In today’s rapidly evolving corporate landscape, advancing gender equality is not just a moral imperative—it’s a business advantage. Research shows that achieving gender equality could unlock more ...

Sonia Bashir Kabir, Managing Director at Microsoft Corporation, advocates digital literacy for Bangladeshi women to help them participate more fully in the IT workforce. Microsoft, through its ...

An overview of the business case for Women’s Empowerment Principles and how the Global Compact is supporting business efforts. Inspire participants’ organizational learning, and support companies to ...

Farzana Chowdhury has seen first-hand how women in Bangladesh are still deprived of their basic rights and are subject to discrimination in many areas of their lives. She has made it her mission to ...

Gender equality has been a struggle in Sri Lanka, where women and girls face structural barriers and cultural stereotypes that limit their workplace options, financial security, political ...

Post-harvest losses represent one of the biggest challenges smallholder farmers face in Malawi. Without proper storage facilities to hold their agricultural outputs, farmers are forced to sell their ...

In 2012, Microsoft developed a Language Interface Pack (LIP) for Windows in the Cherokee language. This LIP translates and displays most of the commonly used user interface of Windows into Cherokee.

The Global Compact Office offers regular short, free of charge, online seminars (webinars) that provide useful guidance for new participants and introduce the Communication on Progress.

“Once you see sustainability as part of your DNA, it is easier to engage others and to be the leader needed to move everyone forward.” In this interview, Blanca Treviño emphasizes that successful ESG ...

The Communication on Progress (CoP) Data Visualization Tools offer insights into the progress of UN Global Compact business participants in advancing the Ten Principles and the SDGs. The Tools include ...

“CEOs need to be respectful of the people they hire as well as keeping that environment safe not only for the people they employ but also to be more profitable.” In this interview, Dr. Musimbi Kanyoro ...

Explore case studies showcasing how UN Global Compact participants are driving sustainability and responsible business practices worldwide.