BAET 20300 Study Guide - Final Guide: Kofi Annan, United Nations Global Compact
Document Summary
Better data for better lives: new data sources are instrumental to develop understanding of progress in new ways, rapidly progressing, can provide basis for more holistic approach to policy-making. Incorporate environmental, social and governance criteria into investment decision- making and ownership practices. Promote good corporate citizenship and build more stable, sustainable and inclusive global economy. Initiated in early 2005 by un secretary-general kofi annan. Invited a group of world"s largest institutional investors to develop the principles. Individuals represented 20 institutional investors from 12 countries. 3: supported by a 70 person multi-stakeholder group of experts, coordinated by united nations environment programme finance initiative and the un global compact, launched at nyse in april 2006. Implementation support: professional secretariat has been set up to help signatories implement the. An online knowledge base with implementation resources such as interviews with key industry practitioners, book reviews and issue briefs.
