UN Global Compact Bulletin (November 2016)

SOURCE:United Nations Global Compact

SUMMARY:

The UN Global Compact Bulletin is designed to keep participants up to date on news, actions you can take, resources and events. Participants are encouraged to look to this monthly communication for important information. Please note that actions and events are intended for Global Compact stakeholders, unless otherwise indicated. The Bulletin is published in English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic and Russian.

DESCRIPTION:

COP22/CMP12: High-Level Meeting on Climate Change

Learn more about the High-Level Meeting on Climate Change (16 November).

NEWS & UPDATES

• Paris Climate Agreement Enters into Force Sending Powerful Market Signal
• UN Global Compact Takes Sustainable Development Goals to Local Business in Dubai Events
• Executive Update: Global Goals Taking Shape in Gulf Business Ambitions

View more News & Updates

FROM OUR LIBRARY

• 2015 Local Network Annual Report
• Partnership Passport: Your Journey in Partnering with the UN
• Designing Effective Human Rights Training Aligned with the Corporate Responsibility to Respect in the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights

View more from our library

ACTIONS YOU CAN TAKE

• Support Relief Efforts in Haiti
• Call for Examples: Applying a Gender Lens to Business Practices in Conflict-Affected Areas

View more on what you can do

UPCOMING EVENTS

• NOV 9-10: 2016 LEAD Symposium - Breakthrough Innovation for the SDGs 
• NOV 14: 2016 United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights (Geneva)
• NOV 16: COP 22/CMP 12: High-Level Meeting on Climate Change (Marrakech) 
• NOV 21-25: International Labour Standards and CSR: Understanding Workers' Rights in the Framework of Due Diligence (Turin)

​View event calendar

UPCOMING WEBINARS

• NOV 10: Designing Effective Human Rights Training (11:00 am ET) 
• NOV 17: Business Opportunity and Imperative to Bring Down Legal Barriers for Women's Economic (10:00 am ET)

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Contact Info:

Margaret Fenwick
UN Global Compact
+1-64688475
mfenwick@unglobalcompact.org
@globalcompact
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KEYWORDS: Business & Trade, Corporate Social Responsibility, UN Global Compact, Global Compact, sustainable development goals, SDGs, Caring for Climate