(New York, 24 March 2011) – The Joint Inspection Unit, an external review body of the UN System, has published a report titled "United Nations Corporate Partnerships: The Role and Functioning of the Global Compact". The report, produced in 2008/09, is a deeply flawed and inaccurate docume...
Read More(Tokyo, 15 March 2011) – Below is the text of a letter sent electronically to all Global Compact business participants on 15 March from Georg Kell, Executive Director, UN Global Compact and Toshio Arima, Chairman, Global Compact Network Japan: [The Special Appeal is also available in العرب...
Read MoreMore than 160 CEOs Support UN’s Women’s Empowerment Principles (New York, 9 March 2011) – Declaring that gender equality in the private sector is “good for business”, 167 chief executives from around the world have signed the Women’s Empowerment Principles—Equality Means Business. UN Women and...
Read More(Madrid, 8 March 2011) – The UN Global Compact and the Spanish Local Network today launched the Local Network Exchange Programme with a four-day event that convened contact persons representing the Local Networks of Zimbabwe, Belgium, Egypt, the Dominican Republic and Mexico. The Exchange Prog...
Read More(New York, 1 March 2011) – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed six new members to the Board of the UN Global Compact, the world’s largest voluntary corporate citizenship initiative. The appointments followed the recommendations made by the Board’s own Nominations Committee,...
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