business Archives - United Nations Sustainable Development /sustainabledevelopment/blog/tag/business/ 17 Goals to Transform Our World Sun, 22 Apr 2018 16:01:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 COP23: Danone executive on need to scale sustainability efforts /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/11/follow-cop23-coverage-un-orgsustainabledevelopmentcop23/ Fri, 17 Nov 2017 16:18:27 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=42561 The post COP23: Danone executive on need to scale sustainability efforts appeared first on United Nations Sustainable Development.

]]> At Forum, Ban stresses key role of business in securing way forward on SDGs /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/09/at-forum-ban-stresses-key-role-of-business-in-securing-way-forward-on-sdgs/ Mon, 19 Sep 2016 17:45:11 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=20320 “Solutions will involve everything from regulation to disruptive innovation – and everyone from world leaders and chief executives, to educators, activists and citizens,” Mr. Ban said.

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]]> Press briefing: Business engagement on SDGs /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/07/press-briefing-business-engagement-on-sdgs/ Mon, 18 Jul 2016 21:41:07 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=18868 The briefing will address the reasons why the Sustainable Development Goals and climate action are important to business, and how the private sector is engaging in the 2030 Agenda.

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]]> In letter, SDG Advocates urge business leaders to take action /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/06/in-letter-sdg-advocates-urge-business-leaders-to-take-action/ Thu, 23 Jun 2016 20:45:23 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=18207 With the support of the ĢƵ Global Compact, a number of the SDG Advocates are calling on business to take concrete action towards helping the ĢƵ achieve the SDGs.

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]]> VIDEO: Polman promotes SDGs at EAT Stockholm Food Forum /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/06/video-polman-promotes-sdgs-at-eat-stockholm-food-forum/ Tue, 14 Jun 2016 20:51:41 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=19530 The post VIDEO: Polman promotes SDGs at EAT Stockholm Food Forum appeared first on United Nations Sustainable Development.

]]> Paul Polman: Climate action needed for business growth /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/06/paul-polman-climate-action-needed-for-business-growth/ Thu, 02 Jun 2016 20:48:48 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=19526 Investment in renewable energy hit a high of $286 billion in 2015, more than double that committed to fossil fuel power plants, Polman writes in an op-ed.

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]]> Media advisory: Press briefing on the impact of the Paris Agreement on business /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/04/media-advisory-press-briefing-on-the-impact-of-the-paris-agreement-on-business/ Thu, 21 Apr 2016 22:35:24 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=16638 The press briefing will highlight how the Paris Climate Agreement has already begun to impact private sector operations and investments.

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]]> Ban: Global investors must play full role in shift to clean energy /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/01/ban-global-investors-must-play-full-role-in-shift-to-clean-energy/ Wed, 27 Jan 2016 22:18:07 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=15195 More than 500 global investors gathered at ĢƵ Headquarters to mobilize the trillions of dollars needed to move the world onto the path of clean energy, with Ban Ki-moon challenging them to, at a minimum, double clean energy investments to $660 billion by 2020.

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]]> Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at Investor Summit on Climate Risk /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/01/ban-ki-moons-remarks-at-investor-summit-on-climate-risk/ Wed, 27 Jan 2016 16:43:10 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=15167 "The investor community is of critical importance if we are to move from aspirations to action," Ban says.

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]]> Global investors mobilize action in wake of Paris Climate Agreement /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/01/global-investors-mobilize-action-in-wake-of-paris-climate-agreement/ Wed, 27 Jan 2016 16:29:06 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=15163 Ceres and the ĢƵ Foundation convene some 500 financial leaders at the ĢƵ to scale clean energy opportunities and manage the fossil fuel risks from the low-carbon transition.

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]]> World of business must play part in achieving SDGs, Ban says /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/01/world-of-business-must-play-part-in-achieving-sdgs-ban-says/ Wed, 20 Jan 2016 15:54:27 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=14947 “I ask all the CEOs here today to help us. Your advocacy and example can drive action to achieve a life of dignity for all people,” Ban Ki-moon told business leaders at an event on the Global Compact in Davos, Switzerland.

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