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MONTHLY BULLETIN | JUNE 2024
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“Driving Companies to Move ‘Forward Faster:” The launch of the UN Global Compact Forward Faster Initiative in Indonesia
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The Global Compact Network Indonesia hosted its Annual General Meeting & Participants Gathering in 2024. This momentous occasion also marked the launch of the Forward Faster initiative in Indonesia. The event took place on Thursday, 13 June 2024, and centered around the theme "Driving Companies to Move Forward Faster," highlighting the ambitious goal of advancing sustainable development.
Notably, the event drew 198 participants representing 96 diverse companies and organizations, as well as Government bodies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and academic institutions. Furthermore, 54 high-level attendees joined the proceedings.
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The UN Global Compact and the UNODC, for the first time, bring the private sector to a regional platform for anti-corruption
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In its pursuit of amplifying the voice of the private sector in global, regional and national discussions, the UN Global Compact and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) achieved a significant milestone by bringing, for the first time, the private sector to a regional platform on anti-corruption.
Companies should join forces with industry peers and with other stakeholders to scale up anti-corruption efforts, level the playing field and create fair competition for all. Access our Playbook on Collective Action here.
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Registration is open for September’s Leaders Summit
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Register for the Leaders Summit 2024, which will be held 24 September in New York. The summit is an opportunity to connect with the UN Global Compact community and network with forward-thinking business leaders, SDG stakeholders and policymakers from around the world. Participants can share and take home the tools, knowledge and inspiration needed to achieve the goals in the 2030 Agenda.
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New partnership network makes debut connecting SMEs to practical tools
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The UN Global Compact recently launched SPARK - a global community designed for SMEs participating in the UN Global Compact to drive sustainable growth and impact. Members of the community will gain access to courses, workshops and events to address better the specific needs and challenges faced by SMEs worldwide.
SPARK allows various SMEs across a variety of disciplines to accelerate progress towards the SDGs. From live workshops/on-demand courses on adopting net-zero practices to securing access to finance, SPARK offers SMEs a home base to collaborate across actionable insights pertinent to their subject areas and beyond.
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Global Compact Network France General Assembly discusses the role of business in a fragmented world
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The roundtable discussion featured contributions from Florent Menegaux, Chairman of Michelin Group and the UN Global Compact France Network; Estelle Brachlianoff, CEO of Veolia; and Philippe Dessertine, Economist, University Professor, and Chairman of Comité 21. It was moderated by Anne-Catherine Husson-Traore, Managing Director of Novethic.
"We need to remember that a company is first and foremost a human community, a social organization for pooling collective intelligence and creating value. It's not just a question of saving the planet, but also of saving humanity on the planet. The question of social cohesion within the company is therefore crucial," - Florent Menegaux, CEO Michelin.
Speakers addressed the challenges facing companies today, the role of the company in times of geopolitical crisis and its levers for action, as well as the transformation of value chains.
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New SDG storytelling for sustainability
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When it comes to ESG reporting, companies face increasing stakeholder demands for more comprehensive disclosures. At the same time, stakeholder sensitivity to ‘greenwashing’ has never been higher. Due to this, businesses report difficulty with communicating their sustainability efforts.
The Global Compact Network United Kingdom SDG Storytelling for Sustainability series guides companies on using the SDGs as a holistic framework for storytelling to communicate ESG strategies meaningfully. It also shows how the SDGs can educate internal stakeholders on the importance of sustainability integration across the entire business model.
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Spain’s second edition of the Sustainable Suppliers Programme successfully connects SMES across 50 countries
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The Sustainable Suppliers Trainer Programme launched its second edition of the platform, boasting a participation total of 3,420 SMEs across 50 countries. In partnership with the UN Global Compact, Spanish country network, ICO Foundation, and ICEX Spain Export and Investment (ICEX), SMEs were afforded the strategic advantage of connecting on sustainability fundamentals via training material offered in three languages: Spanish, Portuguese and English. Read More
The programme's third edition is scheduled to be released in 2025. For visualization, the training programme provides a video playlist featuring sustainability efforts and fundamentals and explains why sustainable development is so important across a supply chain.
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UN Headquarters, New York
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Join us at Unstoppable Africa 2024, hosted by the Global Africa Business Initiative (GABI)
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Join us at Unstoppable Africa 2024, hosted by the Global Africa Business Initiative (GABI), on September 25-26 at the prestigious Cipriani and The Convene in New York City. This premier event convenes a lineup of dynamic thinkers and doers from the private sector, governments, heads of multilateral organizations, innovators, and leading creative economy personalities from Africa and across the world to find actionable solutions for the future of our planet and our people…powering an Unstoppable Africa. Don't miss your chance to be part of this transformative gathering—request your invitation today and be a catalyst for Africa's unstoppable progress!
Register Here »
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Chinese Webinar for Communication on Progress
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Please join the Communication on Progress (CoP) team for an update on the 2024 CoP submission. The session will be conducted in Chinese ONLY and provides an opportunity to ask questions and hear answers about all things CoP.
Register Now »
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Join the SDG Global Business Forum
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Co-convened by the UN Global Compact, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), the International Organisation of Employers (IOE) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), the SDG Global Business Forum provides an annual platform to showcase business impact in driving sustainability transformation in their local communities and around the world alongside essential decision-making processes at the global level.
Enroll Here | 8am EDT »
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During the UN General Assembly week, the annual UN Private Sector Forum (PSF) will gather global leaders from the United Nations to address major issues such as climate change, sustainable development and human rights.
Co-hosted by the UN Secretary-General and organized by the UN Global Compact, the event will provide a unique opportunity for Chief Executives, heads of state and Government as well as UN leaders to discuss urgent and collective action.
Learn more »
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Leading-Edge Academy Offerings:
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Disruptive Technologies
If developed and deployed in a principled manner, disruptive technologies can be critical drivers of progress on the SDGs. Technological innovation is one of the great drivers of humanity's progress. From access to clean water and sustainable production methods to reducing poverty and ensuring health and well-being, we look to technology to help solve challenges.
Developed by PA Consulting, this series of videos explores a range of disruptive technologies with the potential to help companies do business better and make a breakthrough contribution towards achieving the SDGs.
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Managing nature-related risks and opportunities with TNFD
Nature poses a potential risk to various businesses and organizations across various phenomena. Based on the Taskforce on Nature-related Finance Disclosures (TNFD) framework, this course explores the direct connections between nature-related risk and business sustainability.
Keep up with nature-related fundamentals that may pose a risk to your business and learn how to stay ahead of future implications that may impact your business.
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Sustainability TrendsWatch: Gen AI & Sustainable Business
From unlocking invaluable insights to revolutionizing decision-making processes, Gen AI has unprecedented potential to accelerate sustainability. Join us for this session designed to help discover and navigate how harnessing the power of Gen AI can pave the way for a more sustainable future.
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Have questions about the Academy and how you can implement it across your company? View our new user guide here.
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NEW: Sustainability TrendsWatch
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The UN Global Compact, in collaboration with Accenture, has launched a new webinar series, Sustainability TrendsWatch, designed to unpack the latest trends and insights shaping corporate sustainability. The series is free and open to participating and non-participating companies of the UN Global Compact and will be hosted regularly throughout the year.
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Empowerment through the Target Gender Equality Accelerator 2024.
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This nine-month accelerator programme enables companies to set and achieve ambitious corporate targets to advance women’s representation, equal pay and leadership in business.
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Social Sustainability Working Group Call
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Join us on 24 July for an engaging and insightful Social Sustainability Working Group Call, which is part of the Labour & Human Rights Peer Learning Group series. If you haven’t had the opportunity to take part in these enriching calls before, now is the perfect time to join!
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GLOBAL GOVERNANCE & SUSTAINABLE FINANCE TOOLKIT
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In June UN Global Compact welcomed 222 new companies and 6 new non-business stakeholders.
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Largest companies (by employee number) to join:
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- Jeronimo Martins, Poland
- China Gas Holdings Limited, China
- WuXi AppTec Co., Ltd., China
- Santander UK plc, UK
- FIEGE Logistik Holding Stiftung & Co. KG, Germany
- Bank of the Philippine Islands, Philippines
- GMS Composite Knitting Ind Ltd, Bangladesh
- Zhejiang Sanhua Intelligent Controls Co., Ltd, China
- VITRO SAB DE CV, Mexico
- China Power International Development Limited, China
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ABOUT THE UN GLOBAL COMPACT
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As a unique initiative of the UN Secretary-General, the UN Global Compact calls on companies worldwide to align their operations and strategies with the Ten Principles in human rights, labor, environment, and anti-corruption. Our ambition is to accelerate and scale the global collective impact of business by upholding the Ten Principles and delivering the Sustainable Development Goals. It is the world's largest corporate sustainability initiative, with more than 22,000 companies and 3,074 non-business signatories, based in 167 countries and 62 Country Networks.
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