United Nations Global Compact Recognizes Most Engaged Companies in 2020
United Nations Global Compact recognizes most engaged companies in 2020
41 Global Compact LEAD companies will be announced during Uniting Business LIVE on the sidelines of the 75th United Nations General Assembly
UNITED NATIONS, September 21, 2020 /3BL Media/ - The United Nations Global Compact is pleased to announce the companies from around the world who have been announced as Global Compact LEAD companies for demonstrating ongoing commitment to the UN Global Compact and its Ten Principles for responsible business and the Sustainable Development Goals.
These companies are the most engaged participants of the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative. The 41 Global Compact LEAD companies recognized today represent every region of the world and 20 different industrial sectors.
“LEAD companies represent the highest level of engagement with the UN Global Compact,” said Sanda Ojiambo, CEO and Executive Director of the UN Global Compact. “Today more than ever, the world needs more companies with a passionate and operational commitment to a more equitable and sustainable future for all of us.”
To be eligible for LEAD recognition, companies must:
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Be a Participant of the UN Global Compact and have committed to its Ten Principles;
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Be a participant in at least two Action Platforms, to demonstrate the company’s engagement with the UN Global Compact and commitment to defining and fostering leadership practices in line with the Ten Principles and the Sustainable Development Goals; and
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Submit or commit to submitting an Advanced Communication on Progress — an annual sustainability report detailing progress on implementing the Ten Principles.
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2020 Global Compact LEAD companies:
Accenture, United States of America
ARM, United Kingdom
BASF SE, Germany
Bayer AG, Germany
Braskem S.A., Brazil
China Development Bank, China
China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation – SINOPEC, China
Colgate-Palmolive Company, United States of America
Charoen Pokphand Group Co.,Ltd. (C.P. Group), Thailand
Daimler AG, Germany
Danone, France
Ecolab Inc., United States
Enel S.p.A., Italy
Eni S.p.A., Italy
Firmenich S.A., Switzerland
Global Green Chemicals, Thailand
Global Impact Initiative, Australia
Iberdrola S.A., Spain
Inditex, Industrias de Diseno Textil, S.A., Spain
Jayco MMI, United States of America
Knoll Printing & Packaging, Inc., United States of America
Leonardo S.p.A., Italy
L’Oréal, France
Moody’s Corporation, United States of America
Nestlé S.A., Switzerland
Novozymes, Denmark
Ørsted A/S, Denmark
Pernod Ricard, France
Pirelli & C. S.p.A., Italy
PJSC PhosAgro, Russian Federation
PTT Global Chemical Company Limited, Thailand
RELX, United Kingdom
Safaricom Limited, Kenya
Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Ltd., Russian Federation
Schneider Electric SE, France
SOCAR AQS, Azerbaijan
SUEZ S.A., France
Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited, Japan
Total S.A., France
Unilever, United Kingdom
UPM-Kymmene Corporation, Finland
Uniting Business LIVE will kick off Monday 21 September with the Private Sector Forum, hosted by the United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres.
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For more information about the United Nations Global Compact please visit our website: www.unglobalcompact.org
ABOUT THE UNITED NATIONS GLOBAL COMPACT
As a special initiative of the UN Secretary-General, the United Nations Global Compact is a call to companies everywhere to align their operations and strategies with ten universal principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. Launched in 2000, the mandate of the UN Global Compact is to guide and support the global business community in advancing UN goals and values through responsible corporate practices. With more than 10,000 companies and 3,000 non-business signatories based in over 160 countries, and more than 60 Local Networks, it is the largest corporate sustainability initiative in the world.
