Business as a Force for Good

Ban Ki-moon, LinkedIn
Aug 4, 2015 1:45 PM ET

Originally published on LinkedIn

This week, I will travel to San Francisco to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the signing of the UN Charter, the founding document of the United Nations. In the shadow of Second World War, representatives of 50 nations gathered in the San Francisco Opera House to establish their vision of a shared, secure and sustainable future -- to be “architects of a better world.”

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About the UN Global Compact 
The United Nations Global Compact is a call to companies everywhere to voluntarily align their operations and strategies with ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption, and to take action in support of UN goals and issues. The UN Global Compact is a leadership platform for the development, implementation and disclosure of responsible corporate policies and practices. Launched in 2000, it is the largest corporate sustainability initiative in the world, with over 8,000 companies and 4,000 non-business signatories based in 160 countries. www.unglobalcompact.org