Playing for a spot on the United Nation’s Security Council is a bit like a game of musical chairs. Every two years, there is a little reshuffling. This go-round, Canada was left in the awkward position of having no chair to sit on when the music stopped. Remember how you felt at birthday parties when [...]
Cannon blames Ignatieff for Canada’s UN vote loss
Tuesday, October 12th, 2010from CBC news Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon says the lack of support from Michael Ignatieff for Canada’s bid to win a seat on the United Nations Security Council helped scuttle it, an assertion the Liberal leader called “ridiculous.” Canada abruptly dropped its bid for a seat on the council after coming behind Portugal in second [...]
UN Women: Are we finally getting serious about universal gender equality?
Monday, July 5th, 2010Finally…are we getting serious about universal gender equality? At an official level, there is more than a whiff of promise in the air. At the G8 in June, we saw political leaders in the West commit — in the Muskoka Declaration– to seriously invest in maternal and child health. And, at the United Nations,the UN [...]
Guide on How to Develop a Human Rights Policy
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010By Lucy Amis, United Nations Global Compact A human rights policy can take many forms and has no uniform definition. At minimum, it is a public statement adopted by the company’s highest governing authority committing the company to respect international human rights standards and to do so by taking steps to identify, mitigate, and report [...]
Guidance on Responsible Business in Conflict-Affected and High-risk Areas: A Resource for Companies and Investors
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010By United Nations Global Compact, Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) “Guidance on Responsible business in conflict-affected and High-risk areas: a Resource for companies and investors” aims to assist companies in implementing responsible business practices in conflict-affected and high-risk areas consistent with the Global Compact Ten Principles. It seeks to provide a common reference point for [...]
Supply Chain Sustainability: A Practical Guide for Continuous Improvement
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010By UN Global Compact, Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) Supply chain sustainability is increasingly recognized as a key component of corporate responsibility. Managing the social, environmental and economic impacts of supply chains, and combating corruption, makes good business sense as well as being the right thing to do. However, supply chains consist of continously evolving [...]
Doing business while advancing peace and development
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010By United Nations Global Compact Conflict affects a society at all levels. It destroys human lives, reduces the prospects for sustainable growth and development and weakens a state’s ability to govern. Conflict significantly slows down social, political and economic development processes. For example, weak infrastructure in conflict-affected areas such as por communications and limited access [...]