A Unique Opportunity For Global Boardrooms On Risk

Nov 18, 2014 6:35 PM ET

By Dina Medland, Forbes

  Ole Hansen, Head of Global Compact LEAD tells Dina Medland of Forbes how the UN Global Compact is taking the sustainability discussion all the way to the top of the corporate ladder: the world's boardrooms.   Read the article on Forbes.   About the UN Global Compact The United Nations Global Compact is a call to companies everywhere to voluntarily align their operations and strategies with ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption, and to take action in support of UN goals and issues. The UN Global Compact is a leadership platform for the development, implementation and disclosure of responsible corporate policies and practices. Launched in 2000, it is the world’s largest voluntary corporate sustainability initiative, with over 12,000 signatories from business and key stakeholder groups based in 145 countries. www.unglobalcompact.org   About Global Compact LEAD – Innovation through Action  Global Compact LEAD is an exclusive platform designed to engage the most committed companies within the Global Compact to lead the way to a new era of sustainability. With participation from sustainability leaders from all regions and sectors, LEAD brings a wealth of expertise to the challenge of achieving higher levels of corporate sustainability performance. See full list of over 50 LEAD participants and learn more at  www.unglobalcompact.org/Lead.