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WHO WE ARE
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On 25 September 2015, the 17 Sustainable
Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda
for Sustainable Development wereadopted by leaders of 193 countries at
an historic UN Summit. Now, two years
since their adoption, the private sector
is stepping up its efforts to deliver the
Global Goals for people, planet andprosperity. Together, through the bold
actions and collaboration between all
sectors of society, we can end extreme
poverty and hunger, fight inequalities
and address climate change, ensuringthat no one is left behind.

WHERE WE STAND TODAY
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YOUR TOOLBOX
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SUSTAINABILITY STORIES
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LEADERSHIP
IN DEMANDAs we mark two years since the adoption ofAgenda 2030 and its Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs), there is much to celebrate.
Unanimously adopted by all 193 Member Statesof the United Nations, it was an historic feat ininternational diplomacy and multilateralism.
The world united under a shared Agenda toeradicate extreme poverty, tackle climate change
and ensure a life of dignity for all. Since that time,
we have seen all sectors of society — including the
global business community — take the first crucial
steps towards building a better world.
However, two years on, we have borne witness
to rising threats to peace, prosperity and theplanet. As inequalities continue to widen
both within and between countries, fragile
regions and populations have been made more
vulnerable, fueling dangerous rifts in society.
Important progress has been made on the SDGs,
but we know that it is not enough. We must scale
up our efforts and increase our pace if we are tomeet the Global Goals by their 2030 deadline.
The state of our world demands strong leadership,collective action and multi-sectoral partnerships
as never before, and responsible business andinvestment will be essential to delivering thesetransformational changes. Meanwhile, businessleaders are increasingly seeing that sustainable
development is not just a moral imperative; it istheir license to operate and innovate.
In its capacity as the United Nation’s flagshipfor responsible business action, the UN Global
Compact is being called upon to deliver even greater
ambition and impact. We must bring the full weightof the private sector to address the challenge of the
Global Goals. And as the world’s largest corporate
sustainability initiative, the UN Global Compact
is uniquely equipped to help companies anywhere
along their sustainability journey — frombeginners to the most advanced leaders.
Globally and on the ground through over 70

Local Networks, we guide companies to do good by doing business
responsibly, committing to and incorporating our Ten Principles
on human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption into
strategies and operations.
From the adoption of the SDGs in 2015, to the Paris Climate
Agreement’s entry into force in 2016, we are helping companies
to see both their responsibilities and opportunities in driving
sustainable development through our Making Global Goals
Local Business campaign. As part of this effort, we introduced aportfolio of multi-stakeholder Action Platforms, bringing businessleaders, civil society, Governments and the UN together to shape
the future of action on the Global Goals.
In 2017, we were pleased to welcome the new UN Secretary-General
António Guterres as Chair of the UN Global Compact Board,
continuing an important legacy and anchoring our mission within
the broader UN agenda.
Now, it is our priority — and indeed our responsibility — to be aleading catalyst of the changes needed to become future-fit forthe 2030 Agenda. We are devoting all our capacities and global
network to make it happen, and building on our core strengths
as a normative, principle-based and inclusive UN entity to act as
the “translator” of the SDGs for businesses everywhere. In otherwords: to mobilize a global movement of sustainable companies andstakeholders to create the world we want.
As you read the following pages, I encourage you to reflect upon
your own legacy and the past, present and future of your company.
Ask yourself what you want to be remembered for. A true leader
will find purpose in making the world a better place, but progress
can only happen when leaders have the willingness and courage toconfront the challenges ahead.
Be the leader the world needs now. The impetus for action issignificant — our generation is the first with the opportunity toend poverty, just as we may be the last that can shift our planet
onto a more sustainable and resilient path. But the clock is ticking
fast, with less than 5,000 days until 2030. This is the moment totake up the charge to turn vision into reality. Let’s get to work!
Lise Kingo
CEO & Executive Director
United Nations Global Compact

MAKING GLOBAL GOALS LOCAL BUSINESSWHO WE ARE
9,500

Business participants

3,000

Non-business stakeholders

163
Countries

76

Local Networks

66M

Employees work incompanies participating in
the UN Global Compact
initiative4

Launched in 2000, theUnited Nations Global
Compact is a call tocompanies to alignstrategies and operations
with ten universal
principles on humanrights, labour, environment
and anti-corruption, andtake actions that advancesocietal goals
Today, with more than 9,500 companies
and 3,000 non-business signatories based inover 160 countries, and more than 70 Local
Networks, we are spreading the word far andwide that companies everywhere — of all
sizes and from all sectors — can play a role in
improving our world.

A GLOBAL MOVEMENTOUR SISTER INITIATIVESOur mission is to mobilize
a global movement ofsustainable companies andstakeholders to create theworld we want. To do this,
we provide a principle-based
framework drawn from key UN
Conventions and Declarations,guidance and best practices,
resources and networking
events that are evolving
how companies do business
responsibly and keep theircommitments to society.

With a mandate from the UN
General Assembly to “advance
United Nations values andresponsible business practices
within the United Nations
system and among the global
business community,” the UN
Global Compact has a solid
track record for impact, andseveral sister initiatives tohelp us do it. We launchedand continue to have close
alliances with the Principles
for Responsible Investment(PRI) and Principles for
Responsible Management
Education (PRME) — thelargest responsible investment
and responsible management
education initiatives in theworld, respectively. All of
our activities are anchoredin Local Networks based in
76 countries, and our Global
Compact Cities Programme
provides a framework fortranslating our Ten Principles
into day-to-day urban
governance and management,with 80 cities across regions
currently engaged.

We are unparalleled in ourability to unite companies
with all the stakeholders
needed to advance sustainable
development: Governments,
civil society, labour,
educators, investors and theUnited Nations. By catalyzing
bold actions, innovation,
partnerships and collaboration,
together with our companies,
we make transforming theworld possible.

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“I propose that you, thebusiness leaders… andwe, the United Nations,
initiate a global compact
of shared values andprinciples, which will
give a human face to theglobal market.”
Kofi Annan, UN Secretary-General (1997-2006)
World Economic Forum, 1999

“Since there can be nopoverty eradication
without generationof wealth, we should
further promote the
UN Global Compact,
highlighting thebenefits of corporate
responsibility.”
António Guterres,
UN Secretary-General“I have seen first-handthe power of the UN Global
Compact’s Ten Principles
on human rights, labour,
environment and anticorruption. They are
helping thousands ofcompanies contribute tosustainability.”

Secretary-General Election
Vision Statement, 2016

Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General (2007-2016)
UN Global Compact Leaders Summit, 2016

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THE TEN PRINCIPLESCorporate sustainability
starts with a company’svalue system and aprincipled approach
to doing business. We
ask companies to dobusiness responsibly
by embedding our
Ten Principles onhuman rights, labour,
environment andanti-corruption
into strategies andoperations. The Ten
Principles of
the UN Global Compact
are derived from:
HUMAN RIGHTSThe Universal Declarationof Human Rights

LABOURThe International Labour Organization’s
Declaration on Fundamental
Principles and Rights at WorkENVIRONMENTThe Rio Declaration on
Environment and Development

ANTI-CORRUPTIONThe United Nations Convention
Against Corruption

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A COMMON FRAMEWORK FOR RESPONSIBLE BUSINESSOur Ten Principles provide a common ethical and practical framework
for corporate responsibility — understood and interpreted by businesses
around the world, regardless of size, complexity or location. Smart
companies understand that principle-based business is about far morethan minimum standards or compliance. Principles provide the common
ground for partners, a moral code for employees, an accountability measure,and ultimately are the foundation for building trust across the board.
By incorporating these Ten Principles into strategies, policies andprocedures, and establishing a culture of integrity, companies are not
only upholding their basic responsibilities to people and planet, butalso setting the stage for long-term success.

THE GLOBAL GOALSIntroduced in 2015, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development andassociated Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide opportunities
through a powerful agenda for achieving peace and prosperity on ahealthy planet. The 17 SDGs and their related 169 targets, commonlyreferred to as “Global Goals,” balance the three dimensions ofsustainable development: the economic, social and environmental. Thisdistillation of challenges makes them actionable for business leaders, andcompanies who join the UN Global Compact initiative are stepping up
and recognizing the imperitive for business action.

THE PARIS AGREEMENTAt the same time, the Paris Climate Agreement charts a new course
for climate action, strengthening the global response to the threat ofclimate change. Together, Agenda 2030 and the Paris Agreement —twin plans for transformative progress — bring together world leaders,the business community, civil society, academia and citizens aroundshared challenges to make change happen on a massive scale.

THE BUSINESS ROLE
There is an essential role spelled out for the international business
community in the pursuit of each of these objectives. From core businessactivities — rooted in principles — to strategic social investment,
business organizations are advancing true global sustainable
development in ways that drive long-term business success andsustainability.
As the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative, anchored in
the United Nations and encompassing UN principles and values, theUN Global Compact is uniquely positioned to help business deliver andscale up solutions to address global challenges.

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LOCAL NETWORKSCOUNTRIES WITH SIGNATORIESGLOBAL COMPACTLOCAL NETWORKS
On the ground, companies
face unique challenges tooperating responsibly andhave different opportunities
to make a positive impact.
Companies with operations andsupply chains extending aroundthe world need to understandlocations far from headquarters
and view sustainability througha local lens.
Global Compact Local Networks
advance our Ten Principles atthe country level. They help
companies understand what
responsible business means
within different national,
cultural and language
contexts and facilitate
outreach, learning, policy
dialogue, collective action andpartnerships. They bring all of
the unique aspects of our global
initiative to the local context:
they are multi-stakeholder,
inclusive, action-oriented andexcellent for networking withlocal sustainability leaders
and influencers.
Through our networks,companies can make local
connections — with otherbusinesses and stakeholders
from civil society, Government
and academia — and receive
guidance to put theirsustainability commitments
into action.

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MAKING GLOBAL GOALSLOCAL BUSINESS
While Agenda 2030 and theParis Agreement are universal
accords, they will very muchbe addressed at the national
level — where each country
will apply their unique history,
culture and capabilities.
As countries establish andenact national plans forachieving these Global Goals,
Global Compact Local Networks
in over 70 countries provide
the platform for business toengage with stakeholders from
Government, the UN, civilsociety and communities tomap a shared approach.
Our country networks played
an important role in bringing
the voice of thousands of
responsible businesses to shape
the Global Goals as they weredeveloped, and now they are
gearing up to give life anddepth to the agenda.

The featured Local Network stories provide a snapshot of SDG
activities on the ground. Since the launch of the SDGs, most of our
Local Networks have held events to advance the Global Goals.

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OF 1,950 COMPANIESSURVEYED BY THE
UN GLOBAL COMPACT:

90%+

have policies on all
Ten Principles

75%

are taking action
on the Sustainable
Development Goals

69%

of their sustainability
initiatives are monitored
at the CEO level80%

say the UN Global
Compact has helped themaddress sustainability
challenges
Source: 2017 UN GLOBALCOMPACT PROGRESS REPORT12WHERE WE
STAND TODAY
Companies join the UN
Global Compact because
they share a common
conviction: businesspractices rooted inuniversal principles
contribute to a morestable and inclusive
global market, andhelp build prosperous
and thriving societies
where business can
succeed. Companies
are transforming theirbusiness models to serve
societal needs and tap
into new markets, while atthe same time deliveringbusiness results.

MAKING SUSTAINABLE
BUSINESS MAINSTREAM
Our global movement has
already made its mark —think of it now as your guideto the future. Whereas thecorporate sustainability agenda
only existed on the fringesof the business community
at the beginning of the
new millennium, today, themission of uniting profit andresponsibility has moved tothe core of business operations
around the world. Now, twoyears into the adoption of
the Sustainable Development
Goals, and with just 13 years
left to achieve them, we are justgetting started.

A FORCE FOR GOOD
Much more must be done.
We urgently need toinvent, develop and launchcountless new creative ideas,
technologies and solutions
within a very short time,with the rigour, resources
and nimbleness that businessleaders offer. This is thenext frontier for responsible
business and for building
new markets and developing
solutions. Companies that arepart of the UN Global Compact
inititive are are already taking
action, but as the expectations
on business in this new era
increase, we must engage morecompanies to help spread theword that responsible businessis a force for good.

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“In my work at theUnited Nations and athome in Nigeria, I haveseen the crucial roleof business in driving
the transformation ofcore business models,ensuring responsible
business practices
and supporting
innovations needed toachieve the SDGs. The
UN Global Compact
aims to deepen
partnerships between
business and the UN
for the benefits of all.”Amina J. Mohammed
Deputy Secretary-General of theUnited Nations

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MOVING FORWARD IN THE
NEW SUSTAINABILITY ERA
Companies thatjoin the UN Global
Compact initiative
are setting thestandard worldwide
for sustainable
and responsible
business practices.
We work with ourcompanies directly
and through our
Local Networks to

Act Responsibly:

Commit at the CEO-level to the Ten
Principles of the UN Global Compact
and report annually on efforts to makethem an integral part of their businessstrategy, day-to-day operations andorganizational culture.

Find Opportunities:

Take bold actions and find new opportunities tosupport the 2030 Agenda and its 17 Sustainable
Development Goals. A plan of action for people,
planet and prosperity, businesses have a keyrole to play in contributing to this Agenda, andcan do so responsibly and effectively throughour principle-based approach.

Inspire and Advocate:

Advance the case for responsible businesspractices through advocacy and outreach
within their sphere of influence to peers,partners, employees, clients, consumers
and the public at large. Through facilitating
greater awareness of the universal value
message of the UN Global Compact, companies
can help drive our growing and global
movement of sustainable businesses.

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SUPPORT FROM THE UNITED
NATIONS GLOBAL COMPACTA UNIQUE, PRINCIPLES-BASED AND NORMATIVE APPROACH
ANCHORED IN THE UNITED NATIONS• The Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact, each drawn fromlandmark UN Declarations and Conventions, act as a normative
authority for responsible business. We are a truly global
initiative with the legitimacy to act as the UN’s centrepiece on
business action for the SDGs, which themselves were adopted by
193 Members States.
• We also enjoy the backing of the United Nations' Member
States, as expressed in the UN General Assembly Towards Global
Partnerships Resolution, recognizing and encouraging the work of
the UN Global Compact.
• We guide our participants in communicating annual progresson our Ten Principles and the SDGs, and we are introducing
a reporting mechanism to facilitate transparency of ourcollective progress.
• We invite companies to dialogue, network and share progressand best practice stories at key UN Global Compact events andregional convenings.

EFFICIENT ACCESS TO RELEVANT EXPERTISE AND KNOWLEDGE• We offer critical expertise across all aspects of corporate
sustainability, and we are committed to making this expertise
easily accessible from anywhere in the world. Through our
Local Networks, Academy, Navigator, extensive library and live
support, we curate and deliver relevant content, coaching andsupport to fit your sustainability needs.

GLOBAL REACH AND LOCAL CONNECTIONS TO HELP SHAPE
SUSTAINABILITY WORLDWIDE• By joining the UN Global Compact, businesses are given aplace at the table to shape the sustainable development agenda
nationally and globally. Our 76 Local Networks worldwide help
companies address global problems within a local context.
• Seventy-eight per cent of companies taking action to support
UN goals and issues do so through partnerships. We help
our participants create partnerships across sectors throughnetworking, collaboration with Local Networks, resource
development and online partnership matchmaking.
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Starting in 2018, the UN Global Compact
will offer its participants the opportunity
to join a learning community, which
includes a variety of modules on the
Ten Principles and the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs). This portfolioof learning opportunities will be deliveredin partnership with leading experts andGlobal Compact Local Networks, allowing
companies to engage and learn at their own
pace. Using a blend of webinars, podcasts
and videos, as well as face-to-face workshops,
the Academy will enable companies to learn
from and interact with experts, academics,
business leaders and the UN to stay
up-to-date on core sustainability practices.
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INCLUSIONSUSTAINABILITYLABOURLEADERSHIPONLINETRAININGRESPONSIBLE

INVESTMENT

WEBINARSANTI-CORRUPTIONPODCASTSGENDEREQUALITY

DILEMMAFORUMSHUMAN
RIGHTS

ACADEMY

DIVERSITY AND

VIDEOSThe UN Global Compact
is uniquely equipped andprepared to help companies
anywhere along theirsustainability journey —from beginners to leaders.

ENVIRONMENTCORPORATE GOAL-SETTINGYOURTOOLBOX

THEMES AND MEDIUMS:WORKSHOPS

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NAVIGATORACTION PLATFORMS

Our new digital platform will allow companies toself-assess, compare and improve their sustainability
performance aligned with the Ten Principles and the
Global Goals.

The UN Global Compact helps
companies take a deep dive on criticalissues through our new suite of
Action Platforms.

Companies who use this management tool will be guided
in identifying future sustainability actions, evaluate theirimpact and gain access to tools and resources relevant totheir specific needs.

To achieve the ambitious andnecessary goals set out in the 2030
Agenda for Sustainable Development,
the UN Global Compact has developed
a portfolio of Action Platforms
to advance responsible businessactivities and fill emerging gaps
in meeting the SDGs, the pillarsof the 2030 Agenda. Rooted in the
Ten Principles of the UN Global
Compact, each Action Platform will
convene business, Global Compact
Local Networks, leading experts,
civil society, Governments andUN partners to solve complex andinterconnected issues, explore newmarket opportunities and innovatearound the SDGs.

Available in late 2018, the tool will draw on our extensive
library containing over 600 resources relevant to yourbusiness, all searchable by the SDGs.
Some of our recent and most used tools include:•• WEPs Gender Gap Analysis Tool: What is yourcompany doing to advance gender equality? Identify
strengths and areas where further action can be taken.
weps-gapanalysis.org•• SDG Compass: Align your business operations
with the SDGs and measure your progress with thiscomprehensive online resource.
sdgcompass.org•• SDG Industry Matrix: Identify opportunities and findinspiring examples of business contributions to the
SDGs by sector using these guides developed with KPMG.
unglobalcompact.org/SDGMatrix

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FOR MORE INFORMATION ON
OUR ACTION PLATFORMS, VISIT:REPORTING
ON THE SDGSBREAKTHROUGHINNOVATION FOR THE SDGSFINANCIAL INNOVATIONFOR THE SDGSPATHWAYS TO LOW CARBON & RESILIENT
DEVELOPMENTHEALTH IS
EVERYONE’S
BUSINESS

BUSINESS FORHUMANITARIANACTION AND PEACEDECENT WORK IN GLOBAL
SUPPLY CHAINSWATER SECURITY
THROUGH STEWARDSHIPJUSTICE AND STRONG
INSTITUTIONS

unglobalcompact.org/actionplatforms

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LEADERSHIPTHE BLUEPRINT FOR
BUSINESS LEADERSHIPON THE SDGS
The Blueprint for Business Leadership on
the SDGs aims to inspire all businesses —regardless of size, sector, or geography — to takeleading action in support of the achievementof the Global Goals. It illustrates how fiveleadership qualities — Ambition, Collaboration,
Accountability, Consistency and Intentional —can be applied to business strategies, models,
products, supply chains, partnerships andoperations in order to raise the bar and create
impact at scale. The Blueprint is a tool forany business ready to advance its principledapproach to SDG action and become a leader.

SOLUTIONSPARTNERING & ENGAGINGGLOBAL OPPORTUNITYEXPLORER

UN PARTNERSHIPS

Connect with new partners, projects, markets
and talents around the most innovative businesssolutions and emerging market opportunities tohelp achieve and understand the SDGs.
Rooted in over five years of research from
17,000 business leaders and 17 expert panels,
the Global Opportunity Explorer connects 300
solutions to a new sustainable market universe
based on the Global Opportunity Reports, with45 market opportunities addressing the SDGs.
The platform relies on continuous co-creationand crowdsourcing to expand the existing poolof sustainable innovation. Solution nominations
and contributions are accepted through theplatform’s submissions page.

DISCOVER A WORLD OF OPPORTUNITIES:
globalopportunityexplorer.org

Partnerships are intrinsic to the success of
today’s most innovative companies.
As the entry point to the United Nations forbusiness, the UN Global Compact works to foster
partnerships across all sectors and regions, aswell as supporting and enhancing partnershipcapacity across the UN. The UN-Business Action
Hub brings business and the UN together to sharepartnership and project opportunities, especiallyat the local level. We will focus on bringing
transformative partnerships to the fore, as
achieving the SDGs will require cross-collaborative
efforts of greater scale and impact.

EXPLORE PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES:
business.un.org

EVENTSGLOBAL COMPACT LEAD

LIBRARY

Companies that engage in two or more Action
Platforms, demonstrate continuous leadershipon sustainability issues, pass an integrity screen
and submit an Advanced COP will receive
recognition as Global Compact LEAD.

We have an extensive library containing resources
and materials issued by the UN Global Compact
and key partners to support implementation of
the Ten Principles and other relevant issues. All
items are also searchable by SDG, making it easy
to locate the right tools and resources relevant toyour business goals.

Leverage the global reach and uniqueconvening power of the UN Global Compact
to play a leading role in shaping the future
leadership, expectations and norms of corporate
sustainability. Participants receive invitations
from the UN Global Compact to meet andinteract directly with UN Heads, Heads of State,CEOs, leaders and influencers at invitation-only,
high-level UN Global Compact and UN convenings.

BROWSE OUR SUSTAINABILITY LIBRARY:EXPLORE OUR FULL CALENDAR OF EVENTS:

unglobalcompact.org/library

unglobalcompact.org/events

LEAD companies enjoy the following benefits:• Opportunities to advise the UN Global Compact
on thematic priorities for the coming year
• Consideration for speaking opportunities at
UN Global Compact events• Exclusive use of the Global Compact LEAD logo
• High profile on UN Global Compact
communications

LIVE SUPPORTIn order to make the most of your participationand support you along the way, we offer a
dedicated helpdesk and participant management
services for navigating any aspect of yourparticipation in the UN Global Compact andadvancing your sustainability efforts.
We are here to help. Please contact your Local
Network or the UN Global Compact Client
Engagement team (+1-212-907-1301 or
info@unglobalcompact.org) with any questions
or concerns.

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“We are ready to rollup our sleeves and get
to work with companies
everywhere to turnrisks into opportunities,
make the Global Goals
local business, andaccelerate momentum
towards meeting the2030 deadline.”

JOURNEY TO 2030
The United Nations
Global Compact aims toshift corporate mindsets
and models everywherein order to mainstream
responsible businesspractices and achieve the
Global Goals.
No one can do this alone.
We invite you to join us on
this journey, and becomea pioneer in the new era
for sustainable business.

Building a multi-year SDG journey

Launch of2017 Global
Opportunity
ReportEVENTS

2017
THEMES

UN Private
Sector ForumCOP 23: UN
Climate Change
Conference

Annual Local
Network Forum2017

UN Global
Compact Leaders
Summit 2017

6th UN Forumon Business andHuman Rights

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Roll out of new
Action Platforms

Launch of Global
Opportunity
Explorer

Launch of theBlueprint for
SDG Leadership
Action Platform

Roll out of new
Action Platforms

Women's
Empowerment
Principles 2017
Annual Event

Launch of WEPs
Gender Gap
Analysis Tool

JOIN US!
Agenda 2030 provides a roadmap for theworld we want, and the UN Global Compact
provides the tools and principles to help
business get us there. But to reach ourdestination, we need leaders who can turngoals and principles into concrete actions.

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Making Global
Goals Local
Business − India

UN High-level
Political Forumand SDG
Business Forum

Launch of2018 Global
Opportunity
ReportLISE KINGO
CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTORUNITED NATIONS GLOBAL COMPACT

UN Private
Sector ForumCOP 24: UN
Climate Change
Conference

Annual Local
Networks Forum2018

UN Global
Compact Leaders
Summit 2018

7th UN Forumon Business andHuman Rights

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Launch of the UN
Global Compact
AcademyRoll out of new
Action Platforms

Annual Progress
Report on the
Ten Principles
and the SDGs

Roll out of new
Action Platforms

Women's
Empowerment
Principles 2018
Annual Event2018

Making Global
Goals Local
Business −Argentina

UN High-level
Political Forumand SDG Business
Forum

Announcementof the 2017 classof SDG Pioneers

Announcementof the 2018 classof SDG Pioneers
Adoption of
global compacts
on Refugees &Migrants

FOR A FULL LISTING OF EVENTS, VISIT:
unglobalcompact.org/events

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SUSTAINABILITY
STORIES2017 SDG PIONEERS
Public inspiration and role modelingof best practices are drivers ofaction. Each year, the UN Global
Compact celebrates a group of SDG
Pioneers — business leaders who are
doing an exceptional job of taking
action to advance the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs). Theseten outstanding individuals aredemonstrating how the Global
Goals can enable business to unlock
economic, social and environmental
gains for the world. Showcasing thepioneering actions and progressof these leaders will help mobilize
others in this exciting movement tocreate a better world.

CHARLESIMMANUEL AKHIMIEN
Co-founder, MOBicure
Integrated Solutions
NIGERIACharles Immanuel Akhimien uses his experience asa medical doctor to demonstrate how today’s mobile
technologies can address healthcare problems facing
developing countries. He is an SDG Pioneer in advancing
healthcare for over 6,000 rural dwellers in Nigeria.

GUSTAVOPEREZ BERLANGACSR Senior VP,
Toks Restaurant GroupMEXICO

Gustavo Pérez Berlanga uses the power ofentrepreneurship to address poverty, empowerindigenous peoples and fight child labour throughout the
supply chain. He is an SDG Pioneer in empowering over
11,000 indigenous peoples in 85 communities.

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CONTE COSENTINOTERESAJENNINGS

President, Schneider
Electric South America

Head of Rule of Law Development,
LexisNexis (RELX Group Plc)

BRAZIL

UNITED STATES

Tânia Conte Cosentino focuses on developing
differentiated, sustainable solutions for carbon
emission reduction. She is an SDG Pioneer inadvancing sustainable energy management.

SONIA
BASHIR KABIRARTHUR
KAY

Managing Director,
Microsoft

Founder and Chairman,
bio-beanBANGLADESH

UNITED KINGDOM

Sonia Bashir Kabir advocates for women’s digital
literacy and participation in the Information
Technology workforce. She is an SDG Pioneer for her
dedication to the transformative power of education.

Arthur Kay is demonstrating how today’s technologies
can make cities more efficient by recycling waste into
energy and using biochemicals in innovative ways. He isan SDG Pioneer in providing alternative clean energy.

PATRICKPOUYANNÉKAANTERZIOĞLU

Chairman and CEO,
Total

CEO, Turkcell Iletisim
Hizmetleri A.S.

FRANCE

TURKEY

Patrick Pouyanné is developing renewable
solutions and energy efficiency actions to reducegreenhouse gas emissions. He is an SDG Pioneer indriving partnerships for low-carbon investments.

Kaan Terzioğlu is showcasing how today’s
technologies can empower distressed people
in innovative ways. He is an SDG Pioneer insupporting refugees through mobile technology.

JOSEPH
THOMPSONJAIME AUGUSTOZOBEL DE AYALA

Co-founder and CEO,AID:Tech

Chairman and CEO, Ayala
Corporation

UNITED KINGDOMPHILIPPINES

Joseph Thompson provides digital identity
solutions to facilitate the delivery of international
aid. He is an SDG Pioneer in improving the livelihoodof refugees through blockchain technology.

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Teresa Jennings takes action to promote
peace, justice and strong institutions in thecorporate world. She is an SDG Pioneer inpreserving the Rule of Law around the globe.

Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala is taking action toreach underserved populations through innovation anddiversification. He is an SDG Pioneer in the inclusion of longterm sustainability in business strategies and operations.

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UN GLOBAL COMPACT
COMPANIES: LEADING THE
WAY ON THE SDGS
We’re proud of thesuccess stories we’ve
helped establish.
Companies in the UN
Global Compact acrossall regions and sectors
have been spearheading
sustainability strategies
and action for over 17
years. The examples
below highlight someof the ways UN Global
Compact participants are
helping to advance the 17
Global Goals through theircore business activities
and partnerships.
The inclusion of company names
and/or examples in this publication
is intended strictly for learning
purposes and does not constitutean endorsement of the individualcompanies by the UN Global Compact.

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The examples below highlight some of the ways UN Global
Compact participants are helping to advance the SDGs
through their core business activities and partnerships.
YES BANK LTD launched Yes Money, aninnovative, technology-intensive solution
catering to India’s migrant worker population
who migrate to India’s urban centres for workand support their families in their villages orhometowns by sending part of their earned
wages periodically. This Domestic Money
Transfer service enables the sender to use anearby retail shop to initiate money transfer
to any bank account across the country. The
platform seeks to address financial exclusion
and weak economic integration of millions ofIndians - two of the biggest challenges facing theIndian economy.
COVESTRO, through its Sunrise Initiativefor Inclusive Business, seeks to develop
business models that allow food preservation
technology to be used to benefit those
who would normally not have access to it.
The initiative provides cold storage andsolar drying technologies to under-served
communities in need, dramatically
improving income. The initiative is currently
being piloted in the Indian sub-continentand Southeast Asia and provides
opportunities to deliver new businessmodels in food preservation, sanitation andhousing.

KT CORPORATION is applying its industry
knowledge and using big data to prevent the
spread of infectious disease. The new service
applies data from roaming services on mobile
phones to detect when someone may have visitedan infected area. The program then sends an SMS
alert message to the person to inform them of
the risks on hand.
SIEMENS AG has introduced youth education
programs to combat the shortage of skilledworkers in the engineering field. The company
has created over 30 learning programs andthree interactive games, which provide age
specific teaching materials and are available
online for parents, teachers, and students todownload for free. The program has led to anincrease in interest in the STEM field, helping
build a strong base of future talent in theindustry. The website is currently accessible toabout 5,000 schools and 2.5 million students.
PAX GLOBAL’S Ellevate Global Women’s Index
Fund seeks returns that closely correspond toor exceed the performance of the Pax Global
Women’s Leadership Index. It is the firstbroadly diversified mutual fund that invests
in the highest-rated companies in the world in
advancing women’s leadership. The Pax Global
Women’s Leadership Index is a customized index
of the highest-rated companies in the world in
advancing women, as rated by Pax World Gender
Analytics, and that meet key environmental,social and governance (ESG) standards, as rated
by MSCI ESG Research.

BANKA BIOLOO provides
environmentally-friendly and sustainable
solutions for sanitation in rural, urban andperi-urban areas. Access to clean and safe
sanitation globally has been alarmingly limited.
For instance, in India, over half the population(600M) has no access to toilets. The Bioloos
provide a safe and effective solution as theytreat human waste using bacterial culture,
which eliminates the need for excreta disposal,
transport and treatment, and bypasses the needfor external sewage infrastructure.
ROYAL PHILIPS has developed Community Light
Centers, which enable social and economic
development after dark for communities off
the grid throughout Africa and Latin America.
These centers measure 1000 meters squared,
and obtain their energy through the use of solar
powered LED lighting technology. In addition,
Philips has developed LED Lantern Solutions
to prevent women and children from inhaling
smoke from indoor kerosene lamps and woodfires. The annual cost of these lanterns is afraction of the average and provides 10 times
longer lasting energy.

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VEDANTA RESOURCES focuses on hiring,developing and retraining talent from local
communities in which they have mining
operations. In 2015 the total percentage ofsenior management who were locally hired
included 87% in India, 67% in Zambia and 75%
in South Africa. Vedanta finds it beneficial tohire people who understand the local market
and can engage effectively with contractors andsuppliers. Ensuring managers are from the local
area is particularly important in helping thecompany relate to the issues faced by neighboring
communities, thus connecting the company’sbusiness and sustainability strategies.
SUEZ launched a landfill rehabilitation projectin Meknes, Morocco helping informal waste
pickers form a cooperative. Created at the endof 2014, the cooperative has 150 members andis represented by a president and board. The
objective of the landfill rehabilitation projectis to reach a 20% recovery rate, and includes amaterial recovery process that is operated by thecooperative in a sorting center.
TURKCELL supports Syrian refugees by providing
extensive connectivity, serving 1.3 million Syrians
with its network and Arabic language call center(which has, at times, turned into an emergency
hotline for refugees in distress). As of September
2016, Turkcell has added a digital solution to its
services in order to facilitate not only basic survival
needs of refugees but to also help them integrate
into the Turkish society by overcoming the language
barrier. The Hello Hope mobile app helps refugees
learn Turkish through flashcards, has an instantspeech translation feature between Arabic andTurkish, provides information on public services andessential needs through a FAQ section and more.
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CEiiA, the Centre of Engineering and ProductDevelopment, has developed Yes. mobi.me- a solution for better and more sustainablemobility management that monitors CO2
emissions in real-time. Working in collaboration
with local authorities and communities, Yes.
mobi.me allows city managers to monitor andpromote mobility behaviours that are moresustainable and helps users become more awareof their carbon footprint.
TATA STEEL has created an Industrial
Byproducts Management Division to address
the issue of byproducts generated acrossthe entire steel value chain including coalrejects from the washeries, coaltar, slags,
scrap from steel making and rolling mills. The
management process includes the recovery ofmetalics from steel slag, recycling of material
for in-house consumption, reuse of byproducts
in plants and furnaces as appropriate and thedevelopment new markets and applications forremaining byproducts.

CENTRICA PLC has established a new global

Connected Home and Distributed Energy andPower business that gives large scale energy
users, such as businesses and hospitals, theability to take control of their energy anduse it more intelligently to reduce, generate
and manage it themselves. The businessbrings together flexible, local generation withstorage and renewable technologies alongsideenergy efficient measures and smart building
management systems.
JOHNSON & JOHNSON has developed a Global
Aquatic Ingredient Assessment™ (GAIA) protocol
to better understand how its products interact
with water environments. GAIA analyzes theimpact an ingredient might have on an aquatic
environment and the fish and plant life thatlive there. Ingredients are evaluated against the
GAIA criteria and given a score. By calculating
how much of an ingredient is used in a productand the score of that ingredient, a productcan be given its own score. For products withlower scores, the company works to improve theformulation to reduce any potential impact onaquatic life.

AVIVA has partnered with the NGO Plan and theIndonesian Government to improve legislationand provision of birth registration for street
children in Indonesia. Accurate personal data
is key to insurance provision but basic legal
identity, founded on birth registration, is also
vital to accessing education, healthcare andjustice. Further, Governments can only plan
services for people who officially exist.
THE GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT DATA brings together partners
from all sectors to remove barriers to the
production, sharing and use of better data.
From health to gender equality, human rights
to poverty, and education to energy, data canchange the way business can tackle development
challenges and create new markets around theworld. Members of the partnership provide
monetary and in-kind contributions, including
staff time, technology, advice and other assets.
One result so far has been the Data4SDGs
Toolbox – a digital toolbox to help national andlocal governments navigate their own roadmaps
to bigger and better data.

SYNGENTA has developed, together with the
UN Convention to Compact Desertification(UNCCD), the Soil Leadership Academy. The
Academy aims to strengthen international
policy, decision-making and frameworks for soil
conservation and sustainable land management.
The company acts as a knowledge broker and isbuilding a network that links research institutes,
universities and key decision makers, offering
information and training opportunities to policy
makers and land stakeholders worldwide.

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THE TEN PRINCIPLES OF THE
UNITED NATIONS GLOBAL COMPACT
1. HUMAN RIGHTS: Businesses should supportand respect the protection of internationallyproclaimed human rights; and2. make sure that they are not complicit in humanrights abuses.
3. LABOUR: Businesses should uphold the freedomof association and the effective recognition of theright to collective bargaining;
4. the elimination of all forms of forced andcompulsory labour;
5. the effective abolition of child labour; and6. the elimination of discrimination in respect of
employment and occupation.

ABOUT THE UNITED NATIONSGLOBAL COMPACTThe United Nations Global Compact
is a call to companies everywhereto align their operations andstrategies with ten universally
accepted principles in the areas ofhuman rights, labour, environment
and anti-corruption, and to takeaction in support of UN goals andissues embodied in the Sustainable
Development Goals. The UN Global
Compact is a leadership platform forthe development, implementationand disclosure of responsible
corporate practices. Launched in
2000, it is the largest corporate
sustainability initiative in the world,with more than 9,500 companies and
3,000 non-business signatories basedin over 160 countries, and more than
70 Local Networks.
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7. ENVIRONMENT: Businesses should support
a precautionary approach to environmental
challenges;

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8. undertake initiatives to promote greater
environmental responsibility; and9. encourage the development and diffusion ofenvironmentally friendly technologies.
10. ANTI-CORRUPTION: Businesses should work
against corruption in all its forms, including
extortion and bribery.

The Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact are derived
from: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International
Labour Organization’s Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights
at Work, the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, and theUnited Nations Convention Against Corruption.

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