At Forum, Ban stresses key role of business in securing way forward on SDGs
¡°Solutions will involve everything from regulation to disruptive innovation ¨C and everyone from world leaders and chief executives, to educators, activists and citizens,¡± Mr. Ban said.
Press briefing: Business engagement on SDGs
The briefing will address the reasons why the Sustainable Development Goals and climate action are important to business, and how the private sector is engaging in the 2030 Agenda.
In letter, SDG Advocates urge business leaders to take action
With the support of the UN Global Compact, a number of the SDG Advocates are calling on business to take concrete action towards helping the UN achieve the SDGs.
Paul Polman: Climate action needed for business growth
Investment in renewable energy hit a high of $286 billion in 2015, more than double that committed to fossil fuel power plants, Polman writes in an op-ed.
Media advisory: Press briefing on the impact of the Paris Agreement on business
The press briefing will highlight how the Paris Climate Agreement has already begun to impact private sector operations and investments.
Ban: Global investors must play full role in shift to clean energy
More than 500 global investors gathered at UN Headquarters to mobilize the trillions of dollars needed to move the world onto the path of clean energy, with Ban Ki-moon challenging them to, at a minimum, double clean energy investments to $660 billion by 2020.
Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at Investor Summit on Climate Risk
"The investor community is of critical importance if we are to move from aspirations to action," Ban says.
Global investors mobilize action in wake of Paris Climate Agreement
Ceres and the UN Foundation convene some 500 financial leaders at the UN to scale clean energy opportunities and manage the fossil fuel risks from the low-carbon transition.
World of business must play part in achieving SDGs, Ban says
¡°I ask all the CEOs here today to help us. Your advocacy and example can drive action to achieve a life of dignity for all people,¡± Ban Ki-moon told business leaders at an event on the Global Compact in Davos, Switzerland.