Global Compact LEAD Launches New Geographies of Corporate Sustainability in Support of Rio+20
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Beijing, China
(Beijing, 4 April 2012) – In close collaboration with the Global Compact Network China, Global Compact LEAD launched the first in a series of New Geographies of Corporate Sustainability workshops in Beijing on 28 March. Held at COSCO Group Headquarters, the workshop brought together over 60 corporate sustainability professionals based in China, representing both LEAD companies and China Network participants from diverse sectors.
Designed to bring Chinese perspectives on corporate sustainability to the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), the Beijing workshop discussions were highly interactive and explored emerging business practices, the role of government, and partnership opportunities for businesses to advance sustainable development in China.
The objective of the workshop series is to explore how corporate sustainability is impacted by local contexts and key emerging sustainability trends. The workshops will help inform the outcome documents of the Rio+20 Corporate Sustainability Forum, held from 15-18 June 2012 in Rio de Janeiro, ensuring that the views and perspectives of business from high-growth economies are well reflected. Additional workshops in the series will be held in Mumbai, India on 19 April and in Sao Paulo, Brazil on 8 May.
In connection with the workshop, the Global Compact engaged in additional corporate sustainability activities in China. Sir Mark Moody-Stuart, Chairman of the Foundation for the Global Compact, moderated the Social Welfare and Sustainable Economic Growth session of the China Development Forum 2012 on 17-19 March in Beijing. Further, the Global Compact participated in the BASF 1+3 Supply Chain Sustainability CEO Forum on 27 March, with support from the Global Compact Network China, and the 2012 Multinational Companies China Forum on 30 March.
- New Geographies of Corporate Sustainability Meeting Agenda
- List of Participants
- About Global Compact LEAD
- Learn more about the Rio+20 Corporate Sustainability Forum
Contact
Ole Hansen
Global Compact LEAD
hansen4@un.org