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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Sustainable Water Management and Facilitating Global Access to Clean Water: Addressing SDG 6

Published on May 19, 2016

About a 3 minute read

Although roughly 70 percent of our planet is covered with water, drinkable water is increasingly becoming a scarce resource. The United Nations has defined access to clean water as one of 17 Sustainable Development Goals; BASF supports the SDGs and i... View More

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Collaboration & Co-Creation Collaboration & Co-Creation

4 Challenges Shaping Tomorrow’s Cities — and How Brands Can Help

Published on May 10, 2016

About a 6 minute read

More than half of the world’s population currently lives in cities and this is expected to reach 66 percent by 2050, according to the United Nations, when 2.5 billion people will be added to urban populations — with close to 90 percent of the inc... View More

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Organizational Governance Organizational Governance

New UN Campaign Enlists Women in Boardrooms to Speak Up About Climate Issues

Published on April 13, 2016

About a 3 minute read

A new UN-backed initiative is enlisting the help of female execs across the world to bring climate change concerns into boardrooms. ... View More

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SeaWorld Finally Moving the Needle on Animal Welfare

Published on March 23, 2016

About a 6 minute read

When Oren Lyons, traditional faithkeeper of the Onondaga Nation, addressed the United Nations in 1977, he highlighted the relationship between people and animals: ... View More

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Stakeholder Trends and Insights

International Women's Day Forum, Day One: 'Equal Pay for Women Must Be Achieved by 2030'

Published on March 11, 2016

About a 5 minute read

On March 7 and 8, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Corporate Citizenship Center and the United Nations Office for Partnerships hosted the 6th Annual International Women’s Day Forum. The event convened public and private sector leaders to dis... View More

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Organizational Governance Organizational Governance

UN Calling on Local Business Leaders, Changemakers to ‘Pioneer’ Action on SDGs

Published on March 9, 2016

About a 3 minute read

To spur action and inspire businesses to help advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs, or global goals), the United Nations (UN) Global Compact announced a multi-year Local Network SDG Action Plan last month. ... View More

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Nascent's Modular System Enables Shift Towards Sustainable Consumer Electronics

Published on March 2, 2016

About a 5 minute read

According to the UN’s Global E-Waste Monitor, roughly 46 million tons of e-waste was generated worldwide in 2014. Of that, just 7.1 tons were recycled or reused, and those numbers are expected to rise five percent annually for the foreseeable futur... View More

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Organizational Governance Organizational Governance

New Global Commission Aimed at Quantifying Business Case for Helping to Achieve SDGs

Published on January 21, 2016

About a 6 minute read

Businesses that join global efforts to end extreme poverty and protect the planet’s finite natural resources can reap great rewards and protect their long-term performance, a proposition that will be tested by a new commission launched today at the... View More

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The Key to Achieving the SDGs? Transform the Global Goals Into Local Goals

Published on January 15, 2016

About a 5 minute read

Late last year, the United Nations published the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs, or Global Goals). The main difference between the former millennium goals and the new goals is that the latter apply to all countries. It is no longer about goa... View More

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New Metrics

Countries Ranked on Sustainable Competitiveness; US and UK Score Below China, Russia

Published on December 30, 2015

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Think tank and sustainable management consultancy SolAbility recently released its fourth Global Sustainable Competitiveness Index (GSCI), a ranking of 180 countries for “sustainable competitiveness,” defined as the ability to generate and sustai... View More

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Innovation & Technology Innovation & Technology

New Tool Compares Countries’ Low-Carbon Progress and Pledges

Published on December 22, 2015

About a 4 minute read

Earlier this month, 195 nations reached a landmark agreement at COP21 in Paris to fight climate change and unleash actions and investment towards a low-carbon, resilient and sustainable future. ... View More

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Innovation & Technology Innovation & Technology

Gates, Branson, Zuckerberg, Bezos, and Ma Launch Breakthrough Energy Coalition

Published on December 4, 2015

About a 4 minute read

“We need innovation that gives us energy that’s cheaper than today’s hydrocarbon energy, that has zero CO2 emissions, and that’s as reliable as today’s overall energy system. And when you put all those requirements together, we need an ener... View More

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Organizational Governance Organizational Governance

UNEP to Companies: Time to Raise the Bar on Sustainability Reporting

Published on December 2, 2015

About a 5 minute read

Corporate sustainability reporting desperately needs to up its game in order to align company-level sustainability performance with the broader systems-level ambitions of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and COP21, the United Nations clima... View More

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Collaboration & Co-Creation Collaboration & Co-Creation

Engaging Business in the SDGs: An Imperative for Action

Published on November 30, 2015

About a 4 minute read

For the United Nations, working with business is not always easy business. Yet it is a necessary - particularly if the recently approved Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are going to be achieved by 2030. A broad consultation and negotiation proce... View More

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Supply Chain

The Dairy Industry’s Next Competitive Advantage: Saving Money and Building Better Products with Climate-Friendly Cows

Published on November 27, 2015

About a 5 minute read

A penguin and a cow walk into a bar. The cow says, "We have a problem. Every year cows emit so much methane into the atmosphere - the equivalent of fifty-times more CO2 than the entire country of Switzerland! It's killing our image. We don't kno... View More

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How to Know a Truly Sustainable Company When You See One

Published on November 23, 2015

About a 3 minute read

“There was an American comedian 100 years ago that said, ‘If we don’t change direction soon, then we’ll end up where we’re going.’ Where we’re going at the moment is not very pretty.”So said Geoff Kendall, CEO of the Future Fit Founda... View More

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GRI Tool Enables Greater Corporate Transparency on Human Rights

Published on November 17, 2015

About a 2 minute read

GRI, developer of one of the world’s most widely used sustainability reporting standards, has launched its latest Linkage Document at the Fourth United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights.Linking G4 and the UN Guiding Principles highlights t... View More

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Innovation & Technology Innovation & Technology

How to Make the SDGs Truly Sustainable: Social Entrepreneurs as Critical Achievement Engines

Published on November 17, 2015

About a 4 minute read

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), deadlined for completion in 2015, have given way to the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), launched in September at the UN General Assembly and an array of other events including the SDG Business Forum,... View More

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Collaboration & Co-Creation Collaboration & Co-Creation

Report: Majority of Business Leaders Call for Climate Agreement in Paris

Published on November 16, 2015

About a 3 minute read

A majority of business leaders say that a long term agreement at the UN climate summit (COP21) in Paris is critical to supporting private sector investment in low carbon solutions, according to a global study by the United Nations Global Compact and ... View More

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Circular Economy Circular Economy

The Plastic Bank: How 'Social Plastic' Is Giving Value to Waste, Improving Lives Around the World

Published on October 30, 2015

About a 7 minute read

At SB ’14 San Diego, the Plastic Disclosure Project, the UN Environment Program and Trucost unveiled the fist-ever assessment of plastic use in business, along with the business case for dealing with its global impacts: Among the sobering figures, ... View More

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