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Siemens to pay $100m to fight corruption as part of World Bank Group settlement
The World Bank Group announced a comprehensive settlement with Siemens AG in the wake of the company’s acknowledged past misconduct in its global business and a World Bank investigation into corruption in a project in Russia involving a Siemens subsidiary. More
UNIDO and Microsoft: Business Information Centres (BIC) Network
The BIC programme is aimed to provide ICT-based business information, training and Internet access to rural entrepreneurs in Sub-Sahara Africa on a commercial basis. It builds on ICT and business development services as a tool to enhance the productive capacity and competitiveness of micro, small... More
CEO water mandate convenes inaugural working conference
On 5-6 March 2008, the United Nations Global Compact, in partnership with the Pacific Institute, convened the inaugural working conference of The CEO Water Mandate. The conference, held at UN Headquarters in New York, brought together senior representatives from numerous corporations, as well as... More
Businesses promote sustainability in construction sector
SBCI is a global partnership between UNEP and worldwide leading companies, to promote and support sustainable solutions in the building and construction sector. More
GC and investment firms look at integrating environmental, social, and governance issues into business
In July 2004 the Global Compact launched the Who Cares Wins initiative. Signed by the CEOs of 20 mainstream global investment houses representing $6 trillion in assets – including Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, UBS, ABN Amro, Morgan Stanley and others – the initiative calls on endorsers to actively... More
UNESCO and Microsoft join forces to help higher education institutions worldwide
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and Microsoft Corp. announced a joint task force to help higher education institutions worldwide meet the growing challenge of supporting economic stimulus efforts and work-force development strategies. The... More
Business Call to Action launched, coaliton of businesses, IBLF, UNDP and GC aiming for MDGs
Business Call to Action aims to accelerate progress towards the MDGs by encouraging companies to adapt their business models and core business expertise to help improve the lives of people through innovation, investment and the creation of decent jobs while realizing commercial success. More
McDonald's, The Coca-Cola Company, PepsiCo, Unilever, Carlsberg form Refrigerants, Naturally partnership with support of UNEP and Greenpeace
An alliance of companies - McDonald's,The Coca-Cola Company, PepsiCo, Unilever and Carlsberg - that is promoting a shift in point-of-sale cooling technology in the food and drink, food service and retail sectors towards alternative refrigeration technology that protects the Earth's climate and... More
Shipping corporations to minimize global environment threat
A Global Industry Alliance, made up of an innovative partnership between IMO, the United Nations Development Programme, the Global Environment Facility and four major private shipping corporations, aims to harness the different skills and expertise brought by these groups in order to develop... More
Access to Basic Services for All initiative
“Who owns water?” is the provocative question asked by many NGOs in light of the fact that the poorest of the poor in many developing countries frequently do not have access to fresh water or other basic services. Basic service provision has long been a contentious issue. The trend in many... More