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Annual Review 2008
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The Global Compact Annual Review 2008 takes stock of the broad array of efforts undertaken by
business participants and other key stakeholders to advance the principles of the Global Compact.
Featuring the results of our annual survey of business participants, information is provided on key
actions and depth of engagement in each issue area. With over 700 survey responses from 90
countries, we believe it is one of the largest global surveys on corporate responsibility to date.
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UN Global Compact - Corporate Citizenship in the World Economy |
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The UN Global Compact is both a policy platform and a practical framework for companies that are committed to sustainability and responsible business practices. This brochure gives a brief introduction to the UN Global Compact, outlining the main objectives of the initiative, the business case for participation as well as some of the ways in which companies can engage. |
After the Signature - A Guide to Engagement in the Global Compact |
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A basic introduction to the UN Global Compact, outlining the commitment that a company makes when signing on to the initiative, such as implementing the ten principles and producing an annual COP report. The guide suggests practical steps companies can make to start the implementation process and proposes additional activities for signatories to maximize their engagement, such as participation in Global Compact Local Networks and engagement in partnerships projects with stakeholders. |
UN Global Compact Leading Companies Retreat Summary Report |
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On 26-27 June 2008, representatives from multinational signatories to the UN Global Compact met for a Leading Companies Retreat. The purpose of this meeting was to share best practices and obstacles related to their movement toward global citizenship and specific related management approaches. |
Inspirational Guide to Implementing the UN Global Compact - Africa
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Prepared on the occasion of the 2008 African Private Sector Forum, this guide presents examples illustrating the wide range of innovative and sustainable activities being undertaken by businesses across Africa – from skills development in South Africa and small enterprise development in Mozambique, to combating workplace discrimination in Côte d’Ivoire and responsible waste management in Morocco. |
2007 Global Compact Leaders Summit Meeting Report and DVD
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The 2007 Global Compact Leaders Summit, the largest event ever organized by the UN on the topic of corporate citizenship, gathered more than 1,000 Chief Executives, Government Ministers and Heads of Civil Society and Labour Organizations. The report summarizes the discussions and outcomes of the summit, while the DVD presents a comprehensive documentation of the Summit, including a video archive of speeches and presentations, studies and reports, major initiatives as well as an extensive library of photographs . |
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2007 Global Compact Annual Review |
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The Global Compact’s first Annual Review provides a comprehensive picture of the initiative and the efforts made by business and other stakeholders to advance the Global Compact's mission and principles. The review reveals the results of the first in-depth survey of Global Compact participants looking at business actions across several key areas – management, policy implementation, partnerships and local involvement. |
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Inspirational Guide to Implementing the UN Global Compact |
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The Inspirational Guide to Implementing the Global Compact features 21 examples of how
companies from a wide range of sectors and countries have approached the challenge of implementing
the ten principles and engaging in partnerships for development. The publication places particular
emphasis on the
challenges and
dilemmas that companies are facing and the
concrete and practical solutions they have developed in response.
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Operational Guide for Medium-Scale Enterprises |
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An international taskforce on SMEs and corporate citizenship,
consisting of experts from companies, Global Compact focal points and other relevant organizations,
have reviewed existing material on the implementation of the Global Compact principles and the work
of SMEs and produced these operational guidelines for medium-sized enterprises. Operational
guidelines for small enterprises will follow.
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The Buenos Aires Declaration for Subsidiary Engagement |
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140 representatives of multinational corporations operating in
Latin America and of Latin-American Global Compact networks have developed a set of recommendations
for engagement of subsidiaries at the local level.
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The Global Leadership Network - Tool for Implementation |
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The Global Leadership Network, a joint initiative of
Accountability and the Center for Corporate Citizenship at Boston College, will launch an
Internet-based planning and assessment framework that helps companies align their social,
environmental and economic performance with their core business strategy to ensure performance
excellence in corporate citizenship.
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Your Guide to the Global Compact - A Resource Package |
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A comprehensive introduction to the Global Compact including background information, case
studies and guidance for business on the integration of the ten principles. A
tool for networks and Global Compact participants in their efforts to contribute to a
more inclusive and sustainable global economy.
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Talk the Walk - Advancing Sustainable Lifestyles Through Marketing & Communications |
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An overview of research and statistics on consumers’ attitudes and behaviors in the context of
the success of “green” products and sustainable lifestyles marketing strategies. Based on an
in-depth analysis of marketing strategies and campaigns from both small alternative companies and
mainstream groups in industries such as clothing, cosmetics, detergents, food retail, automotive or
water management, the study identifies key factors of success and provides a toolbox to
practitioners.
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Implementing the UN Global Compact - A Booklet for Inspiration |
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For many companies it can be challenging to translate the Global Compact’ s underlying international conventions into effective action in their day-to-day operations. As a practical tool, this booklet provides specific examples of ways in which Danish companies are operationalizing social responsibility in the field. |
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REAP - Responsible Entrepreneurs Achievement Programme |
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REAP is designed to support small and medium enterprises to assess their corporate responsibility-related performance and is based on the ten Global Compact principles and UNIDO's triple-bottom-line approach which combines financial, environmental and social data in a company's assessment. REAP is equally useful for multinational enterprises that plan to implement a responsible supply chain management system for their global suppliers and partners. |
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Towards Responsible Lobbying |
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Does lobbying have a legitimate role in our 21st century world? Is “
responsible lobbying” a contradiction in terms? If lobbying can be made responsible, how will this
happen? This report examines the current issues around political lobbying and sets out to
reinvigorate the debate. It also proposes a comprehensive framework which companies and NGOs can
use to assess the responsibility of their own lobbying activities and to identify areas for
improvement.
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The Global Compact Leaders Summit 2004 - Final Report |
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On 24 June 2004, Secretary-General Kofi Annan convened the Global Compact Leaders Summit at United Nations Headquarters in New York. Nearly 500 leaders attended the Summit - including chief executive officers, government officials, and heads of labour groups, civil society and UN agencies — to discuss the Global Compact and global corporate citizenship, and to produce strategic recommendations and action imperatives related to the future evolution of the initiative. |
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Raising the Bar: Creating Value with the UN Global Compact |
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“Raising the Bar” outlines how the Global Compact and its principles can stimulate organizational change while creating business value. Produced by a team of experts, the book assists frontline managers of large and small companies in translating the Global Compact into business practices and positions the classic elements of management excellence in the context of the challenges of sustainable development. It brings practical guidance with an inventory of knowledge, tools, examples and information sources, all organized around a basic Performance Model that embraces concepts familiar to most business people. |
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Gearing Up - From Corporate Responsibility to Good Governance and Scalable Solutions |
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An assessment of the current state of corporate responsibility and what it will take to scale up efforts. The report concludes that while the CR movement has made real progress, it is constrained by a lack of appropriate links to wider global, regional and national governance frameworks. While a small, but growing, number of visionary companies have made considerable strides, their numbers will remain small as long as the business case for getting in front of the corporate pack remains weak (UN Global Compact and SustainAbility). |
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Learning to Talk - Corporate Citizenship and the Development of the UN Global Compact |
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27 essays detailing the inception and growth of the Global Compact. Edited by Malcolm McIntosh, Sandra Waddock and Georg Kell, with a foreword and essay by Kofi Annan, "Learning to Talk" reflects on the first steps of an initiative born in the aftermath of the Cold War, in the "triumph of global economic liberalism" and mass demonstrations against globalization. It contains serious reflections on the Global Compact's aims and origins; stories of engagement; and discussion on how this initiative has quickly become an important reference point in the dialogue on global and corporate governance. |
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Consultation draft; A Guide for Integrating Human Rights into Business Management |
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This guide is an online tool produced jointly by the Business Leaders Initiative
on Human Rights (BLIHR), the UN Global Compact and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human
Rights (OHCHR). The guide offers practical guidance to companies wanting to take a proactive
approach to human rights and is of use primarily to business leaders and managers in large and
medium-sized enterprises, private and state-owned. The publication is open for an initial
consultation period until 30 June 2009.
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Human Rights Translated: A Business Reference Guide |
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Explanation for the business community of universally recognized human rights.
The publication illustrates, through the use of examples and suggested practical actions, how human
rights are relevant in a corporate context and can be managed. Published by IBLF, Castan Centre for
Human Rights Law, Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the UN Global Compact
Office.
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Embedding Human Rights in Business Practice II
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The second version in the Embedding Human Rights in Business Practice series, jointly produced by the Global Compact Office and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, present 20 case studies of business action related to human rights issues. The cases highlight various types of actions related to company strategy, policy, processes and procedures, communications and measuring impact and auditing. |
Guide to Human Rights Impact Assessment and Management |
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This 90-page guide offers companies an overall view of the process of implementing a human rights assessment and management program. The implementation process identifies eight crucial steps, beginning with contextualizing the process and setting baselines, moving on to managing implementation and ending with monitoring and evaluation (IBLF, IFC and the UN Global Compact). |
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A Human Rights Framework |
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This poster, produced in collaboration with BLIHR, IBLF and
OHCHR, captures on one page the key good business and human rights management practices that were
elaborated in more detail in A Guide for Integrating Human Rights Into Business Management, as well
as in the IBLF's publication Human Rights: It Is Your Business. The poster is currently available
in English, but will shortly be available in all UN languages.
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A Guide for Integrating Human Rights Into Business Management |
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The publication is based on the accumulated experience of the ten companies in the BLIHR -
ABB, Barclays, Gap, Hewlett-Packard, MTV Networks Europe, National Grid, Novartis, Novo Nordisk,
Statoil and The Body Shop International - in implementing human rights. This experience is
supplemented with practical examples of human rights implementation from other companies including
BP, Carrefour, Cemex, Codelco, Copel, Eskom, Li & Fung (Trading), MAS Holdings, Shell, Taj
Hotels, Tata Enterprises, Telefonica and Valeo (BLIHR, OHCHR, UN Global Compact Office).
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Embedding Human Rights in Business Practice |
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This joint publication of the Global Compact and the Office of the High Commissioner explores the application of the Global Compact’ s human rights principles. “ Embedding Human Rights in Business Practice” offers a thorough analysis of the human rights principles from the perspective of the UN, business, academia and civil society. However, the main focus of the publication is the practical meaning of the principles for companies, presenting four case studies and a policy report on business practice in different industries. The main conclusion drawn from these cases is that proactive efforts to address human rights concerns better equipped businesses to manage risks and helps secure and maintain their license to operate. |
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The Labour Principles of the UN Global Compact - A Guide for Business |
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The purpose of this guide is to increase the understanding of the four labour principles of the UNGC principles 3, 4, 5, and 6 as well as to provide an inventory of key resources to help integrate these principles into business operations. |
Best Practices and Policy Frameworks: 2009 Survey of Caring for Climate Signatories
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May 2009 - Based on in-depth interviews and an extensive survey of Caring for
Climate signatories, this report highlights climate leaders and current best practices, as well as
expectations for public policies that can amplify and facilitate such practice. By GlobeScan.
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Energy Efficiency and Low Carbon Intensity: Are We Making Progress?
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May 2009 - This study evaluates actual time series of energy efficiency and carbon emissions taken from public reports of Caring for Climate signatories (COPs and CDP reports) in order to get a picture of progress and measuring methodologies used. By Yale University. |
Change is Coming: A Framework for Climate Change - A Defining Issue of the 21st Century
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May 2009 - This study assesses the importance of climate change to financial
investors, it impact on competitive advantage in established industries and the opportunities
created as new industries develop. By assessing their performance on measures reflecting the range
of challenges and opportunities climate change represent, it compares companies' relative positions
and the effectiveness of their responses in established industries.
By Goldman Sachs.
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Investor Leadership on Climate Change: An Analysis of the Investment Community's Role and
Snapshot of Recent Activity
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May 2009 - Climate change is rapidly becoming a relevant factor in investment
decisions for many institutional investors. Looking at the drivers underpinning this change current
investors' practices, this report focuses on the economic rationale for collective action by
investors on carbon disclosure, investment choices and policy engagement. It also maps policy
options that reduce investor's risks. By the Principles for Responsible Investment.
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Building a Green Recovery
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May 2009 - Governments are facing a triple crisis of economic downturn, energy
insecurity and climate change. This report analyzes the degree to which government efforts to
stimulate the economy are also consistent with the shift to a low carbon economy, examining
stimulus packages and budgets in over 30 countries across the world. By HSBC.
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Carbon Markets - the Simple Facts
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May 2009 - This report provides down-to-earth guidance to the benefits, pitfalls and best practices in setting up carbon trading schemes that work for the environment, facilitate access to technology and foster economic development. By Mission Climat of Caisse des Dépots. |
Meeting Report - Caring for Climate |
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The first meeting of Caring for Climate signatories was convened on 20-21 October 2008 at UN Headquarters in Geneva and brought together 150 business executives, government representatives, UN officials and climate experts. This report summarizes the main discussions and outcomes of the meeting. |
Unchaining Value - Innovative Approaches to Sustainable Supply |
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This report explores how supply chains function in order to identify new approaches to building sustainability capacity at the local supplier level, as well as identifying initiatives that will encourage and enable consumer demand for more sustainable solutions. The analysis also considers the challenges facing supply chains when it comes to making responsible choices in the face of competition for limited natural resources (SustainAbility, UNEP and the UN Global Compact). |
Caring for Climate: A Call to Business Leaders |
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Climate change will affect business and society in fundamental ways. It will change the context in which the private sector operates and its ability to prosper. However, climate change can also offer opportunities for business. " Caring for Climate: A Business Leadership Platform" helps companies to advance practical solutions and articluate climate strategies, share experiences and learn from industry peers, inform public policy as well as shape public attitudes. |
The CEO Water Mandate |
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A group of leading global businesses will present the CEO Water Mandate, a strategic framework for action that covers several focus areas, ranging from supply chain and watershed management to community engagement and transparency. The framework’s action recommendations include production strategies, water-utilization audits and incentive systems for water recycling, the development of a water-sustainability agenda, and inclusion of the GRI guidelines in corporate reporting. |
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Caring for Climate - Tomorrow's Leadership Today |
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This publication contains a
collection of innovative examples of how Global Compact participants are taking action to address
climate change. The publication was developed in a process facilitated by the UN Global Compact,
the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Business Council for Sustainable
Development (WBCSD).
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Measuring Business Success from Sustainability Certification |
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This project, a joint effort by the Global Compact, the
Rainforest Alliance and a group of leading companies, aims to develop and test a methodology that
companies can use internally to analyze their investments in sustainability. Ultimately, the study
aims to provide businesses with a refined tool that will enable them to integrate an analysis of
the financial value of certification schemes into their strategy development and planning
process.
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The Global Compact Environmental Principles Training Package |
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Launched at the 2005 China Summit, the Global Compact Environmental Principles Training
Package provides a practical kit for trainers, managers and employees to improve their
understanding of how to implement the three environmental principles. It provides an up-to-date
introduction to corporate environmental responsibility and makes the link with quality management.
The package contains a set of training modules, case studies, sources for further information and
PowerPoint slides related to each of the module sessions.
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Fighting Corruption through Collective Action - A Guide for Business |
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A guide produced by the World Bank Institute and a consortium of leading NGOs, multilateral organizations and private sector partners outlining ways for combating market corruption based on proven “how-to” examples from many regions and sectors. Cases from a diverse group of countries are detailed in the guide as well as a range of tools that help users to tailor collective action frameworks to their specific circumstances and needs. |
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Clean Business is Good Business |
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A three page brochure by t he International Chamber of Commerce, Transparency International, the Global Compact and the World Economic Forum Partnering Against Corruption Initiative (PACI) outlining why companies and corporate practitioners should actively engage in the fight against corruption. |
Business Fighting Corruption: Experiences from Africa
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Business Fighting Corruption - Experiences from Africa is a collection
of case studies showcasing how organizations and businesses in Africa are addressing the challenge
of corruption. The publication is intended to assist managers in fighting corruption and increasing
transparency. To this end, it provides ample evidence that individuals can contribute to the
establishment of value-driven organizational cultures and that their collective action can help
advance more transparent and ethical societies.
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Business Against Corruption – Case Stories and Examples |
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25 examples from business and civil society, giving guidance on how to deal with difficult
dilemma situations when implementing the 10th principle. The compendium covers issues such as: the
implications of the UN Convention against Corruption; the correlation between corruption,
development and governance; implementation of anti-bribery programs; facilitation payments and
gifts; corruption in partnership projects; whistle-blowing and external reporting on corruption;
collective action against corruption, and; engaging in national and regional initiatives against
corruption.
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Business Against Corruption - A Framework for Action |
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This guide has been produced to assist companies preparing themselves to implement the objectives of the 10th principle and to deal with corruption in every aspect of their operations. It provides a road map to sources and tools which will assist in the practical application of policies designed to eliminate corruption (IBLF, TI and UN Global Compact). |
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Food Sustainability - A Guide to Private Sector Action |
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This guide features 37 examples of good practices in seven areas relating to food sustainability: water management; agricultural inputs and infrastructure; financial mechanisms and risk management instruments; nutrition; energy and biofuels; information and communication technology; and job opportunities for low-income populations. It provides suggested actions for businesses and governments to take to contribute in these areas (UN Global Compact Office in partnership with a broad alliance of UN agencies and Bretton Woods institutions). |
Business Guide to Partnering with NGOs and the United Nations |
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This guide aims to systematically identify 100 leading non-profit
actors from around the world that have demonstrated skill and excellence in partnering with
companies. As a result, corporations will be better equipped to survey the NGO and UN landscape at
both the global and national levels and match their needs and competences with those of potential
partners (Dalberg Global Development Advisors and UN Global Compact).
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Enhancing Partnership Value - A Tool for Assessing Sustainability and Impact |
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The Partnership Assessment Tool is designed to improve the sustainability and development impact of UN-Business partnerships and will enable the United Nations and business partners to better capitalize on opportunities to add value to partnerships (UNDP, UNITAR, UNOP and the UN Global Compact with the support of the Boston Consulting Group). |
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Joining Forces for Change - Innovation and Impact Through UN-Business Partnerships |
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Joining Forces for Change - Demonstrating Innovation and Impact Through UN-Business
Partnerships profiles how 18 companies have partnered with different United Nations agencies,
funds and programmes to help address significant global issues. The guide is illustrates how
different types of UN-Business partnerships can contribute to development objectives, and show the
win-win potential of collaboration.
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Enabling Economies of Peace: Public Policy for Conflict-Sensitive Business |
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Concrete actions that Governments and international organizations can undertake to better assist private-sector efforts to promote effective conflict-sensitive business practices. The recommendations focus on strengthening existing initiatives and developing mechanisms, by which current institutions of peace promotion can incorporate attention to the role of the private sector in conflict prevention and peace-building. |
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Principles for Responsible Investment |
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There is a growing view among investment professionals that ESG issues affect the performance
of investment portfolios. Investors fulfilling their fiduciary (or equivalent) duty therefore need
to give appropriate consideration to these issues, but to date have lacked a framework for doing
so. The Principles for Responsible Investment, jointly developed by a group of the world's largest
institutional investors, provide this framework. The principles are voluntary and aspirational.
They are not prescriptive, but instead provide a menu of possible actions for incorporating ESG
issues into mainstream investment decision-making and ownership practices.
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Who Cares Wins - Future Proof
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This report presents the outcomes of the Who Cares Wins initiative
that was launched in 2004 as a joint initiative of the financial industry and the UN Global
Compact, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Swiss Government. The aim was to
support the financial industry's efforts to integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG)
issues into mainstream investment decision-making and ownership practices through a series of
high-level meetings with investment professionals.
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Who Cares Wins - New Frontiers in Emerging Markets Investment
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This report presents the conclusions of the Who Cares Wins Annual Event 2007. It includes examples of how leading professionals on the buy and sell sides are integrating ESG issues into their emerging markets work. The resulting recommendations are a further step in the ESG evolution, while a better consideration of ESG issues in emerging markets investments will help to foster stronger and more resilient financial markets, and contribute to the sustainable development of societies in emerging countries. |
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Who Cares Wins - Communicating ESG Value Drivers at the Company-Investor Interface
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The financial industry is moving towards a tipping point with respect to environmental, social and governance issues finding their way into mainstream financial markets. This is supported by asset owners demanding that ESG factors are better factored into long-range portfolio management, including shareholder engagement. This report from the Who Cares Wins Annual Event 2006 reveals that there is now a significant opportunity for companies to communicate the ways in which ESG implementation efforts — through initiatives such as the UN Global Compact — link to value drivers. |
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Who Cares Wins - Connecting Financial Markets to a Changing World |
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The mainstream financial industry today is presented with a unique opportunity to bring social and environmental issues into investment analysis, research and recommendations. The industry can be a major lever of positive change by recognizing and rewarding companies that have a commitment to ESG principles. 20 major investment companies, under the auspices of the Global Compact, developed and endorsed the “Who Cares Wins” initiative and report, which sets out bold recommendations on how the industry and other financial stakeholders should be addressing the issues. |
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Who Cares Wins - Investing For Long-Term Value |
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A report on the 2005 conference "Investing for Long-Term Value - Integrating Environmental, Social and Governance Value Drivers in Asset Management and Financial Research". |
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Meeting Report - United Nations Private Sector Forum
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The first UN Private Sector Forum was convened on 24 September 2008, gathering more than 100
chief executives, Heads of State and Government, heads of UN agencies, funds and programmes, and
heads of civil society at UN Headquarters in New York. This report summarizes the discussions and
outcomes of the forum and the concrete recommendations made by participants regarding how the
private sector, governments and the UN can contribute to the Millennium Development Goals and Food
Sustainability.
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The United Nations and the Private Sector: A Framework for Collaboration |
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A framework outlining different ways in which the private sector can collaborate with UN agencies, funds and programmes to address global challenges. Specifically, it describes how business can make an effective contribution through their core business operations, through social investments and philanthropy, and through advocacy, policy dialogue and institutional frameworks. |
Enhancing Partnership Value - A Tool for Assessing Sustainability and Impact |
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The Partnership Assessment Tool is designed to improve the sustainability and development impact of UN-Business partnerships and will enable the United Nations and business partners to better capitalize on opportunities to add value to partnerships (UNDP, UNITAR, UNOP and the UN Global Compact with the support of the Boston Consulting Group). |
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Joining Forces for Change - Innovation and Impact Through UN-Business Partnerships |
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Joining Forces for Change - Demonstrating Innovation and Impact Through UN-Business
Partnerships profiles how 18 companies have partnered with different United Nations agencies,
funds and programmes to help address significant global issues. The guide is illustrates how
different types of UN-Business partnerships can contribute to development objectives, and show the
win-win potential of collaboration.
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Business Guide to Partnering with NGOs and the United Nations |
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This guide aims to systematically identify 100 leading non-profit
actors from around the world that have demonstrated skill and excellence in partnering with
companies. As a result, corporations will be better equipped to survey the NGO and UN landscape at
both the global and national levels and match their needs and competences with those of potential
partners (Dalberg Global Development Advisors and UN Global Compact).
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Business UNusual - Facilitating United Nations Reform Through Partnerships |
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The report explores how partnerships with business act as a catalyst for reform and institutional innovation throughout the UN organization by infusing private sector management practices and performance-based thinking. “ Business UNusual” concludes that partnerships have an increasingly important role to play as a complementary approach to the conventional instruments of international cooperation and development. |
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Practical Guide to Communication on Progress |
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The first version of the Practical Guide to Communication on Progress was launched in 2005. This
current revised edition of the guide contains updated information about creating, sharing and
posting of a COP as well as practical examples of how companies are communicating progress. Also
included are helpful definitions, tips on where to begin, examples and relevant GRI indicators.
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Making The Connection - Using GRI's G3 Guidelines for the COP |
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This guide, produced in partnership with the Global Reporting
Initiative, introduces and explores ways to address Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and Global
Compact Communication on Progress (COP) requirements simultaneously. By linking the GRI G3
Guidelines to the ten principles of the Global Compact, Making the Connection assists companies in
bridging the gap between the COP and other sustainability reporting vehicles.
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Leading the Way in Communication on Progress |
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This booklet provides inspiration and ideas on how to communicate progress in implementing the
ten principles. It is the result of an ongoing dialogue between the Global Compact Office and
participating companies, and it reflects experiences and perspectives shared during a two-day
workshop in March 2006 in Geneva.
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Local Network Report: Deepening Engagement at the Local Level |
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The result of the first comprehensive and systematic survey of Global Compact Local Networks, highlighting lessons learned about network building and performance, as well as numerous inspiring and innovative activities and examples of solutions developed by local networks to give practical meaning to the ten principles. The Local Network Report helps define what corporate citizenship means in different national contexts. |
Principles for Responsible Management Education: A Global Initiative, A Global Agenda |
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An introduction to PRME - a global call to transform curricula, research and teaching methodologies on the basis of universally recognized values of sustainability, social responsibility and good corporate citizenship. Any management-related academic institution which is willing to engage in a gradual but systemic manner is welcome to join the initiative. Co-convened by the UN Global Compact and leading academic institutions. |
Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) |
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PRME encourages institutions of business education to play a strong
role as change agents by educating future business leaders on the principles of the Global Compact.
The Principles enjoy the institutional backing of the world’s leading accreditation bodies for
business education, including the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD), the
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), and the Academy of Management
(AOM).
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