There are 11 resources covering Development.
Looks at the state of corporate sustainability today – providing an in-depth review of the actions taken by companies around the world to embed responsible practices into their strategies, operations and culture. Based on responses to the Global Compact Annual Implementation Survey, the report provides a robust view on how businesses everywhere – and of all sizes – are adjusting their policies and practices to address today’s sustainability agenda.
Global Compact, 2013
Guides engagement by business to create education and learning opportunities for children, youth and adults. Provides a framework to help companies identify the business case and develop engagement activities in a responsible manner.
UN Special Envoy on Global Education / UNICEF / UNESCO / Global Compact, 2013
Presents findings from the world’s largest CEO study on sustainability to date. More than 1,000 top executives from 27 industries across 103 countries assess the past, present and future of sustainable business; discuss a new global architecture to unlock the full potential of business in contributing to global priorities; and reveal how leading companies are adopting innovative strategies to combine impact and value creation.
Accenture / Global Compact, 2013
Provides the first benchmark for the state of sustainability on the continent. The report is based on a comprehensive, region-wide assessment of sustainable business practice – covering international companies with operations in the region, as well as local and regional companies. The annual reports of over 1,000 companies operating in Africa inform the Barometer.
FT, 2013
This framwork guides investors, corporations and policymakers on engaging with social enterprises to create financial, social and environmental returns.
The Rockefeller Foundation / Global Compact, 2012
Examines various approaches to social investment practices in the context of corporate responsibility, discusses some of the challenges that Global Compact LEAD companies have overcome.
Global Compact, 2012
Highlights innovative work that food and agriculture companies are undertaking, together with governments and civil society, to improve food security and sustainable agriculture around the world.
Global Compact, 2012
This brochure provides an overview on how Global Compact participants are advancing and supporting development by describing best practices of participants and outlines Global Compact Local Network presence in these countries.
Global Compact, 2011
Explores how donors can effectively support public-private collaboration in order to attract sustainable investments and foster development in the Least Developed Countries. To this end, the report takes stock of existing donor programs aimed at engaging the private sector in development activities, identifies shortcomings and promising approaches, and offers recommendations on how donor programs can attract more public-private collaboration to the Lest Developed Countries.
Bertelsmann Stiftung / UNDP / Global Compact, 2011
This report emphasizes the second objective of the Global Compact by articulating how companies can support development objectives through their core business strategies and practices.
Global Compact, 2010
