The Guiding Principles seek to provide an authoritative global standard for preventing and addressing the risk of adverse human rights impacts linked to business activity.

The second UN Global Compact Academy session on decent work in global supply chains was held on 8 May 2018, and featured a lively discussion between Guy Ryder, Director-General, ILO; Laurent Freixe, ...

Alice Laugher is unswerving in her commitment to help women in conflict-ridden regions around the world take control of their lives. As Chief Executive Officer of Committed to Good, Alice has ...

The beauty services business developed by Martha Tilaar does far more than sell cosmetics and creams from its headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia. Martha, founder and Chairwoman of the Martha Tilaar ...

We are excited to announce the public launch of the Communication on Progress (CoP) Data Visualization Tools. These Tools offer insights into the progress of UN Global Compact business participants in ...

Sonia Bashir Kabir, Managing Director at Microsoft Corporation, advocates digital literacy for Bangladeshi women to help them participate more fully in the IT workforce. Microsoft, through its ...

Corruption is a considerable obstacle to economic and social development around the world. It has negative impacts on sustainable development and particularly affects poor communities. For companies, ...

Congratulations! Your company has taken an important step towards strengthening corporate sustainability worldwide by becoming a United Nations Global Compact participant. Now that your company has ...

The New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants adopted in September 2016 by the UN General Assembly calls for the active participation of the private sector in implementing the commitments made ...

Hanaa is the founding Chief Executive Officer of the EFG Hermes Foundation in Cairo, a nonprofit organization created in 2006 that aims to help people suffering under ...

Tânia Conte Cosentino has worked to incorporate the Global Goals into her company’s business strategies, including energy efficiency, affordable access to energy and water, sustainable industrial ...

UN Global Compact calls for Women’s Economic Inclusion at Business Leadership Dialogue during Commission on the Status of Women ...