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More than 170 firms joined the UN Global Compact Network USA last year, in what was a 'milestone year' for the network, it said in its 2025 Annual Report.
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More than 170 companies joined the UN Global Compact Network USA last year

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More than 170 firms joined the UN Global Compact Network USA last year, in what was a ‘milestone year’ for…

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This past year has made it 'increasingly clear that change is possible through shared ambition', the UN Global Compact has said, citing the level to which businesses, civil society and international bodies have stepped up their collaboration.
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2025 showed change is possible through shared ambition: UN Global Compact

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This past year has made it ‘increasingly clear that change is possible through shared ambition’, the UN Global Compact has…

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The United Nations Global Compact has called on the private sector to accelerate actions linked to newly-submitted Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), and work with governments to align economic sectors with the 1.5°C goal.
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UN Global Compact calls on private sector to accelerate action

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The United Nations Global Compact has called on the private sector to accelerate actions linked to newly-submitted Nationally Determined Contributions…

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The UN Global Compact gathered 50 global CEOs, government representatives, and UN leaders at an event in New York earlier this week to seek to accelerate private investment toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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UN Global Compact seeks to accelerate private investment toward SDGs

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The UN Global Compact gathered 50 global CEOs, government representatives, and UN leaders at an event in New York earlier…

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Some 99% of global CEOs have stated their intention to either maintain or expand their sustainability commitments, the latest CEO Study from the United Nations Global Compact and Accenture has found.
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Almost all CEOs intend to maintain or expand their sustainability commitments

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Some 99% of global CEOs have stated their intention to either maintain or expand their sustainability commitments, the latest CEO…

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The UN Global Compact has announced the launch of a new Country Network for Central Asia, which will serve Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan.
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UN Global Compact launches Central Asia Country Network

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The UN Global Compact has announced the launch of a new Country Network for Central Asia, which will serve Kazakhstan,…

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The Water Resilience Coalition, a CEO-led initiative focused on corporate action to address water stress, has announced two new members, Grundfos and Haleon.
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Water Resilience Coalition announces two new members

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The Water Resilience Coalition, a CEO-led initiative focused on corporate action to address water stress, has announced two new members,…

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Achieving full participation for women in the business environment "is not just a moral imperative, it's an economic one," Melissa Powell, deputy executive director of the UN Global Compact has commented, at a high-level meeting focused upon accelerating private-sector commitments toward women's economic empowerment by 2030.
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Women’s empowerment is ‘an economic imperative’, says UN Global Compact

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Achieving full participation for women in the business environment “is not just a moral imperative, it’s an economic one,” Melissa…

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North American firms ‘three times more likely’ to violate UN environmental standards

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Companies operating in the United States and Canada are three times more likely to risk violating United Nations environmental standards,…

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