UN Global Compact Bulletin (March 2017)

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:

We Call on Business Leaders to Consciously Champion Gender Equality #WEPs Forum 14-15 March.

Making Global Goals Local Business - India: Meet us in New Delhi to discover how your company can help achieve the SDGs in India and around the world.

NEWS & UPDATES

• UN Global Compact Calls Upon Business Leaders to Consciously Champion Gender Equality
• Executive Update: Closing the gender gap can eliminate a big roadblock to growth
• Our CEO & Executive Director has joined Twitter

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ACTIONS YOU CAN TAKE

• Support the Humanitarian Response Plans for Nigeria, South Sudan, Somalia and Yemen
• Participate in the UN's Preparatory Process for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration
• Register a Voluntary Commitment for SDG 14 Implementation
• Join the WEPs Gap Analysis Tool Thunderclap

View more on what you can do

FROM OUR LIBRARY

• Business Guide for Four Famines
• How Stock Exchanges Can Advance Gender Equality
• New Action Platforms

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UPCOMING EVENTS

• MAR 14-15: Measuring Success, Making It Count: Business Empowering Women and Girls (New York) 
• APR 3-4: The Gender Equality Forum 2017 (Toronto) 
• APR 6: Global Partnership For Sustainable Transport Spring Meeting (New York)  
• APR 26-27: Making Global Goals Local Business – India (New Delhi)
• APR 28: Annual Local Network Forum (New Delhi)

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UPCOMING WEBINARS

• MAR 16: How Can Business Contribute to Eliminating Loss and Waste of Food? (10:00 am ET)
• APR 6: How Can Business and the Private Sector Participate in the Upcoming Ocean Conference? (10:00 am ET)
• APR 11: How Business Can Increase Access to Adequate Food and Healthy Diets (10:00 am ET)

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Contact Info:

Margaret Fenwick
UN Global Compact
+1 (646) 884-7531
mfenwick@unglobalcompact.org
@globalcompact
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KEYWORDS: Business & Trade, Corporate Social Responsibility, Action Platforms, Global Compact, Lise Kingo, Making Global Goals Local Business, MGGLB, Global Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs