Private Sector Issues Call for Action to Advance LDC Development

New five-year plan equips companies, catalyzes collective action, and sharpens the case for responsible business leadership — powered by an updated Communication on Progress and a strengthened regional network. The United Nations Global Compact today announced its 2026–2030 Strategy, a five-year plan to help companies translate sustainability ambition into measurable results and systems-level change amid intensifying climate, social and geopolitical pressures. Grounded in the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact, and aligned with the United Nations 2030 Agenda, the strategy responds to a

Collaboration mobilizes Fortune 200 leadership and global dialogue to transform water challenges into competitive advantage The Water Resilience Coalition (WRC) and the World Economic Forum today announced a strategic memorandum of understanding to mobilize business leadership and dialogue toward urgent water challenges facing communities and economies worldwide. The WRC is an initiative of the CEO Water Mandate, a partnership between the Pacific Institute and the United Nations Global Compact, co-chaired by Ecolab. The agreement brings together the WRC's 40 member companies—representing $5

The United Nations Global Compact China Office hosted the “Global Compact Local Action: 2025 United Nations Global Compact China Office Annual Meeting – Commemorating 25 Years of United Nations Global Compact” at the UN Compound in Beijing. The event, centred around the theme Sustainable Leadership and Chinese Companies' Globalization, brought together over 200 business leaders and key stakeholders to discuss the evolving role of corporate sustainability in China and how the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact are being integrated into the strategies and operations of Chinese companies