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MONTHLY BULLETIN | FEBRUARY 2025
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Breaking barriers: The continued push for gender equity in business
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March brings several gender equity-related events and initiatives. These actions work to advance Sustainable Development Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. Corporate action on gender equality through initiatives like Forward Faster, the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) and a new male allyship campaign and e-learning course allow businesses to integrate gender-responsive business practices through their interactive fundamentals. By leveraging these tools, companies can unlock economic opportunities and foster inclusive, sustainable growth.
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A new chapter in the Decent Work Toolkit for Sustainable Procurement
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The UN Global Compact is advancing sustainable procurement with responsible contracts that embed human rights protections into global supply chains. Businesses can drive meaningful change by shifting from traditional contracts to due diligence-aligned agreements. To support this transition, the Decent Work Toolkit for Sustainable Procurement is now available. It helps companies, procurement professionals and suppliers align purchasing decisions with decent work principles. Together, we can scale efforts to improve lives and create more responsible supply chains worldwide.
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Register for the final session of the International Women’s Day interactive learning journey
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Leading up to International Women's Day on 8 March, there is one final session of the International Women’s Day interactive learning journey. Join us for this session on Tuesday, 4 March, where attendees will explore business strategies to drive allyship and learn more about the roles of male allies in business. Translations will be available in French, Spanish, Chinese, Portuguese, Arabic, Korean, Italian, Turkish, Russian and Japanese.
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At Compass 2025, Global Compact Country Network Sri Lanka celebrates successes
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Global Compact Country Network Sri Lanka launched the year at Compass 2025, a flagship convening that brought together participants, collaborators and valued stakeholders to celebrate 2024 achievements and set the course for the future. The event unveiled the strategic roadmap, key initiatives and programming for 2025, equipping businesses with the insights and resources needed to drive sustainable impact.
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GLOBAL SPOTLIGHT | Netherlands
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Launch of the Sustainability Spotlight Series from Global Compact Country Network Netherlands
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Global Compact Country Network Netherlands launched the Sustainability Spotlight Series, a webinar series to explore emerging trends in sustainability. Designed to provide businesses with actionable strategies, these expert-led sessions deliver practical insights and real-world examples to empower companies to create more sustainable and resilient operations. Watch the first session on Generative AI & Human Rights and sign up for the upcoming sessions on water resilience (February) and employee engagement (March).
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Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69)
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The Commission of the Status of Women (CSW69) will be 10-21 March The session will primarily focus on reviewing and assessing the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, along with the outcomes of the 23rd special session of the General Assembly.
Read here »
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Join us virtually or in-person at Sustainability Week Asia in Bangkok, Thailand, from 25-26 March. Gain actionable insights and practical solutions to help your company achieve climate targets faster. Use code UNGC/C30 for 30 per cent off the listed ticket price.
Register here »
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Save the Date for Unstoppable Africa 2025
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On 21-22 September 2025, the Global Africa Business Initiative will convene the 4th edition of Unstoppable Africa, on the sidelines of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. The event seeks to develop actionable frameworks for Africa’s transformation; promoting trade and investment opportunities in Africa and the world. Join the mailing list for more information.
Join here »
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Leading-Edge Academy Offerings:
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1. Academy Changemakers: The role of men in achieving gender equality, with Martin Ochien'g
Building the next generation of leaders often begins with special encounters with inspiring changemakers and role models. The UN Global Compact Academy Changemaker sessions provide you with the opportunity to learn from some of the most innovative and influential people working to overcome barriers for gender equality.
Enroll here »
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2. Addressing the gender pay gap
This recorded session addresses the gender pay gap, which remains a critical issue globally. With women earning on average 77% of what men earn, the session explores how to evaluate, understand and take action to close the gender pay gap within your company. Learn to build a business case for equal pay, utilize effective measurement tools and implement concrete actions based on real-world examples.
Enroll here »
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3. Engaging Supply Chains on the Decarbonization Journey
This course will help address your value chain sustainability impacts by setting supplier engagement targets. It explains how to select suppliers, set and implement targets and track progress. The guidance will be most useful to professionals who are exploring or already working to reduce their organization’s Scope 3 emissions.
Enroll here »
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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 THE ACCELERATORS
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2025 Peer Learning Groups are now open for registration
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The 2025 Peer Learning Groups will focus on six priority issue tracks, in alignment with our Forward Faster initiative — just transition, gender equality, living wage, water resilience, sustainable finance and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Participants will learn about the latest best practices in a trusted, regulated environment.
Begins April 2025 and onwards (please check the exact start dates with your Country Network).
Companies of all sizes and levels of advancement are encouraged to apply.
Available on a first come, first serve basis.
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Registration open for the Climate Ambition Accelerator 2025
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The Climate Ambition Accelerator aims to scale-up credible climate action across companies of varying sizes, sectors and regions. Through Global Compact Country Networks, companies will gain access to best practices, peer-to-peer learning opportunities, practical activities, capacity building and on-demand training.
Participants must be affiliated with, or joining the UN Global Compact.
Programme is 6 months.
Closes 30 April 2025.
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Resources from the Anti-Corruption Collective Action
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The Anti-Corruption Collective Action page highlights many resources and information surrounding Principle 10 of the UN Global Compact: anti-corruption.
From E-learning to webinars to publications, there are a variety of tools to check out and explore.
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GLOBAL COMPACT POLICY REFRESHERS
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In January UN Global Compact welcomed 238 new companies and 2 new non-business stakeholders.
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Largest companies (by employee number) to join:
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- Boehringer Ingelheim, Germany
- CNH Industrial N.V., United Kingdom
- GCL Technology Holdings Limited, China
- Abu Dhabi National Oil Company for Distribution, United Arab Emirates
- Kewpie Corporation, Japan
- MISC Berhad, Malaysia
- Yazaki do Brasil Ltda, Brazil
- Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Peru
- Concesionaria Vuela Compañia de Aviacion, Mexico
- Ebebek, Türkiye
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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 over 20,000 companies and over 3,000 non-business signatories, based in 167 countries and 63 Country Networks
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