Conference on Sustainable Development – Rio+20

The United Nations Global Compact will organize the Rio+20 Corporate Sustainability Forum: Innovation & Collaboration for the Future We Want in Rio de Janeiro – held in cooperation with the Rio+20 Secretariat, the UN System and the Global Compact Local Network Brazil.

The objective of the week-long forum is to strengthen the business contribution to sustainable development globally – seeking to bring greater scale and quality to implementation of corporate sustainability practices, innovation and collaboration.

Rio+20

The 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development – Rio+20 will gather Governments on 20-22 June 2012 to build global consensus for a more sustainable course, in the environmental, social and economic spheres. The conference will focus on two themes: a green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication; and the institutional framework for sustainable development.

Business plays a crucial role in this endeavour through corporate sustainability – defined as a company’s delivery of long-term value in financial, social, environmental and ethical terms. With the right incentives, enabling environments and means of implementation, the private sector can make significant contributions to the sustainable development agenda in Rio and beyond. Read more about Rio+20.

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