UN Global Compact Bulletin (February 2016)

UN Global Compact Bulletin (February 2016)

Global Compact Executive Director Lise Kingo Releases Annual Letter

In her first annual letter to UN Global Compact participants, Lise Kingo poses the question: Are you ready to make the Sustainable Development Goals work for you?

NEWS & UPDATES

• Chief Executives, UN Secretary-General and UN Officials Meet in Davos to Scale-Up Public-Private Partnerships
• UN Secretary-General Urges Business Everywhere to Advance New Sustainable Development and Climate Agendas

LOCAL NETWORK NEWS

• Global Compact Launches Local Network in Guatemala

FROM OUR LIBRARY

• Global Opportunity Report 2016
• SDG Industry Matrix
• Children’s Rights and Business Principles Asia Regional Event Report
• PRME 2015 Annual Report and 2016 Outlook

ACTIONS YOU CAN TAKE

• Call for Interview Participation: State of Sustainable Supply Chains

UPCOMING EVENTS

• Private Sector Investment Conference for the Africa Great Lakes Region (Kinshasa) 
• 2016 Women’s Empowerment Principles Annual Event - Business Partners for Gender Equality: Multipliers for Development (New York) 
• UN Global Compact Leaders Summit (New York) 
• Business and Responsible Taxation (Webinar)
• Traceability Technical Solutions for the Apparel Sector (Webinar)