Gender equality has been a struggle in Sri Lanka, where women and girls face structural barriers and cultural stereotypes that limit their workplace options, financial security, political ...

Inspire participants’ organizational learning, and support companies to develop and implement corporate sustainability strategies, operations and management practices in line with the Global Compact ...

Until the mid-2010s, few companies reported on on their nature-related impacts. However, nature reporting has gained significant traction in the past few years as businesses recognize the financial, ...

While the UN Global Compact logo is for use by our initiative only, we encourage participants in good standing to use the Endorser "We Support" logo. It can be used, for example, on websites and ...

Twenty-five years ago, nearly 50 pioneering companies joined forces with the United Nations to align their operations and strategies to advance a more sustainable world. On 26 July 2000, then-UN ...

Gender equality is a fundamental human right as much as an economic and social imperative. The United Nations Global Compact remains steadfast in its commitment to advancing Sustainable Development ...

The United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) initiative is a network of international investors working together to put the six Principles for Responsible Investment into ...

Children under 18 years old account for almost one third of the world’s population and in many countries, children and youth make up almost one half of the national population. Children are among the ...

An assessment tool that enables companies and civil society partners to understand corporate impacts on multi-dimensional poverty. As a tool to help implement the SDGs, the Poverty Footprint provides ...

Customers are driving a trust-based revolution and demanding that companies lead with their ethical and environmental values. Leading brands such as Salesforce, Accenture and RBI (a conglomerate, ...

In the densely populated Western Province of Sri Lanka, the disposal of solid waste has been a dirty - and dangerous - problem. Thirty-two people were killed in the collapse of a mountain of waste at ...

We are at a Code Red for Humanity to confront the climate emergency. Climate change is exacerbating risks and affecting health, livelihoods, food security, water supply, human security, biodiversity ...