Compact

Kofi Annan opens summit

Annan appeals to businesses to work with UN to make world fairer, stable place

24 June 2004
Secretary-General Kofi Annan today appealed to business and labour leaders to work together and with the United Nations to reduce global risks and to help make the world a fairer and more stable place.

Attention to social and environmental issues key to business success - UN report

24 June 2004
Environmental and social issues need to be integrated into business practices or companies across the globe risk a long-term threat to shareholder value, says a new report released today by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

Corporate leaders at UN summit pledge to battle graft and corruption

24 June 2004
Chief executives from around the globe agreed today to battle graft and corruption in addition to recommitting themselves to United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan's Global Compact initiative, which promotes good corporate practices in human rights, labour and the environment.
Catherine Bertini

UN to align managerial practices more closely with Global Compact

23 June 2004
The United Nations today said it was undertaking an effort to integrate the principles of the Global Compact - which promote better corporate practices in human rights, labour and the environment - into its own internal operations.
John Ruggie

Business leaders to meet at UN summit on good corporate citizenship

9 June 2004
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan will host more than 400 corporate executives, government officials and civil society leaders later this month for the largest gathering ever to discuss better corporate practices in human rights, labour and the environment – hallmarks of his Global Compact initiative.