UN Global Compact Executive Director Addresses Private Equity Community

In celebration of International Women’s Day on 8 March 2026, stock exchanges around the world will once again take part in the 12th annual Ring the Bell for Gender Equality campaign, jointly organised by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), UN Global Compact, UN Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) Initiative, UN Women, and the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE). Under this year’s International Women’s Day theme, “Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls,” the campaign calls on capital markets to strengthen transparency, accountability and incentives that support women’s rights

New five-year plan equips companies, catalyzes collective action, and sharpens the case for responsible business leadership — powered by an updated Communication on Progress and a strengthened regional network. The United Nations Global Compact today announced its 2026–2030 Strategy, a five-year plan to help companies translate sustainability ambition into measurable results and systems-level change amid intensifying climate, social and geopolitical pressures. Grounded in the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact, and aligned with the United Nations 2030 Agenda, the strategy responds to a

Collaboration mobilizes Fortune 200 leadership and global dialogue to transform water challenges into competitive advantage The Water Resilience Coalition (WRC) and the World Economic Forum today announced a strategic memorandum of understanding to mobilize business leadership and dialogue toward urgent water challenges facing communities and economies worldwide. The WRC is an initiative of the CEO Water Mandate, a partnership between the Pacific Institute and the United Nations Global Compact, co-chaired by Ecolab. The agreement brings together the WRC's 40 member companies—representing $5