As the 80th UN General Assembly High-Level week concludes, here are five takeaways from the UN Global Compact every sustainability-minded business leader will want to know. Businesses have a critical ...

As the global financial sector wrapped up the International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) in Seville, Spain, last week, the stakes and the opportunities have never been higher. From ...

Sustainability is no longer a side issue — it’s central to long-term financial success. A growing wave of investors and companies are aligning capital with climate, equity and governance goals — not ...

WRAP’s current best practice guidance for bread and bakery asks manufacturers and retailers to “make citizen waste prevention the focus of product, pack and process innovation”. This project set out ...

The UN Ocean Conference, co-hosted by the governments of Costa Rica and France, and held in Nice, France, from 9 to 13 June, marked a historic moment in advancing the global ocean sustainability ...

Over 160 million children are involved in child labour globally — most of them in dangerous conditions that threaten their health, safety and development. Despite being universally recognized as a ...

The United Nations Global Compact is a principles-driven organization. Companies that join the UN Global Compact commit to responsible business practices across ten core principles. These shared ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping our world, yet there is much uncertainty about its future. While challenges remain surrounding ethics, equity and best practices, AI is transforming ...

This Earth Day, the message is clear: We need urgent, comprehensive climate action, and businesses must help deliver it. The private sector plays a critical role in turning ambition into action. From ...

On 11 April, after years of hard work, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) voted to decarbonize global shipping by setting regulations on greenhouse gas emissions. This historic decision ...

Conversations about young people tend to focus on how they will shape the future. But Luísa Franco Machado, a Young Leader for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the United Nations, offers a ...

Water is essential for life—a simple truth we all know. But what’s equally critical and sometimes overlooked is that it is also essential for business. Water drives the global economy, from ...