What pressures will your business face in 2020?
The black summer of 2019-2020 has seen the Australian landscape suffer unprecedented destruction. Climate change will continue to dramatically alter our environment, threatening political stability,... Read More
Can Australian businesses urgently consider the human side of climate change?
Today, the Global Compact Network Australia, the local network of the United Nations Global Compact, released its discussion paper on climate change and human rights. This... Read More
The Sustainable Development Goals – ‘Every Australian’s business’: Guides for senior leaders and employees
Today, the Global Compact Network Australia released two Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) guides for senior leaders and employees. These Guides equip Australian businesses with the... Read More
STATEMENT: Supporting an open Australian civic space for all stakeholders
An open civic space is one of the many benefits of living in a free and democratic society. An open civic space is an environment... Read More
Government policies, the private sector and SDG1: How economic policies enhance poverty alleviation
The GCNA, in collaboration with Professor Alberto Posso from UN Global Compact Participant, RMIT University, has just released a paper entitled ‘Can government policies that... Read More
Webinar release: Keeping up with the SDGs
On Thursday 3 October 2019, the Global Compact Network Australia (GCNA) convened a webinar to provide Australian stakeholders with the opportunity to hear updates from... Read More
Discussion Paper | Leaving no one behind: Planning for a Just Transition
Today, the GCNA released its first discussion paper on the just transition. Titled Leaving no one behind: Planning for a Just Transition, the paper focuses... Read More
GCNA Conference Report Released
The GCNA held its inaugural conference ‘Rebuilding Trust in Corporate Australia: Business as an Agent of Sustainable Change’ on 30 April and 1 May 2019.... Read More
GCNA responds to the Modern Slavery Act Draft Guidance for Reporting Entities
The Global Compact Network Australia (GCNA) welcomed the opportunity to make a submission in relation to the Department of Home Affairs’ Draft Guidance for Reporting... Read More
Business leaders meet to rebuild trust in corporate Australia
In the wake of the Hayne Recommendations, the Global Compact Network Australia (GCNA) is hosting 250 delegates from some of Australia’s leading businesses at its... Read More
