Dercilio Aristeu Pupin, an organic farmer in Piracaia, Brazil, knows firsthand just how devastating drought can be — and how collective action can respond with effective, promising results. Pupin saw his once-fertile soil grow parched and his productive pastures dry up from the worsening effects of climate change. His livelihood, that of his community and that of millions of residents of the Piracicaba, Capivari and Jundiai (PCJ) river basin were at grave risk.

At Sasini PLC, a Kenyan company that grows, produces, markets and exports tea, coffee, avocado and macadamia nuts, the Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact guide its commitment to sustainability.

Gender equality has been a struggle in Sri Lanka, where women and girls face structural barriers and cultural stereotypes that limit their workplace options, financial security, political participation and personal safety.