Press background on Global Compact Network India (GCNI)
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As a special initiative of the UN Secretary-General, Global Compact Network India (GCNI), a local arm of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), New York 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 10000 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.
Theme paper on ‘Rethinking Gender Representation across Value Chains’ unveiled
Female estimated earned income is a mere one-fifth of male income, which is also among the world’s lowest (144th)
Women only account for 14% of leadership roles (136th) and 30% of pr... (more)
Mar 06, 2020 15:52 IST
Global Compact Network India (GCNI)
