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UN Agency Pushes Indian Businesses on SDGs
July 17, 2017
As part of the corporate responsibility initiative's campaign pressuring businesses around the world to contribute to the achievement of the UN's comprehensive Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the UN Global Compact recently hosted an event in New Delhi to explore "responsible business practices" and "innovative business models" required to fulfill the SDGs.
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UN Entities Seek Public-Private SDG Collaboration
July 17, 2017
The UN Global Compact and the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean recently hosted an event in Mexico City considering "public private multistakeholder collaboration" in encouraging business implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Australian Network Hosts Forum on Labor Reporting
July 17, 2017
The Global Compact Network Australia, a local entity affiliated with the UN Global Compact corporate responsibility initiative, recently hosted a forum in Sydney exploring the potential adoption of an Australian Modern Slavery Act that would require businesses to report on their efforts to end forced labor in their complex, global supply chains.
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ISO Releases Standard on "Sustainable Procurement"
July 14, 2017
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has published a global standard on "sustainable procurement" that seeks to ensure that organizations' "purchasing decisions help to address social, economic and environmental issues" potentially caused by their suppliers.
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NGOs Push Garment Supply Chain Transparency
July 14, 2017
A group of nongovernmental organizations has published a report calling on businesses in the garment and footwear industries to publicly disclose comprehensive information regarding their suppliers, which would permit civil society groups to place greater pressure on companies to call out alleged labor rights violations in their supply chains.
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