Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are at the heart of the Paris Agreement, and serve as each country’s climate action plan. NDCs embody the commitments nations make to reduce greenhouse gas ...

Every year, tens of thousands of government officials, diplomats, heads of state, business leaders, journalists and representatives from international organizations come together in New York for ...

This is the first consultative draft of the Ocean Investment Protocol which is a framework for financial institutions, (re)insurers, ocean industries, governments and development finance institutions ...

The COE contains a description of the practical actions that the organization has taken to support the Global Compact and to engage with the initiative.

Conflict and violence cost the world some $17.5 trillion a year. That’s $2200 per person worldwide. The world faces the highest number of violent conflicts since the Second World War. Two billion ...

COPs, or Conference of the Parties, are the decision-making bodies of international conventions acting as binding agreements between countries. They are generally held on an annual or biennial basis ...

Guide on how to request a deadline modification via a Grace Letter before your reporting deadline expires. Refer to the COP Grace Letter Guide for business participants and the COE Grace Letter Guide ...

Each volume of case studies explores how several companies have dealt with various human rights issues. These examples emphasize the need for cohesive and sometimes over-arching corporate policies on ...

Provides a high-level overview of the key linkages between the UN Global Compact’s ten principles and the core subjects of social responsibility defined by ISO 26000.

Outlines the opportunities for the ESG bond market to secure capital for ocean-related projects and companies that have made, or are planning to make, a significant contribution to the Sustainable ...

Aims to inspire all business — regardless of size, sector or geography — to take leading action in support of the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It illustrates how the five ...

The Business Leadership Criteria on Carbon Pricing is designed to inspire companies to reach the next level of climate performance and to advocate for a price on carbon as a necessary and effective ...