Published 06-02-04
Submitted by United Nations Global Compact
Participants will assess the progress of the United Nations Global Compact and announce new initiatives. CEOs and other leaders will exchange experiences regarding the implementation of the Global Compact's principles in the areas of human rights, labor conditions and the environment.
Launched by Secretary-General Kofi Annan in 2000, the Global Compact today includes more than 1,400 companies. The Global Compact is the world's largest voluntary corporate responsibility initiative, with networks and activities in more than 70 countries worldwide.
Media representatives are invited to attend the Summit. To learn more about the Global Compact Leaders Summit and to register and obtain U.N. media credentials for the event, please visit www.unglobalcompactsummit.org.
As the world's largest corporate sustainability initiative, the United Nations Global Compact is a call to companies everywhere to align their operations and strategies with Ten Principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. Our ambition is to accelerate and scale the global collective impact of business by upholding the Ten Principles and delivering the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through accountable companies and ecosystems that enable change. With the UN Global Compact, committed companies achieve sustainable value by delivering measurable impact to the world’s most pressing challenges.
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