| Spotlight =
On: Partnerships=20
for Development |
Business=20
in Partnership to Achieve the Millennium =
Development=20
Goals by=20
Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director, The Earth Institute =
at=20
Columbia University =
Achieving =
the=20
Millennium Development Goals is to a large =
extent about=20
bringing effective technologies to bear to meet =
the=20
challenges of hunger, disease and income =
poverty. As the=20
leading repository of modern technology, =
business is=20
indispensable in providing the technologies =
needed for=20
economic development and=20
success. [VIEW=20
THE FULL STORY]=20
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Win-Win-Win:=20
A New Partnership Paradigm=20
by=20
Patrick Cescau, Group Chief Executive, Unilever=20
Partnerships must=20
have =93win-win-win=94 outcomes =96 improved =
health and social=20
benefits for the people who need them most, =
successful=20
results for the public sector organization, and =
tangible=20
business benefits for the private sector =
company. The=20
logic is simple enough, however working with an=20
organization with different objectives from your =
own is=20
not always easy. If the public and private =
sectors can=20
learn to value their differences and work =
together to=20
build on them, the prize will be worth=20
it. [VIEW=20
THE FULL STORY]=20
|
The=20
Future of Partnerships =
by Jane Nelson, =
Senior Fellow=20
& CSR Director, Harvard University=20
There=20
are strategic and operational obstacles =
associated=20
with building new types of partnership between=20
non-traditional allies. However, when they =
are made=20
to work, such partnerships can be a vital =
tool for=20
delivering more effective development solutions. =
They=20
merit increased support and investment from =
leaders in=20
all sectors, as well as increased attention and =
rigour=20
in terms of analysis, impact assessment and =
capacity=20
building. [VIEW=20
THE FULL STORY]=20
|
Partnering=20
with Save the Children =
by Barry Clarke, =
Chair,=20
International Save the Children Alliance=20
At=20
the 2007 Global Compact Leaders Summit, the =
message was=20
clear: it is time to move from policy to action. =
It is=20
time to act strategically and scale up if we are =
to=20
collectively achieve the Millennium Development =
Goals.=20
Save the Children is ready to do just that. Our =
priority=20
is to promote children=92s rights and better the =
lives of=20
children around the world. We welcome the =
growing=20
engagement of the business world with =
organizations such=20
as ours to achieve change for the better. =20
[VIEW=20
THE FULL STORY]=20
|
Changing=20
Places: Partners Find New Ways to Share =
Knowledge=20
by=20
Sarah Murray, Contributor, Financial Times=20
The=20
boundaries between private and public sectors =
are being=20
eroded as professionals move between corporate =
and=20
non-profit worlds. This flow of skills between =
sectors=20
is good news for the future of public-private=20
partnerships. And for the young generation now =
entering=20
the workforce, the new landscape is an appealing =
one. Today=92s highly motivated set of =
employees are=20
often driven in their career choices as much by =
the=20
opportunity to make a difference as by the =
prospect of a=20
high salary. Photo =A9 Paul=20
Morgan [VIEW=20
THE FULL STORY]=20
|
MTN=20
Nigeria Foundation: Partnerships Designed for =
Impact=20
by=20
Amina Oyagbola, Corporate Services Executive, =
MTN=20
Nigeria Communications=20
The=20
MTN Nigeria Foundation has launched over 100 =
partnership=20
projects across Nigeria focused =
on education,=20
health and economic empowerment. At the last =
count,=20
MTNF=92s projects were estimated to have touched =
and=20
helped uplift the lives of over 1,000,000 =
people. Our=20
experience demonstrates that partnerships which =
are=20
dynamic, homegrown, transparently implemented =
and=20
responsive to local conditions can be =
exceptionally=20
powerful tools for transforming the lives of =
ordinary=20
people in developing=20
countries. [VIEW=20
THE FULL STORY]=20
|
Enhancing=20
Partnership Value with New Assessment Tool=20
by=20
Sirkka Korpela, Senior Advisor, World Monitors =
Inc=20
To=20
provide improved guidance on designing effective =
and=20
high-impact partnerships for all parties =
involved, the=20
Global Compact brought together a number of UN=20
organizations, businesses and other stakeholders =
to=20
develop a =93Partnership Assessment Tool=94 =
(PAT). PAT takes=20
the partners through a systematic examination of =
the=20
internal and external aspects of the governance =
of the=20
partnership and desired sustainable =
development=20
outcomes. [VIEW=20
THE FULL STORY]=20
|
Business=20
Guide to Partnering with NGOs and the UN=20
The=20
Global Compact joined forces with Dalberg Global =
Development Advisors to produce the first =
market-based=20
assessment of the partnering capacity of NGOs =
and UN=20
entities. This "Business Guide to =
Partnering with=20
NGOs and the United Nations" is based on a =
survey of=20
approximately 20,000 companies worldwide, and =
profiles=20
leading NGOs and UN entities =96 both global and =
local =96=20
that have demonstrated competency in areas such =
as=20
advocacy, awareness-raising, health and the=20
environment.
[VIEW=20
THE FULL STORY]=20
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| Issue Focus=20
|
Addressing=20
Our Planet=92s Water Challenges: Steps Every =
Company Can=20
Take by=20
Neville Isdell, Chairman and CEO, The Coca-Cola =
Company=20
Businesses =
of every=20
size and from every industry rely on water. For =
some,=20
like my company, water is a main ingredient. For =
others,=20
water is a key part of the production process or =
the=20
supply chain. But water is not just important to =
our=20
businesses, it is critical to the communities we =
serve.=20
We cannot have a sustainable business unless the =
communities we serve are sustainable themselves. =
The=20
private sector has an important role to play in =
water=20
stewardship and the CEO Water Mandate offers a =
roadmap=20
for =
sustainability. [VIEW=20
THE FULL STORY]=20
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| Principles =
in Action=20
|
Savings=20
Banks Committed to Economy and Society=20
The World=20
Savings Banks Institute is the global voice of =
savings=20
and retail banking, representing institutions in =
92=20
countries. WSBI members are progressively=20
introducing CSR concerns into their banking =
activities.=20
Many member banks are signatories of the Global =
Compact=20
on an individual basis, including BancoEstado =
(Chile),=20
Caixa Economica Federal (Brazil), Swedbank =
(Sweden),=20
Groupe Caisse d=92Epargne (France), and a number =
of the=20
Spanish Confederaci=F3n Espa=F1ola de Cajas de =
Ahorros=20
(CECA) members. WSBI=92s overall ambition is to =
improve=20
the uptake, implementation and strategic =
integration of=20
the GC principles into all of their members' =
business=20
activities. [VIEW=20
THE FULL STORY]=20
|
Notable=20
Communications on Progress=20
The=20
Communication on Progress (COP) programme =
remains a=20
priority for the Global Compact Office; it is =
the=20
backbone of our accountability and quality =
efforts. On=20
the Global Compact website, top-quality COPs are =
recognized through the Notable COP programme. =
Showcasing=20
outstanding COPs =96 with respect to the quality =
and=20
comprehensiveness of the information they =
provide =96 is=20
proving to be a strong incentive for companies =
to=20
improve their COPs, particularly as efforts =
increase to=20
link COPs with mainstream financial market =
analysis. The=20
Notable COP programme also aims to advance=20
organizational learning by sharing good =
reporting=20
practices. [VIEW=20
THE FULL STORY]=20
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| Practical =
Tools=20
|
New=20
Tools & Resources =
Our=20
offering of strategic resources grew =
significantly in=20
2007. At least a dozen new publications and =
online tools=20
were developed this year =96 often in =
coordination with=20
key partners and experts =96 to aid GC =
participants in=20
implementing the ten principles, engaging in=20
partnerships and communicating=20
progress. [VIEW=20
THE FULL STORY]=20
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TR>
| Local =
Compact=20
|
New=20
Report: Local Networks Gaining in Strength and =
Impact=20
On=20
17 December 2007, the UN Global Compact and the=20
Barcelona Center for the Support of the Global =
Compact=20
launched the first comprehensive survey of =
Global=20
Compact Local Networks. The report presents a =
detailed=20
analysis of 90 emerging and existing networks =
and=20
showcases numerous examples of network =
activities from=20
all regions of the=20
world. [VIEW=20
THE FULL STORY]=20
|
Local=20
Network News
Read about=20
Local Network events, launches and dialogues =
being held=20
around the world, including in Bulgaria, C=F4te =
d=92Ivoire,=20
India, Korea, Peru, Ukraine, the United States =
and Viet=20
Nam. [VIEW=20
THE FULL STORY]=20
|
V=20
Annual Local Networks Forum=20
Over 100 =
participants=20
representing 40 Global Compact Local Networks in =
Africa,=20
Europe, Asia, the Arab region and the Americas =
attended=20
this year's V Annual Local Network Forum, held =
in=20
Monterrey, Mexico on 17-18 October 2007. =
The=20
agenda of this year's Forum was based on input =
gathered=20
during the regional network meetings held in the =
first=20
half of 2007, in addition to bilateral contact =
between=20
the Global Compact Office and Local=20
Networks. [VIEW=20
THE FULL STORY]=20
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Millennium =
Development=20
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2008
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The Global Compact's ten =
principles in=20
the areas of human rights, labour, the environment and =
anti-corruption enjoy universal consensus and are =
derived=20
from:
=95 The=20
Universal Declaration of Human Rights =95 The =
International Labour Organization's Declaration on =
Fundamental=20
Principles and Rights at Work =95 The Rio =
Declaration=20
on Environment and Development =95 The United =
Nations=20
Convention against Corruption=20
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