European Local Networks Gather for Annual Regional Meeting

(Berlin, 16 October, 2016) – Immediately following the Global Compact+15 Europe  event, more than 20 Global Compact Networks from Europe gathered in Berlin for the Local Networks Regional Meeting. European networks learned more about current initiatives, available resources and future events, as well as explored opportunities for greater engagement between Local Networks and Global Compact LEAD. Companies also spent time identifying challenges and possible solutions for increasing engagement among small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

The two-day meeting included a successful working session where  Local Networks representatives, members of the Local Networks Advisory Group (LNAG), and the UN Global Compact Local Networks Team from New York worked collaboratively to identify common regional challenges and elaborate on mutually-beneficial solutions.

Finally, attendees shared expertise on the latest sustainability trends, best practices, and discussed the role of Local Networks as  key facilitators of business engagement in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals and how to effectively leverage the SDGs Compass  and other related UN Global Compact resources to this end.