#UnitingBusiness for a better world 🌍 through #TenPrinciples on human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption | Our CEO: @SandaOjiambo.
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History has taught us that the leaders who succeed are the ones who meet the needs of the future.
As we stand at the midpoint of the 2030 Agenda, we must be more than talk. We must be more ambitious. Don’t fall behind the times. Move #ForwardFaster2030 at forwardfaster.unglobalcompac…
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When I became @UN Secretary-General, climate change was already an enormous threat.
Today, its impacts are all around us.
And those who did the least to cause the climate crisis are paying the highest price.
We need climate justice. Now.
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UNCTAD announced a new technical assistance programme on international investment facilitation policies at the World Investment Forum — helping turn commitments into results as the SDGs face a $4 trillion annual financing gap. ow.ly/jXxM5101eBb
#WIF2026 #DohaWIF2026
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For 81 years, the @UN has been:
Settling disputes with diplomacy & laws.
Working to eradicate poverty & hunger.
Promoting human rights.
And delivering life-saving aid to people facing war, disaster & displacement.
Today, the United Nations is needed more than ever.
We will continue working to strengthen the UN to best serve people & meet the challenges of our time.
#UNDay
How can businesses scale circular solutions to cut emissions across value chains?
Join @globalcompact @UNEP and @UNIDO at #COP31 to explore practical solutions to scale circularity.
📅 12 November | 4:45 - 6:15
📍 Blue Zone, COP31
Learn more: events.unglobalcompact.org/c…
In the latest Compact Journal @SandaOjiambo, CEO & Executive Director of the UN #GlobalCompact, reflects on the 2026 UN Private Sector Forum, and actions needed to accelerate investment and access to reliable clean energy.
Read: ow.ly/4rJc51008sQ
#CleanEnergy #SDGs
The EU sustainability reporting landscape is evolving. What do the latest European Sustainability Reporting Standards updates mean for your business? 👇
#EUSustainability #ESRS #CSRD
You’ll explore practical approaches to materiality, disclosures and alignment across ESRS, ISSB, GRI and other #SustainabilityReporting standards.
🗓️ 12 November 2026
⏰ 3 pm CET / 9 am ET
🔗 Register: info.unglobalcompact.org/eu-…
#CorporateSustainability #SustainabilityDisclosure
Join the final session of our 2026 Academy EU Sustainability Navigator Webinar Series, ESRS Updates & Voluntary Sustainability Reporting Standards, to understand the latest changes and how businesses can strengthen their sustainability reporting approach. 👇
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Inequality compounds. But how?
Look at employment: 23% of women with disabilities are employed, compared with 67% of men without disabilities.
When inequalities overlap, the gaps grow.
More #GenderData: unstats.un.org/sdgs/gender-s…
The Business & Human Rights Accelerator activates companies across industries and regions to move from commitment to action on human rights and labour rights: 🧵
Over the course of three months, participants will scope their value chain, prioritize their most salient risks, and build an ongoing due diligence process. 🧵
To learn more, join one of our live information sessions:
🔹 Session 1: 22 October, 9 a.m. CEST: info.unglobalcompact.org/bhr…
🔹 Session 2: 22 October, 10 a.m. EDT: info.unglobalcompact.org/bhr…
Join today: bit.ly/3U82dhB
Participants are supported by global workshops, a regional peer exchange, on-demand training and local guidance from Global Compact Country Networks. 🧵
What needs to change to limit overshoot and bring global warming back to 1.5°C by the end of the century?
From renewable energy to coal and methane, UNEP's latest #EmissionsGap Report sets out the changes needed to help make that possible.
Read more: unep.org/en/news-and-stories…
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How can #DecentWork keep pace with the platform economy?
The new ILO Convention marks a landmark step towards ensuring innovation goes hand in hand with workers’ rights, fair competition and sustainable growth.
📲Learn more: ow.ly/yMAF50ZfQZ1
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Every fraction of a degree of global warming matters.
Yet greenhouse gas emissions remain at record levels.
The new @UNEP #EmissionsGap Report shows what it will take to change course & pull back from the brink of a climate catastrophe.
unep.org/en/news-and-stories…
🏠 Safe housing is essential to social development. It connects people to education, healthcare, decent work and opportunities.
On #EndPoverty Day, let's invest in housing that leaves no one behind.
🔗 bit.ly/povertyday2026
#SafeHomesForAll #DohaDeclaration
UN Global Compact CEO @SandaOjiambo is in Amsterdam for #PRIinPerson 2026.
In partnership with PRI and @UNEP_FI, the UN Global Compact advances responsible business grounded in the Ten Principles, supporting human rights, decent work and sustainable development. #GlobalCompact
Inclusive growth starts from day one.
Broad participation boosts productivity, resilience and lasting prosperity.
Learn about the New Economics of Social Inclusion: desapublications.un.org
#WorldSocialReport @UNDESA
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Labour rights need to work in practice, not just on paper.
A new @ilo brief explores how access to effective remedy helps workers seek justice, resolve disputes and strengthen decent work.
Have a look: ow.ly/Wp3i50ZXyMI
