UN Global Compact Bulletin (February 2016)

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UN Global Compact Bulletin (February 2016)

Global Compact Executive Director Lise Kingo Releases Annual Letter

In her first annual letter to UN Global Compact participants, Lise Kingo poses the question: Are you ready to make the Sustainable Development Goals work for you?

NEWS & UPDATES

• Chief Executives, UN Secretary-General and UN Officials Meet in Davos to Scale-Up Public-Private Partnerships
• UN Secretary-General Urges Business Everywhere to Advance New Sustainable Development and Climate Agendas

LOCAL NETWORK NEWS

• Global Compact Launches Local Network in Guatemala

FROM OUR LIBRARY

• Global Opportunity Report 2016
• SDG Industry Matrix
• Children’s Rights and Business Principles Asia Regional Event Report
• PRME 2015 Annual Report and 2016 Outlook

ACTIONS YOU CAN TAKE

• Call for Interview Participation: State of Sustainable Supply Chains

UPCOMING EVENTS

• Private Sector Investment Conference for the Africa Great Lakes Region (Kinshasa) 
• 2016 Women’s Empowerment Principles Annual Event - Business Partners for Gender Equality: Multipliers for Development (New York) 
• UN Global Compact Leaders Summit (New York) 
• Business and Responsible Taxation (Webinar)
• Traceability Technical Solutions for the Apparel Sector (Webinar)

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Contact Info:

Margaret Fenwick
UN Global Compact
+1 (646) 884-7531
mfenwick@unglobalcompact.org
@globalcompact
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