New York, USA, May 30, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The United Nations Global Compact is pleased to announce its initial group of Patron and Sponsor companies for their ongoing commitment to the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The 16 UN Global Compact Patron and Sponsor companies recognized today are highly engaged participants of the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative and represent different regions of the world and different industrial sectors. Their support will help scale Global Compact programming and deliver regionally appropriate content to help companies of all sizes develop their capacity and ambition toward meeting the SDGs.
The UN Global Compact Patron and Sponsor companies support the programmatic rollout of accelerator programmes, peer learning groups, think labs, and e-learning tools on the SDGs, across topics including Gender Equality, Climate Change, Human Rights and Labour Rights. The Patrons' financial and in-kind support helps make it possible to deliver these programmes through UN Global Compact Local Networks in 69 countries, with an emphasis on supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) around the world on their sustainability journey.
“Patron and Sponsor companies represent the highest level of engagement with the UN Global Compact and are key to our 2021–2023 strategy which is focused on accelerating and scaling the global collective impact of business by upholding the Ten Principles and delivering the SDGs through accountable companies and ecosystems that enable change,” said Sanda Ojiambo, Assistant Secretary-General and CEO of the UN Global Compact.
To be eligible for Patron and Sponsor recognition, companies must demonstrate a commitment to the UN Global Compact and its Ten Principles, display strong performance in the sustainability area they are sponsoring and commit to funding and working on the programme for a minimum of two years.
The initial group of 2022–23 Global Compact Patron and Sponsor companies are:
Gender Equality:
Patron: L'Oreal
Sponsors: Mary Kay, Project Management Institute
Labour Rights:
Patron: Schneider Electric
Sponsors: McCormick & Co, UPM, L'Oreal, Firmenich
Climate:
Patrons: Iberdrola, AIA
Sponsors: Schneider Electric, Moody's
Governance:
Patron: Enel
Sponsor: RELX
SDG Integration:
Patrons: 3M, SAP, Project Management Institute
SME Engagement:
Patron: CEMEX
Sponsor: Safaricom
About the United Nations Global Compact
As a special initiative of the UN Secretary-General, the United Nations Global Compact is a call to companies everywhere to align their operations and strategies with Ten Principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. Our ambition is to accelerate and scale the global collective impact of business by upholding the Ten Principles and delivering the Sustainable Development Goals through accountable companies and ecosystems that enable change. With more than 15,000 companies and 3,000 non-business signatories based in over 160 countries, and 69 Local Networks, the UN Global Compact is the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative — one Global Compact uniting business for a better world.
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Media Contact: Alex Gee, gee@unglobalcompact.org
