Business Practice

This page presents examples* of how UN Global Compact participants partner with stakeholders to promote sustainable development objectives, in particular the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

	Core Business	Policy Dialogues and Advocacy	Social Investment and Philantropy
MDG1: Eradicate Poverty and Hunger	Cadbury plc: Sustainable Livelihoods in Ghana		BASF: Rebulding Communities in Sri Lanka
	Global Alumina: Building Local Capacity
	Microsoft: Access to Technology
MDG2: Universal Education	IKEA: Promoting the Rights of Every Child		Hinopak Motors: Sustainable Education in Pakistan
MDG3: Gender Equality	Cisco Systems: E-Quality in the IT Sector
MDG4: Child Health
MDG5: Maternal Health
MDG6: Combat HIV/AIDS
MDG7: Environmental Sustainability	Stora Enso: Assessing Impact to Improve Sustainability		Suez: Volunteering Employees to Improve Access to Water and Energy
MDG8: Global Partnership

*Neither the United Nations nor the UN Global Compact Office can make any representations concerning the accuracy of any of the information herein. The presentation of company examples is intended solely to facilitate learning and does not constitute an endorsement by the United Nations or the UN Global Compact Office of any of the individual companies described herein or of any of their policies or practices. The material may be quoted and used privded there is proper attribution.

Contact

Cecilie Hultmann
Partnership Manager
UN Global Compact Office
hultmann@un.org

(Last Update 5 January 2009)