6 November 2007
PANEL DISCUSSION ASSESSES UN GLOBAL COMPACT PROGRESS
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The UN General Assembly Second Committee (Economic and Financial) held a panel discussion on 1 November 2007 at UN headquarters in New York, US, to highlight the progress to date of the UN Global Compact, discuss the role of the initiative and provide further input to the Second Committee for a resolution on the mandate […]

The UN General Assembly Second Committee (Economic and Financial) held a panel discussion on 1 November 2007 at UN headquarters in New York, US, to highlight the progress to date of the UN Global Compact, discuss the role of the initiative and provide further input to the Second Committee for a resolution on the mandate of the Global Compact Office.

The UN Global Compact is the UN’s voluntary corporate social responsibility initiative, which aims to make global markets more sustainable and inclusive. Some participants emphasized that more training and regional platforms were needed to enhance the reach and effectiveness of the UN Global Compact, and others called for a monitoring mechanism to measure members’ results and ensure that they adhered to the ten UN Global Compact’s principles.
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UN News release, 1 November 2007


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