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        MONTHLY BULLETIN | AUGUST 2025
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Get ready for the UN Global Compact Hub during UNGA80
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The UN Global Compact Hub is the premier destination for sustainability leaders during the High-level week of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA80). Featuring engaging sessions on human rights, supply chains and climate leadership, the Hub offers a space for curated conversations, networking lounges and our innovative Connection Café. Please confirm you are registered for access, ensuring exclusive opportunities for VIP networking and tailored sessions. Sign up today to secure your place and help drive bold ideas toward a more sustainable future.
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Advancing human rights in business in Latin America
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The UN Global Compact concluded the third round of its Business & Human Rights Accelerator in Latin America, empowering 334 companies across 15 countries to advance human rights due diligence. Delivered with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the International Labour Organization (ILO), the programme featured peer learning and tailored action plans centred on the UN Guiding Principles. The Latin American region continues to scale up their events. One hundred twenty participants from 52 companies joined the São Paulo Forum dialogue in April 2025, reinforcing the message that businesses are accelerating action on human rights.
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UN Global Compact and UN Women collaborate on the Women’s Empowerment Principles
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The UN Global Compact and UN Women will host a webinar on 10 September at 9 AM EDT, highlighting the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs), a framework that helps companies advance gender equality in the workplace and beyond. Established in 2010 and grounded in international labour and human rights standards, the WEPs outline practical steps businesses can take to drive women's economic empowerment. Participants will gain an overview of the available tools and learn about the sign-on process from companies already implementing the WEPs.
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Five years left: The newest update on tracking Sustainable Development Goal progress
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With just five years to 2030, it is now reported that 35% of Sustainable Development Goal targets are on track, while progress in many areas is reversing. Rising emissions, widening gender gaps, water stress, persistent working poverty and inadequate finance threaten global stability. Businesses have the capital and influence to accelerate progress by advancing and focusing on gender equality, climate action, living wages, water resilience and sustainable investment. Through the Forward Faster initiative, companies can turn purpose into performance and help shape a sustainable future.
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GLOBAL SPOTLIGHT | Africa
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What makes Africa unstoppable? Join the global conversation
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For too long, Africa’s story was told by others. But today, we’re boldly telling it ourselves. Through #WhatMakesAfricaUnstoppable, inspiring voices from across the continent and beyond are celebrating Africa's drive, creativity and momentum. From thriving entrepreneurs to visions of a digitally connected future, the stories are powerful, and yours can be one of them. Don't miss the conversations! Subscribe to our new Unstoppable Africa YouTube channel to watch the event and join the movement.
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UN Global Compact Hub at UNGA80
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To mark 25 years of advancing corporate sustainability, the UN Global Compact will launch the UN Global Compact Hub during the UNGA80 from 22 to 26 September in New York. Designed as a collaborative space for participant companies, the Hub will feature curated sessions, private meeting rooms and opportunities to show leadership on the SDGs.
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For a full listing of UNGA80 events organized by the UN Global Compact, visit here »
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PRI in Person: Investor-Company Forum
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On the sidelines of this year's PRI in Person taking place in São Paulo between 4-6 November, the Investor-Company Forum will return this year on 4 November to convene investors and companies and catalyse direct dialogue on sustainability stewardship.
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LEARN WITH USÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
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Leading-Edge Academy Offerings:
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1. Future-Proofing Your Small and Medium-sized Enterprise
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Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a critical role in global economic growth but face unique challenges in adopting sustainability strategies. This interactive, foundational course helps SMEs overcome these barriers and start their sustainability journey.
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2. Business Strategies to Drive Allyship
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In this course, you will learn from companies making meaningful changes and gain actionable tools, templates and strategies to implement in your organization, including how to establish a male allyship program, address masculinity in the workplace and align policy with practice.
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3. How to improve safety and health in global supply chains
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This session features experts discussing actions to improve worker health and safety in global supply chains and strengthen national Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) systems to ensure decent working conditions for all. Each year, 2.78 million workers die from work-related accidents and 374 million suffer non-fatal injuries. This equates to 7,500 daily fatalities due to unsafe working conditions. Global supply chains present opportunities to promote good OSH practices, especially in countries with inadequate OSH systems.
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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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TAKE ACTION WITH KEY REPORTS FROM THE UN GLOBAL COMPACT
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2024 CoP Insights Report now available
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The 2024 CoP Insights Report is now available on the UN Global Compact Website. This report provides an overview of the progress of UN Global Compact participants in advancing the Ten Principles and SDGs as demonstrated by the 2024 CoP questionnaire data. To visualize the CoP data, visit our CoP Data webpage and explore the CoP Data Visualization Tools.
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Urgent notice to fill out your Forward Faster report
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If your organization is part of the UN Global Compact Forward Faster initiative and has completed the one-year grace period, the submission period is now open. You must submit your Forward Faster report via the participant dashboard to remain in the initiative. We encourage you to check out the Forward Faster Reporting Questionnaire, Action Guides and FAQs. The Forward Faster reporting platform is now also available in Spanish! If you have any questions, please contact forwardfaster@unglobalcompact.org.
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CMO Blueprint for Sustainable Growth Benchmark Survey
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The United Nations Global Compact, in collaboration with Kantar’s Sustainable Transformation Practice, invites you to contribute to the CMO Blueprint for Sustainable Growth Benchmark Survey — a first-of-its-kind global effort to assess how marketing is driving both business growth and sustainability. This five-minute anonymous survey will help establish a global benchmark for sustainable marketing. Participants will receive a personalized snapshot comparing their organization’s performance to peers across sectors and regions — highlighting strengths, gaps and opportunities.
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GLOBAL COMPACT JOURNAL ARTICLES TO CHECK OUTÂ Â
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In August UN Global Compact welcomed 282Â new companies and one new non-business stakeholders.Â
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Largest companies (by employee number) to join:
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- Mingyang Smart Energy Group Co., Ltd., China
- Kazakhmys Corporation LLP, Kazakhstan
- TD SYNNEX Corporation, United States of America
- Copeland LP, United States of America
- JSC Uzbektelecom, Uzbekistan
- Porteo SA, Cote d'Ivoire
- Birlasoft Limited, India
- Netto Sp. z o.o., Poland
- Impro Precision Industries Limited, China
- Vebego Facility Services B.V. & Co. KG, Germany
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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, labour, 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 over 22,000 companies and 2,797 non-business signatories, based in 167 countries and 64 Country Networks.
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