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The FINANCIAL -- Heads of State, Government and High Representatives reached agreement at the United Nations Third International Conference on Financing for Development in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on July 16, putting forward an outcome document which includes strong references to the critical

The FINANCIAL -- Meeting on July 14 with CEOs, heads of state and ministers at a forum on the sidelines of a global finance summit, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on the corporate community “to be our partners in supporting and financing this

The FINANCIAL -- The United Nations Global Compact and RICS on June 29 issued a call to organizations in the land, construction and real estate sector, and those working with them, to take a leading role in global efforts to drive responsible

The FINANCIAL -- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on June 25 announced the appointment of Lise Kingo as Executive Director of the United Nations Global Compact.  She will succeed Georg Kell, who retires later this year after over 25 years of service

The FINANCIAL -- On the third and final day of the United Nations Global Compact’s 15th anniversary event, global business leaders met with Governments in the historic UN General Assembly Hall to demonstrate the growing, strategic role that the private sector plays

The FINANCIAL -- In Brazil, they are producing solar-powered hearing aids, which are equal in price to disposable alternatives, but last up to three years. Non-sustainable alternatives, such as polluting zinc batteries, last approximately one week.

The FINANCIAL -- Held on the margins of the 2015 World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town, South Africa, the UN Global Compact hosted a CEO Dinner Roundtable event to discuss its Africa Strategy and how it can address issues of

The FINANCIAL -- Three-quarters of the world’s annual emissions of greenhouse gases are now limited by national targets, according to a new study published by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at LSE.

The FINANCIAL -- Around 250 sustainability experts will gather on five continents to identify fifteen opportunities to address five major global risks. The result will be a map of opportunities for businesses and governments alike to be published in the second edition

The FINANCIAL -- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed seven new Members to the Board of the UN Global Compact, the world’s largest voluntary corporate sustainability initiative.