With an anticipated 40 per cent shortfall in the world’s water supply and demand by 2030, corporations must take proactive steps to improve water resilience in operational processes and supply chains — and in the communities affected by their operations. According to the United Nations, global...
Read MoreThe International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the UN Global Compact launched a significant new partnership offering preferential treatment to participating companies of the UN Global Compact in project procurement for IFAD-funded projects in Tanzania in December 2023. With the...
Read MoreCEOs and senior UN officials gathered at a meeting at the World Economic Forum in Davos convened by the UN Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative, to discuss the future of responsible business anchored by the UN Global Compact Ten Principles in human rights, l...
Read MoreAs leaders in business and Government convene in Davos, Switzerland, for the 2024 World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting, sustainable finance and investment are expected to take center stage. The release of the 2024 Global Risk Report from WEF underscores how private sector strategies that dir...
Read MoreReflecting on the past year’s achievements, the UN Global Compact stood at a crossroads in our mission to advance the 2030 Agenda. Amidst pressing geopolitical tensions, climate challenges and social inequities, businesses must make more ambitious strides in 2024. The challenges of the past year ...
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