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Article: CARING FOR CLIMATE GAINS MOMENTUM AS BUSINESS LEADERS GATHER IN BALI TO DISCUSS CLIMATE CHANGE AT EVENT HOSTED BY U.N. GLOBAL COMPACT

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December 10, 2007
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The United Nations issued the following press release:

More than 90 representatives from business, United Nations agencies and Governments gathered in Bali today for a business dinner hosted by the United Nations Global Compact, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The event took place in the context of a business day at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, held from 3 to 14 December.

The purpose of the dinner was to present an update on Caring for Climate: The Business Leadership Platform, an initiative launched by the Global Compact in July. More than 200 corporate signatories of the Global Compact ...

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