- June 14, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
More than 13,000 business experts to join Heads of State, Civil Society leaders and UN Chiefs to elevate climate ambition and corporate responsibility to build forward better from global pandemic
New York, NY, June 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — UNITED NATIONS, New York, 13 June 2020 — Business leaders across the world report increasing pressure to act on sustainability and expect the momentum to grow significantly over the next three years, according to new data to be released at the UN Global Compact Leaders Summit on Tuesday.
Results of the UN Global Compact 2021 survey of companies and chief executive officers, in partnership with Accenture, reveal that 79 per cent of CEOs believe the pandemic has highlighted the need to transition to more sustainable business models. Three out of five (62 per cent ) CEOs said the pressure to act on sustainability grew significantly over the last three years, and three out of four (73 per cent) said they expect the…
