United Nations Global Compact
United Nations Global Compact is a international organization that is part of the pulse of the water sector. Here we bring together everything it publishes on Smart Water Magazine: its news, its blogs and the events it takes part in.
UN Global Compact and private sector move to accelerate progress on SDGs in Africa
To accelerate progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Africa, the United Nations Global Compact hosted the SDGs Activation Day earlier this week as part of its Forward Faster Now Africa initiative. The SDG Activation Day served as the private sector space within the 11th Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD-11) held 7-11 […]
White Paper Shows U.S. Private Sector’s Capability in Advancing SDG 6
In the face of rapidly depleting freshwater supplies across U.S. water basins, the private sector can be a pivotal force capable of steering positive change within communities. This opportunity is highlighted in the white paper "From Ripples to Waves: The Value of Corporate Water Stewardship," which was unveiled yesterday at the GreenBiz 24 conference in Arizona. […]
More than 50 leading global companies unite to make unprecedented collective commitment to SDG 6
Through Business Leaders’ Open Call to Accelerate Water Action, companies commit to build water resilience across operations and supply chains, accelerate collective positive water impact in at least 100 water-stressed basins by 2030.
Starbucks, Ecolab, Gap, Reckitt and DuPont join with U.S. Government to invest $140M in water fund
The WaterEquity Global Access Fund IV is the first vehicle supported by the newly launched Water Resilience Coalition Investment Portfolio, which has identified a pipeline of collective investment opportunities that amount to at least $1 billion.
Global business leaders unite for water resilience
The CEO Water Mandate, an initiative of the United Nations Global Compact, has partnered with a number of leading global companies to launch an industry-driven, CEO-led initiative, the Water Resilience Coalition. The Coalition aims to preserve the world’s freshwater resources through collective action in water-stressed basins and ambitious, quantifiable commitments. Together with the CEO Water Mandate, […]