• Can Corporate Social Responsibility Lessen the Impact of a Crisis or Lead to a Faster Recovery?

    Craig Badings, Cannings Corporate Communications

    Too often, corporate social responsibility (CSR) is driven by social or government pressure, the fear of possible negative publicity, or the expectations that the financial markets have of listed companies.  more[...]  login_required

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    Craig Badings, Cannings Corporate Communications 
     
  • Under discussion with Lord Michael Hastings

    Lord Michael Hastings, KPMG International

    I think what has changed dramatically since those words were first written are two fundamental realities. One is the media-based interconnectivity in the world. It was so much easier in previous centuries and previous generations to disregard the complexities, the pain, the sufferings, and even the disasters that affect other parts of the world.  more[...]  login_required

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    Lord Michael Hastings, KPMG International 
     
  • The Organizational Implementation of Corporate Citizenship

    Prof. Andreas Georg Scherer, University of Zurich

    The Communication on Progress (COP) policy is the central component of the UN Global Compact’s integrity measures. The policy establishes a mandatory reporting requirement for businesses to report annually on their progress in implementing the Ten Principles of the UNGC  more[...]  login_required

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    Prof. Andreas Georg Scherer, University of Zurich 
     
  • The Global Food System, Environmental Protection, and Human Rights

    Prof. Carmen G. Gonzalez, Seattle University School of Law

    The global food system is exceeding ecological limits while failing to meet the nutritional needs of a large segment of the world’s population. While law could play an important role in facilitating the transition to a more just and ecologically sustainable food system, the current legal framework fails to regulate food and agriculture in an integrated manner.  more[...]  login_required

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    Prof. Carmen G. Gonzalez, Seattle University School of Law 
     
  • European UN Global Compact Conference 2012

    Editorial Team

    The aim of the conference The Green Economy; Business Contribution to Securing Sustainability was to demonstrate how businesses can put theory in to practise. The Dutch Global Compact network and German Global Compact network consider the conference to be a true success. This succes was even more important for the Dutch network as is marked its first lustrum conference, after its founding in 2007. As such we would like to thank you for your contribution to this success and hope that you can put the results of the conference into practise in your daily operations.  more[...]  login_required

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  • Institutionalizing Global Governance – The Role of the United Nations Global Compact

    Prof. Andreas Rasche, Copenhagen Business School
    Prof Dirk Ulrich Gilbert, University of Hamburg

    The United Nations Global Compact – which is a Global Public Policy Network advocating ten universal principles in the areas of human rights, labour standards, environmental protection, and anti-corruption – has turned into the world’s largest corporate responsibility initiative. Although the Global Compact is often characterized as a promising way to address global governance gaps, it remains largely unclear why this is the case. Andreas Rasche and Dirk Ulrich Gilbert discusses to what extent the initiative represents an institutional solution to exercise global governance.  more[...]

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  • Club of Rome - “Money and Sustainability – the Missing Link”

    Watch the videos of the launch of the Club of Rome EU Chapter’s new Report “Money and Sustainability – the Missing Link” by Bernard Lietaer. He presented his new book during a lecture, hosted by the Club of Rome’s EU Chapter in Brussels, to launch the Report from Club of Rome in Brussels on May 31st 2012.  more[...]

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  • Davos Annual Meeting 2009 - The Global Compact and the Corporate Citizen

    The Global Compact: Creating Sustainable Markets The UN Global Compact was launched at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 1999 and put forth the powerful idea that corporate engagement on global issues benefits both business and society over the long run.  more[...]

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  • The world' s challenge - Feeding 9 billion people

    Dr. Marion Guillou, INRA (Instut national de la recherche agronomique)

    If a global population of 9 billion by 2050 is to be fed adequately, more food must be produced, and this in keeping with increasingly stringent standards of quality and with respect for the environment. Not to mention the land that must be set aside for the production of energy resources, industrial goods, carbon storage and the protection of biodiversity.  more[...]  login_required

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    Dr. Marion Guillou, INRA (Instut national de la recherche agronomique) 
     
  • Global Compact International Yearbook 2011

    Dr. Elmer Lenzen

    Over the last several years, the United Nations has become a trailblazer in promoting corporate responsibility. “In the 11 years since its launch, the United Nations Global Compact has been at the forefront of the UN’s effort to make the private sector a critical actor in advancing sustainability,” UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in the 2011 edition of the Global Compact International Yearbook.  more[...]  login_required

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    Dr. Elmer Lenzen
     
  • Global Compact International Yearbook 2010

    Dr. Elmer Lenzen

    A profound retrospective of the first decade of the UN Global Compact, challenges in the light of the year of biodiversity, and instruments for an adequate Corporate Citizenship are some of the issues highlighted in the new 2010 edition of the “Global Compact International Yearbook”. Among this years prominent authors are Ban Ki-moon, Bill Clinton, Joschka Fischer and Achim Steiner. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said: “As the Global Compact enters its second decade, it is my hope that this Yearbook will be an inspiration to bring responsible business to true scale.” Formally presented during the UN Global Compact Leaders Summit in New York, the yearbook is now for sale.  more[...]  login_required

    The Author
    Dr. Elmer Lenzen
     
  • Global Compact International Yearbook 2009

    Dr. Elmer Lenzen

    The inaugural issue of the Global Compact International Yearbook , highlighting key sustainability issues on the international agenda and showcasing a wide array of corporate practices, has just been published.  more[...]  login_required

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    Dr. Elmer Lenzen
     
  • Singapore’s growing Role in Asian Food Security

    Yang Razali Kassim, Nanyang Technological University

    Singapore’s approach to food security is set to undergo a fundamental rethink — from being a passive food-importer to a more active contributor to the regional and global food system. A mental map of a multi-pronged strategy, spearheaded by research and development, is emerging on Singapore’s food security front that could turn old limitations into new strengths. Certain realities clearly define food security planning: Singapore is not an agricultural country, has little land to grow its own food, and is almost totally dependent on food imports. As a food importer Singapore is perpetually subject to the vagaries of external forces when it comes to feeding its own people. This picture may soon change.  more[...]  login_required

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    Yang Razali Kassim, Nanyang Technological University 
     
  • Business and Climate Change

    Lila Karbassi, UN Global Compact

    United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called climate change “the defining challenge of our time” – for good reasons. Climate change is the most pressing and disruptive issue the world is facing today. It affects every aspect of society, from energy resources and water sustainability to public health, food security, and even human security.  more[...]  login_required

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    Lila Karbassi, UN Global Compact  
     
  • The UNGC has clearly exceeded all expectations that were generated when it was first launched

    Dr. Rajendra-Kumar Pachauri, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

    I am delighted to write on the occasion of the UN Global Compact’s 10th anniversary 2000–2010 and the publication of the Global Compact International Yearbook 2010. The UN Global Compact has clearly exceeded all expectations that were generated when it was first launched. It is becoming increasingly clear that the most intractable problems facing human society can only be solved if business and corporate organizations become an important part of the solution.  more[...]  login_required

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    Dr. Rajendra-Kumar Pachauri, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 
     
 
 
 
 

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