JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 2 August 2022 — Business leaders from across Johannesburg gathered today in Johannesburg as part of the UN Global Compact Africa Business Leaders Coalition (ABLC) to discuss how to advance Africa’s sustainable growth, prosperity and development. The ABLC is a CEO-led initiative
Johannesburg, 16 June 2022. As South Africa commemorates Youth Day and reflects on the hardships and strides that the youth of 1976 took in challenging the Apartheid regime, it is also important to acknowledge the new challenges facing young people today. The theme of this
[Johannesburg, 21 March 2022] Today, 21 March, South Africa commemorates Human Rights Day grounded in the events of the 1960 Sharpeville Massacre where 69 people were killed in a peaceful protest march against the apartheid Pass laws. Thirty-six years after this historic event, Former President Nelson
Johannesburg, 08 March 2022. Today on International Women’s Day, the United Nations, Governments, Corporations, Civil Society Organisations, Communities, and individuals across the world elevate advocacy on gender equality. Around the world, the UN Global Compact will Ring the Bell for Gender Equality in collaboration with
[Johannesburg, 01 December 2021] — As part of the 2022 UN Global Compact SDG Pioneers programme, Global Compact Network South Africa (GCNSA) today launched its national search for professionals who are committed to advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). By 15 March 2022,
[Johannesburg, 12 November 2021] Naspers, a global internet group and one of the largest technology investors in the world, has joined the United Nations Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative. As a special initiative of the UN Secretary-General, the United Nations Global Compact
[Johannesburg, 9 August 2021] Each year in August South Africa celebrates Women’s Month, with the 9th of August being National Women’s Day, commemorating the 20,000 women who marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to protest the Apartheid Pass Laws. The National Women’s Day draws
