Corruption is a considerable obstacle to economic and social development around the world. It has negative impacts on sustainable development and particularly affects poor communities. For companies, ...

Promoting respect for labour rights is core to the work of the United Nations Global Compact. Respect for workers’ rights and compliance with labour standards are the foundation of decent work.

The UN Global Compact has shared a special appeal for a corporate response to the COVID-19 pandemic: for all companies to take collective action to stem the outbreak through implementing our Ten ...

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 ocean economy is already equivalent in size to the world's fifth-largest economy, as global markets rely on the ocean to support 90 per cent of global freight volume.The ocean economy is becoming ...

The Ocean Investment Protocol (or Protocol) is a framework for financial institutions, (re)insurers, ocean industries, governments and development finance institutions (DFIs) to lead the growth of the ...

The Guiding Principles seek to provide an authoritative global standard for preventing and addressing the risk of adverse human rights impacts linked to business activity.

This course guides companies in developing a strategic approach to planetary health by assessing environmental impacts across their value chains. It emphasizes building an integrated business case ...

This course explores how responsible investment in artificial intelligence (AI) can serve as an enabler for human rights protections, and highlights the investor responsibility to conduct Human Rights ...

This course introduces participants to the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) and how they apply to the development and deployment of technology, particularly artificial ...

This advanced video series explores the most impactful disruptive technologies driving progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). When developed and deployed responsibly, these ...

This advanced course explores best practices in sustainable procurement with a focus on promoting decent work across global supply chains. It introduces the UN Global Compact Decent Work Engagement ...