Many advancements have been realized in responsible ocean stewardship, emphasizing the importance of voicing current contributions and research from experts.

With an estimated 80 per cent of global trade passing through supply chains, businesses have an opportunity to create meaningful change by focusing on sustainable practices with the companies, organizations and resources that move and make their products and services.

In an age where sustainability is no longer a choice but a necessity, businesses and consumers alike are seeking transparency and accountability. The UN Global Compact is taking a significant step forward in meeting this demand with the launch of its Communication on Progress (CoP) Data Visualization Tool.

Throughout the Forum, the UN Global Compact engaged with CEOs, Government leaders and civil society to emphasize business-driven solutions and to look at what the public and private sector can do collectively to advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

With more than one billion working people (a third of the global workforce) struggling to earn enough for a decent standard of living, ensuring a living wage is paramount to our achievement of the 2030 Agenda.

Sustainable finance supports mobilizing private and public capital to fund projects that advance inclusive growth outcomes, such as mitigating climate change, enhancing social equity and fostering sustainable economic growth.

The gathering focused on the need for land restoration, highlighting the importance of soil health, the increasing risk of drought and the impacts of degraded land on migration, geopolitical tensions and food insecurity.

In healthcare, corruption can be a matter of life and death. Facilities crumble when repair funds are embezzled, useless fake drugs flood the market when corrupt regulators manage supply and doctors who extort under-the-table payments from patients may fail to provide needed care.

In Kenya, corruption can take a major toll on its bustling and critical private sector. That corruption distorts markets, weakens competition and lowers the quality of goods and services. It is manifested in myriad forms such as bribery, money laundering, procurement fraud and collusion as well as gifts and hospitality, fees and commissions, trading of information and misleading financial reporting.

As the year draws to a close, we reflect on 2024 with gratitude and renewed purpose.

9 December marks International Anti-Corruption Day. Check out the three key steps every business leader can take to combat corruption.

On 28 November, the Global Compact Network Ireland officially launched in Dublin. The launch of the new Network marks a pivotal moment, as it connects Irish businesses to a global movement dedicated to advancing sustainable business practices and aiming to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).