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How can private sector companies become leaders on the Sustainable Development Goals? In March 2016, the Global Compact Network USA addressed this question at our
This year, we will again tackle this question, in a very different way. More than a year after the SDGs were launched, we’ve now seen leaders emerge across sectors using myriad strategies to help achieve the goals. Yet many companies are still determining how they can add their ideas and energy to this global endeavor. So, this year, at the 2017 Symposium, we will explore nine avenues of action. We are modeling the 2017 Symposium off one that is being held in
This is not your ordinary conference. The nine areas of the 2017 Symposium are in fact being built out by the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)—and partners such as UNEP Finance Initiative, Singularity University, and the Global Reporting Initiative—into the new
We need you! This year’s symposium is designed to enable those with shared interests to learn from each other, discuss how to achieve shared goals, and advance progress on the SDGs. Please join your Global Compact and Network USA colleagues this summer in New York City to learn, share, and make a real contribution to leadership on the SDGs. We look forward to seeing you there!