First-ever Chief Marketing Officer Think Lab to support Marketing’s role in driving Sustainable Growth The UN Global Compact announced the launch of its inaugural Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Think Lab....
On May 13, the Swiss NGO Public Eye published a report about the working conditions at the factories of some of SHEIN’s third-party suppliers. While many allegations in this report...
UBS Asset Management (UBS AM) has launched the UBS ETF S&P 500 Climate Transition ESG UCITS ETF, marking a significant stride for sustainability-focused investors in Europe. This ETF is the...
Once again, BBVA has been busy promoting sustainability training among 418 of its suppliers and SME customers across 13 countries in which it operates. A total of 552 people will...
The United Nations Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative announced the launch of the 2024 SDG Pioneers campaign today. The SDG Pioneers is designed to honor exceptional individuals...
ESG Book, a global leader in sustainability data and technology, released new research showing that companies in the United States and Canada are three times more likely to risk violating United Nations environmental standards...
Hyundai Capital Services announced today that it was acknowledged as the Best Practice Company in the “Sustainable Finance” category at the “UN Global Compact Korea Leaders Summit 2023” hosted by...
During an event held in Beijing today with high-level representatives from government, businesses and academia, the UN Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative, unveiled new guidance and assessment...
Announces new 2030 climate targets – increases its Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions reduction goal to 50% and establishes a Scope 3 GHG emissions reduction goal DuPont announced that...
As the halfway point to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals approaches and the deadline to meet key milestones of a 1.5C world looms, CEOs take action to avoid consequences to environment,...
Sustana, the sustainable fiber and paper industry leader, joins the United Nations (UN) Global Compact initiative. Sustana’s engagement in the UN Global Compact — a voluntary leadership platform for the...
Executives from 12 leading Danish companies across sectors call on the current and future government to ensure that Denmark remains among the leading countries working on the green agenda. In...
Parsons Corporation announced that the company joined the United Nations Global Compact Initiative – a voluntary leadership platform for the development, implementation, and disclosure of responsible business practices that improves...
UN Global Compact members join forces and ecosystems to promote energy sustainability, security and ESG through Web3 applications, usage and communications. ShelterZoom, a leading Web3 smart document company, and ESG...
Chen Qiyu, Executive Director and Co-CEO of Fosun International Limited (HKEX stock code: 00656, “Fosun International”) attended and delivered a keynote speech in the session of “The Significance of Technological...
AVANGRID, Inc., a leading sustainable energy company, and part of The IBERDROLA Group, today announced it has signed on to the United Nations Global Compact Sustainable Ocean Principles, affirming its commitment...
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...
Addresses its Environmental and Social Impact pillars: People, Planet and Product with targets directed towards Carbon, Water, Waste and Packaging Wella Company commemorates World Environment Day by announcing its corporate...
Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and Microsoft, together with their joint venture Avanade, are joining forces to tackle climate change, one of the most critical and urgent challenges for both businesses and...
Whatever problems may be plaguing the world — and currently there are almost too many to count — cooperation is the key to moving forward. That is the conclusion of...
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...
At 3:10 am EST, participants of the U.N. Global Compact Leaders Summit watched the “ASEAN Closing Keynote and Vote of Thanks”. The closing comments were initiated by Gita Sabharwal, Office...
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) are a significant contributor to both jobs and GDP, but their few resources compared to their larger counterparts make them less willing or able to...
Speakers: PHILIP THORMARK – Global Compact Network Sweden CHRISTINA FRIBORG – SSAB PÄIVI KOIVISTO – Cargotec İBRAHIM ÖZGÜR YILDIRIM – Kordsa RONALD SEELIGER – Hemofarm PATRICIA KAMERI-MBOTE – United Nations...
At 11:00 pm EST, the U.N. Global Compact Leaders Summit opened its panel for, “Uniting Business: Sustainability in ASEAN”. The opening speeches were guided by Nuttapong Namsirikul, Master of Ceremonies. ...
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...
Speakers: SANDA OJIAMBO, Assistant Secretary-General, UN, and CEO, United Nations Global Compact; CATHERINE M. RUSSELL, Executive Director, UNICEF; INGER ASHING Chief Executive Officer, Save the Children International; LINH PHUONG NGUYEN,...
Live from the UN Global Compact Leader Summit panelist Guy Ryder from the International Labor Organization, Lila Karbassi from the UN Global Compact, Mark Kaye from Moody’s Corporation, Vaishali Nigam...
Arconic has published its 2021 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report. The report, which can be downloaded from the ESG page of the company’s website, underscores the Company’s commitment to protect...
Epsilyte Aligns With the World’s Largest Sustainability Initiative Epsilyte, one of the leading producers of advanced materials in North America, has joined the United Nations (UN) Global Compact. The UN...
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...
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...
As companies endeavor to become “water positive” many are taking a multi-layered approach by reducing the water needed to run data centers and corporate facilities. Data center operators and many...
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...
ShelterZoom and blockchain document management platform joins an influential group of global leaders, NGOs, and companies at the forefront of sustainable development ShelterZooom, a smart document management solutions provider, has been...
As stakeholders pay more attention to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues, the greatest challenge chief financial officers will face is making sense of the huge amount of ESG data...
The UN Global Compact will implement its new Communication on Progress platform in 2023. To help participants get familiarized, test and disclose via the new platform already in 2022, companies...
Dan Thomas, CCO of UN Global Compact discusses the future of the SDG's with Matt Bird at World Economic Forum (Davos, Switzerland)
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...