This Earth Day, the message is clear: We need urgent, comprehensive climate action, and businesses must help deliver it. The private sector plays a critical role in turning ambition into action. From ...

On 11 April, after years of hard work, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) voted to decarbonize global shipping by setting regulations on greenhouse gas emissions. This historic decision ...

Conversations about young people tend to focus on how they will shape the future. But Luísa Franco Machado, a Young Leader for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the United Nations, offers a ...

Water is essential for life—a simple truth we all know. But what’s equally critical and sometimes overlooked is that it is also essential for business. Water drives the global economy, from ...

The COE contains a description of the practical actions that the organization has taken to support the Global Compact and to engage with the initiative. Attracting new participants to the UN Global ...

Systemic barriers still prevent fair access to jobs, leadership roles and more importantly economic advancements. The business sector is not merely an observer, but a key agent in driving tangible ...

The Communication on Progress (CoP) is the accountability mechanism of the UN Global Compact. It is an annual and mandatory requirement for all business participants of the UN Global Compact. The ...

The United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) initiative is a network of international investors working together to put the six Principles for Responsible Investment into ...

Children under 18 years old account for almost one third of the world’s population and in many countries, children and youth make up almost one half of the national population. Children are among the ...

Customers are driving a trust-based revolution and demanding that companies lead with their ethical and environmental values. Leading brands such as Salesforce, Accenture and RBI (a conglomerate, ...

Aims to inspire all business — regardless of size, sector or geography — to take leading action in support of the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It illustrates how the five ...

We are at a Code Red for Humanity to confront the climate emergency. Climate change is exacerbating risks and affecting health, livelihoods, food security, water supply, human security, biodiversity ...