Regional Meeting for Global Compact Network Contact Persons in Europe

28-29th May 2008 - Athens, Greece

The Global Compact Office convened the third Regional Meeting for Global Compact Network Contact Persons in Europe on 28-29 May 2008 in Athens, Greece. The meeting brought together representatives from 25 Local Networks and provided a platform for information exchange and sharing of experiences related to Network management and activities. In addition to Contact Persons, other participants included representatives from the Greek government, the Global Compact Office, other UN agencies and partnering organizations. 

The meeting was divided into three sessions. The first session assembled the Contact Persons from Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) to discuss issues such as network sustainability, incentives and awards systems and Global Compact Networks as a platform for partnerships. A combined session provided Contact Persons from the entire region the opportunity to discuss the soft-power of governments and the Communication on Progress. A presentation on the global climate change debate and the Caring for Climate platform was delivered during this session by Cornis van der Lugt from UNEP. The final session brought the smaller group of Contact Persons from western Europe together to address the value-added of Local Networks and to brainstorm on potential activities related to responsible supply-chain management. The meeting provided an interactive exchange of Network activities related to each of the topics.  

The meeting was organised in conjunction with the launch of the Global Compact Network Hellas and was generously supported by SEV - Hellenic Federation of Enterprises.

Meeting documents: Final Agenda - Eastern Europe and CIS       Final Agenda - Europe     Final Participant List                   Final Report Meeting Presentations: Overview GC Networks in Eastern Europe and CIS UNDP Presentation on Black Sea Project Governance and Sustainability of Global Compact Networks GC Networks as a platform for partnerships GC Nework Ukraine          GC Nework Turkey Incentives and award systems GC Network Lithuania       Lithuanian Business Award Growing Inclusive Markets(GIM) Report UNDP Presentation of the GIM Report Soft-power of government GC Network Italy      GC Network Belarus and Handout Climate Change Presentation by Cornis van der Lugt, UNEP Communication on Progress GC Network UK      GC Nework Spain Overview GC Networks in Europe CSR in the supply chain

  (Last updated on 11 July 2008)