(Lagos, 20 May 2010) – Nigerian business leaders participating in an executive roundtable in Lagos endorsed the UN Global Compact’s Reporting Guidance on the 10th Principle against Corruption. The executives emphasized that the guidance is an important tool to assist companies in disclosing their...
Read More(New York, 17 May 2010) – Today, the Global Compact Office released an update on the upcoming Global Compact Leaders Summit 2010, to be held on 24-25 June in New York. Based on a series of webinars for corporate participants of the Global Compact, the attached document is intended to provide furt...
Read More(New York, 11 May 2010) – The United Nations Global Compact has recently scaled up efforts to advance urban engagement in the initiative and provide support to city leaders in demonstrating this commitment. Recent developments include a new framework for engagement in the Global Compact Cities Pr...
Read More(Chicago, 10 May 2010) – The U.S. Network of the UN Global Compact today convened its first working symposium of 2010 on the topic of "Business and Sustainable Cities". The event, which took place in Chicago, drew more than 75 senior representatives from the public sector, private sector, civi...
Read More(London, 27 April 2010) – A coalition of investors has written to 21 major companies in 14 countries asking them to improve their disclosure of bribery and corruption risks and avoidance measures. The investors have asked companies from eight sectors, including defense, construction and capit...
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