Indeed, probably the most important step we have taken in the last 12 months has been to bring those organisations into the Compact as partners. The result is that in this Chamber today we have a new global coalition, linking together enlightened leaders from business, labour, and civil society organisations. First, I hope we can send out a clarion call for others to join us. We need to gain a critical mass among leading companies, and in their supply chains, so that the Compact can truly be called Global. Business leaders can persuade their peers to follow suit.
Business associations can inform their members.
Labour unions can mobilise the workforce - for after all, companies are not composed only of their executives. Secondly, I hope we can establish the Compact itself as a forum for dialogue between the three partners devising common solutions to common problems. Thirdly, and most important, we must decide on priorities, and devise mechanisms for translating our good intentions into actions that make a real difference to people's lives. There is no shortage of good ideas about what to do. The real challenge is getting it done.