United Nations

United Nations is an international organization that can take action on the issues confronting humanity in the 21st century, such as peace and security, climate change, sustainable development, human rights, disarmament, terrorism, humanitarian and health emergencies, gender equality, governance, food production, and more.

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Circular Economy Innovation & Technology

Airbnb, UNESCO Partner to Promote Cultural Tourism — Starting in Mexico

Published on August 12, 2021

About a 3 minute read

The initiative will promote destinations and experiences outside the traditional tourist circuit — engaging local tourist communities, integrating the creative and cultural sector into local tourism value chains, and contributing to the development... View More

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Finance & Investment Circular Economy Collaboration & Co-Creation

More Corporate Giants Join Forces to Improve, Scale Business Investments in Climate Solutions

Published on June 3, 2021

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Amazon, Disney, Google and Netflix are among the founding companies behind the Business Alliance for Scaling Climate Solutions (BASCS), to increase the scale and impact of business investment in climate solutions. ... View More

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Circular Economy Collaboration & Co-Creation Innovation & Technology

Latin America, Caribbean Embrace Transition to Circular Economy

Published on February 9, 2021

About a 3 minute read

A regional coalition, led by UNEP, will support access to financing by the public and private sector, with special emphasis on SMEs — to foster innovation and the implementation of specific projects in the region. ... View More

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Organizational Governance

UN Business and Human Rights Forum, Day 3: Business Must Approach DEI Issues Through a Human Rights Lens

Published on November 18, 2020

About a 5 minute read

The irony at this Forum is that so much of the conversation is about abuses in company supply chains, often far outside company walls. However, race discrimination is also close to home — taking place every day within the companies themselves. ... View More

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Supply Chain Collaboration & Co-Creation Organizational Governance

UN Business and Human Rights Forum, Day 2: What’s New in Mandatory Human Rights ’Due Diligence’ Law?

Published on November 17, 2020

About a 6 minute read

Companies are obliged to monitor and manage environmental and human rights standards in their supply chains. This week saw major steps forward in support for enforcing human rights due diligence by law, as well as major debates in shaping the new law... View More

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Supply Chain Collaboration & Co-Creation Organizational Governance

UN Forum on Business and Human Rights, Day 1: ‘The Most Vulnerable Are Always in Your Supply Chain’

Published on November 16, 2020

About a 4 minute read

What links the two major themes to emerge from the day — COVID and climate — is the need for companies to take steps to assist vulnerable people in supply chains, and to ensure their needs are always taken into account. ... View More

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Collaboration & Co-Creation

We Need Safe Water to Fight COVID-19 — And We Need to Provide It Now

Published on August 27, 2020

About a 5 minute read

Now that we have entered a moment of heightened global awareness of safe water as a cornerstone of public health and community well-being, we must join hands with others to make the investments needed to save lives. ... View More

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Innovation & Technology Circular Economy

Global Maker Challenge Finalists Tackling Food, Trade, Justice, Circularity

Published on August 3, 2020

About a 7 minute read

This year’s global challenges centered around four themes: Sustainable and Healthy Food for All, Climate Change/Circular Economy, Innovation for Inclusive Trade, and Innovation for Peace and Justice. ... View More

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Marketing & Communications

Q&A: Meet the Team Helping Brands Stay ‘Grounded’ in Their Purpose

Published on July 30, 2020

About a 6 minute read

NYC-based brand strategy agency Grounded is on a mission to help brands, retailers and nonprofits activate their purpose and close the stubborn consumer intent-to-action gap. ... View More

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Marketing & Communications

UNESCO Spotlights What Our ‘Next Normal’ Should Look Like

Published on June 26, 2020

About a 2 minute read

UNESCO’s new campaign asks us to question our ideas about what is normal, suggesting that we have accepted the unacceptable when it comes to our environment, economies, public health and societies for far too long. ... View More

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Collaboration & Co-Creation Organizational Governance

Walking the Talk: How Companies Are Delivering on the Promise of Social Impact

Published on December 23, 2019

About a 4 minute read

The metrics used by consumers, employees and investors to measure a company’s success are changing quickly, so the most forward-looking businesses are focused on implementing solutions that benefit people, society and the planet more-broadly — wh... View More

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Organizational Governance

COP25: Business Persists While Governments Fail

Published on December 20, 2019

About a 5 minute read

While the countries represented at COP25 failed to make significant strides in the fight against climate change, the business community continued to show leadership. ... View More

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Organizational Governance

How Business Can Avoid Fuelling Conflict and Work to Build Peace

Published on December 2, 2019

About a 4 minute read

On the third and final day at the UN Forum on Business and Human Rights, it was clear all businesses are being asked to address a fourth ‘p’ — peace. As well as helping to prevent conflict, companies are increasingly taking responsibility for ... View More

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Organizational Governance

Anti-Corruption, Respect for Human Rights Are Part of One Holistic Business Challenge

Published on November 27, 2019

About a 4 minute read

What Legal Counsels and Chief Compliance Officers have to learn from sustainability and human rights experts is that this can never be a question of compliance alone. ... View More

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Marketing & Communications Circular Economy

World Food Day: Celebrity Chefs, Soil SuperHeroes Out in Force to Save Our Food System

Published on October 16, 2019

About a 6 minute read

In honor of World Food Day (Oct 16), Green America highlights the farmers and food companies leading the regenerative ag revolution; and the World Food Program launches its global Stop the Waste campaign. ... View More

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Organizational Governance Collaboration & Co-Creation

Insights from the Big Apple: How Do We Turn the Glitz of Climate Week into Action?

Published on October 2, 2019

About a 5 minute read

Climate Week NYC saw the UN declare the 2020s “the decade of delivery.” But while progress has been made, are we too self-congratulatory, staying comfortable within our own echo chambers? Are we really delivering enough at the scale and pace need... View More

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Finance & Investment Organizational Governance

With Less Than 4,000 Days to Go, Business Contribution to SDGs Falling Woefully Short

Published on September 24, 2019

About a 5 minute read

Despite some progress since the goals were launched in 2015, advancement over the past four years has been stifled due to socioeconomic, geopolitical and technological uncertainties, hindering CEOs’ sustainability efforts. ... View More

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Marketing & Communications Collaboration & Co-Creation

Samsung, UNDP Partner to Push Progress on the SDGs

Published on August 14, 2019

About a 3 minute read

New mobile app, special-edition accessories aim to raise awareness of, funding for the UN Sustainable Development Goals. ... View More

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Supply Chain

Report: Orgs Committed to UNGC Outperform on Supply Chain Sustainability

Published on March 7, 2019

About a 2 minute read

A new EcoVadis report finds that the greatest gaps between UN Global Compact participants and nonparticipants are in the Sustainable Procurement and Environment themes. ... View More

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Organizational Governance Organizational Governance

Trending: Closer Looks into Reporting on, Business Benefits of the SDGs

Published on December 4, 2018

About a 5 minute read

Nearly three-quarters of organisations surveyed (72 percent) mention the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in their annual corporate or sustainability reports — an increase of 10 percent on last year, according to a new study by PwC. But conc... View More

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