Rio+20 Corporate Sustainability Forum

Hosted by the UN Global Compact, in cooperation with the Rio+20 Secretariat, the UN System and the Global Compact Local Network Brazil, the Rio+20 Corporate Sustainability Forum: Innovation and Collaboration for the Future We Want (15-18 June 2012) seeks to bring greater scale and quality to corporate sustainability practices, as a critical contribution to sustainable development. As a showcase for innovation and collaboration, the Forum is designed to be a launching ground for widespread action. With more than 2,500 participants in attendance, the Forum features over 100 sessions focused on six themes central to the Rio+20 agenda: Energy & Climate, Water & Ecosystems, Agriculture & Food, Social Development, Urbanization & Cities, and Economics & Finance. www.compact4rio.org

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Innovation & Technology

Report Highlights Corporate Solutions Toward Sustainable Development

Events, Media & Communications

Rio+20 Summit Opens with Promises, Criticisms

Innovation & Technology

Final Business Forum Text Packed with Commitments and Innovations Presented to UN Secretary-General at Rio+20

Social Impact & Volunteering

Business Puts in a Bid to Engage in Sustainable Development Goals Process, at Closing of Corporate Sustainability Forum in Rio

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Action Pledges by Business Kick Off Rio Drive for Sustainability Solutions

Innovation & Technology

Leading into Rio+20 Summit, Business Makes a Pitch for Corporate-based and Public-Private Sustainability Solutions

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Exchanges Listing Over 4,600 Companies Commit to Promoting Sustainability

Events, Media & Communications

Rio+20 Corporate Sustainability Forum Daily Wrap: 18 June

Innovation & Technology

New Web-Based Platform Highlights Gender Equality and Business

Social Impact & Volunteering

Supplier Inclusion: Good for Business, Good for Women, Good for Sustainable Development
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