Sustainable Development Goals

In September 2015, all 193 Member States of the United Nations adopted a plan for achieving a better future for all – laying out a path over the next 15 years to end extreme poverty, fight inequality and injustice, and protect our planet. At the heart of “Agenda 2030” are the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which clearly define the world we want – applying to all nations and leaving no one behind. The new global goals result from a process that has been more inclusive than ever, with Governments involving business, civil society and citizens from the outset. We are all in agreement on where the world needs to go. For the past several years, the UN Global Compact has played an important role in bringing business perspectives to the process of shaping the SDGs. Successful implementation will require all players to champion this agenda. www.unglobalcompact.org

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Sustainable Development Goals

UN Global Compact Bulletin (June 2017)
The UN Global Compact Bulletin is designed to keep participants up to date on news, actions you can take, resources and events.

Sustainable Development Goals

The Search is On at the UN Global Compact for SDG Pioneers!
Are you the next SDG Pioneer? UN Global Compact CEO and Executive Director Lise Kingo announces the search for the 2017 class of SDG Pioneers – business leaders in every region of the world who are demonstrating how business can be a force for good.

Sustainable Development Goals

UN Global Compact Bulletin (May 2017)

Events, Media & Communications

UN Global Compact Calls on Business to Shift from Incremental Change to Breakthrough Innovation on the SDGs
“Time is of the essence,” urged Lise Kingo, CEO and Executive Director of the United Nations Global Compact, to an audience of more than 300 local and global leaders from business, finance, civil society, Government and the UN, at the conclusion of the UN Global Compact two-day event, Making Global Goals Local Businesses – India, in New Delhi today. The closing of the meeting focused on the opportunities for driving transformational change and using breakthrough innovation to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Events, Media & Communications

UN Global Compact Kicks Off Annual Conference in New Delhi with More than 300 Global Business and Civil Society Leaders
UN Global Compact convenes two-day forum on business opportunities for sustainable development in India through the SDGs and launches Global Opportunity Explorer, the world’s largest digital platform that provides the global business community.

Sustainable Development Goals

UN Global Compact Bulletin (April 2017)
The UN Global Compact Bulletin is designed to keep participants up to date on news, actions you can take, resources and events. Participants are encouraged to look to this monthly communication for important information. Please note that actions and events are intended for Global Compact stakeholders, unless otherwise indicated. The Bulletin is published in English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic and Russian.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

UN Global Compact Bulletin (March 2017)
We Call on Business Leaders to Consciously Champion Gender Equality #WEPs Forum 14-15 March.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

UN Global Compact Bulletin (February 2017)
Explore our new Action Platforms!

See how your company can make the biggest impact and deliver on the SDGs.

Innovation & Technology

Business Leaders World-Wide Agree that Disruptive Technologies Can Drive Corporate Sustainability Efforts
Disruptive technologies and digital infrastructure have the potential to solve some of the world’s most pressing risks and to transform industries.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

UN Global Compact Bulletin (January 2017)
Let's Make Global Goals Local Business in 2017!

Learn more about the UN Global Compact’s multi-year strategy to drive business awareness and action in support of achieving the SDGs by 2030.
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