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Article: Capitalism with a human face: the UN Global Compact.(United Nations Global Compact)
- Article from:
- The Journal of Corporate Citizenship
- Article date:
- December 22, 2007
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Addressing poverty is still the greatest social challenge of our time. It requires that governments, business and civil society each contribute a reasonable share of their resources, skills and know-how to jointly achieve sustainable solutions. Today, the most respected platform in this regard is the United Nations Global Compact. However, the role of non-governmental organisations in this initiative has been given far less attention than the role of business. While there is no simple causal relationship between a corporation's contribution to the common good and its reputation, companies competing with integrity need acknowledgement from society. NGOs' apparent reluctance ...