Indeed, probably the most important step we have taken in the last 12 months has been to bring those organizations into the Compact as partners. Our new global coalition links together enlightened leaders from business, labour and civil society organizations. 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.
I hope we can establish the Compact itself as a forum for dialogue between the three partners, devising common solutions to common problems. And, most importantly, 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. Rest assured that I personally intend to remain fully engaged.