience 20th year anniversary of the...
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