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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Environment

Business Leaders Commit to Water Sustainability at Rio+20; In Special Communiqué, CEOs Urge Complementary Action From Governments

Innovation & Technology

Business Models for Small-Scale Farmers and Solutions for Big Cities among the Innovations Put forward at Private Sector Track to Rio+20

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

UN Global Compact and The Rockefeller Foundation Announce A Framework for Action on Social Enterprise and Impact Investing

Innovation & Technology

Business Leaders in Rio Respond to UN Secretary-General’s Call for “Tipping Point” in Corporate Sustainability

Events, Media & Communications

Rio+20: Business Leaders to Deliver on Strategies for Sustainability at 15-18 June Forum, Ahead of the Rio+20 Summit

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Toward Rio: New E-Learning Tool Guides Companies on Supply Chain Sustainability

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Toward Rio: Global Compact Aims to Advance Sustainability with Integrity

Responsible Production & Consumption

Toward Rio: New Report to Address Scaling Up Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture for a Future with Zero Hunger

Innovation & Technology

Toward Rio: Leading Business Sustainability Groups Make Case for Greater Scale and Collaboration

Environment

Environment: Capitalist Conservationists
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