On Wednesday, the Exo Building on Point Square, Dublin, will host the first official meeting of the Irish United Nations Global Compact Network (UNGC). As the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative, active in 167 countries, the voluntary alliance provides a framework of universal sustainability principles for companies to follow, find support through and report on.
The timing of the UNGC’s launch in Ireland is significant. The corporate sustainability reporting directive is expanding the scope and requirements of sustainability reporting for companies. Now more than ever, Irish businesses and business leaders need guidance and frameworks through which they can align their environmental, societal and governance (ESG) principles and practices.
Ahead of its official Irish launch, UNGC network members share why they’ve joined the global compact and