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The Global Compact Board

The Global Compact Board, appointed and chaired by the United Nations Secretary-General, is designed as a multi-stakeholder body, providing ongoing strategic and policy advice for the initiative as a whole and making recommendations to the Global Compact Office, participants and other stakeholders. It comprises four constituency groups - business, civil society, labour and the United Nations. 

Board members are champions willing and able to advance the UN Global Compact’s mission, acting in a personal, honorary and unpaid capacity. Drawing in particular on the expertise and recommendations of its business members, the Board is also expected to play a role in the implementation of the Global Compact’s integrity measures.  In addition to their overall Board responsibilities, the civil society and labour constituency groups are expected to provide close liaison to their communities and share insights into the most recent trends and best practices of corporate citizenship in their respective domains. 

The Board is one element of the broader  Global Compact Governance Framework, which divides governance functions between six entities, each with differentiated tasks: Global Compact Leaders Summit, Local Networks, Annual Local Networks Forum, Global Compact Board, Global Compact Office, and United Nations Inter-Agency Team.

Global Compact Board Members

Business

 

Mr. Talal ABU GHAZALEH         

Chairman and CEO, Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization, Egypt

Mr. Toshio ARIMA Director and Executive Advisor to the Board, Fuji Xerox, Japan

Professor José Sergio Gabrielli de AZEVEDO

President and CEO, Petrobras, Brazil

Mr. Guillermo CAREY

Senior Partner, Carey & Allende Abogados, Chile

Mrs. CHEN Ying           

Deputy Director General, China Enterprise Confederation, China

Ms. Anne LAUVERGEON          

Chair of the Executive Board, Areva, France

Mr. Anthony LING Chief Investment Officer, Goldman Sachs International, UK

Ms. Ntombifuthi MTOBA

Chair of the Board, Deloitte, South Africa

Mr. B. MUTHURAMAN              

Managing Director, Tata Steel, India

Professor Mads OEVLISEN       

Adjunct Professor and Chair, Lego, Denmark

   
   

International Labour and Business Organizations

Mr. Antonio PENALOSA

Secretary-General, International Organization of Employers

Mr. Guy RYDER           

General Secretary, International Confederation of Free Trade Union

Mr. Guy SEBBAN         

Secretary-General, International Chamber of Commerce

Mr. Manfred WARDA General Secretary, International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers’ Unions
   

Civil Society

Mrs. Habiba AL MARASHI         

Chair, Emirates Environmental Group

Mr. Oded GRAJEW                   

Chair of the Board, Instituto Ethos de Empresas e Responsabilidade Social

Dr. Huguette LABELLE  

Chair, Transparency International

Mrs. Mary ROBINSON              

Chair, Realizing Rights - The Ethical Globalization Initiative

   

Ex-Officio

Sir Mark MOODY-STUART        

Chairman, Foundation for the Global Compact

Mr. Georg KELL                        

Executive Director, UN Global Compact Office

 



Global Compact Board Meetings

June 2006 Inaugural Board Meeting (New York)

The inaugural meeting of the Global Compact Board was held on 28 June 2006 at UN Headquarters in New York.  Download the background note, the agenda and the full meeting report .   

April 2007 Meeting (New York)

The second meeting of the Global Compact Board was held on 4 April 2007 at UN Headquarters in New York. The meeting focused on the following areas: the Triennial Leaders Summit; Integrity Measures; Principles for Responsible Investment and Responsible Education; and Global Compact Working Groups, particularly on climate change and human rights. The Secretary-General appointed Sir Mark Moody-Stuart and Mr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh as co-chairs of the Global Compact Board, to conduct the Board’s business and chair the meeting during his absence. Download the Board briefing note and the full meeting report .

July 2007 Meeting at Leaders Summit (Geneva)

In a brief meeting directly following the close of the 2007 Leaders Summit in Geneva, the Global Compact Board met to review the outcome of the Summit and to discuss key topics, including the Integrity Measures and future working arrangements with the Global Compact Office. Download the full meeting report

November 2007 Meeting (New York)

The Global Compact Board met at United Nations Headquarters in New York on 1 November 2007 to receive an update on the status of the Global Compact following the 2007 Leaders Summit and discuss priority issues, including: funding, integrity measures, and strategic direction for the Global Compact as the initiative moves into its next phase of growth and engagement. Download the full meeting report.

The next meeting of the Global Compact Board will be held on 1 May 2008 at UN Headquarters in New York.

Board: Founding and Appointments

The Global Compact Board was first appointed by the Secretary-General of the United Nations on 20 April 2006, following an extensive review of the Global Compact's governance framework. The establishment of the Board was aimed at enhancing the synergies between the global and local levels of the Global Compact activities, providing greater attention to integrity management and quality assurance, as well as promoting broader ownership of the initiative by all of its participants and other stakeholders.

The appointments of the Board members have followed a comprehensive consultation process involving all Global Compact stakeholders, including the Local Networks. Each of the appointees has demonstrated a long record of commitment to the Global Compact’s mission and principles and enjoys the support of a regional or constituency group. The Board is composed of ten business representatives, four representatives of business associations and labour groups, as well as four representatives of civil society organizations. Ex-officio members are Georg Kell, the Executive Director of the Global Compact Office, and Sir Mark Moody-Stuart, the Chair of the Foundation for the Global Compact.

The Board will formally meet on an annual basis at a minimum, however the different constituency groups are expected to interact with the Global Compact Office on an ongoing basis.

For more information on the Global Compact Board, please contact Ursula Wynhoven (wynhoven@un.org).

(Last updated 11 April 2008)