Nutshell – GCNI Tri Annual Newsletter August – Nov 2016

VOL. 9ISSUE IAugust - Nov 2016 T H E G C N I I N D I A T R I - A N N U A L N E W S L E T T E R

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I am pleased to inform you that UN's pragmatism and visionary approach find resonance in the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) integrating the three 'interdependent and mutually reinforcing pillars' of economic, environment and social indicators for ensuring holistic and sustainable development for the humanity at large. Today, more than ever before, India's dynamic environment, also poses tremendous potential for the country to contribute towards the global sustainability agenda. In the past few years, India has recorded a high economic growth across

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6th Subir Raha Memorial Lecture on

Business and Trust

UN Global Compact Network India held its 6th Subir Raha Memorial Lecture on the theme of Business and Trust on 30th November, 2016in New Delhi.

The Subir Raha Memorial Lecture is an annual event organised to honour the Mr. Subir Raha,

the Founder President of the Global Compact Network India and Former CMD, ONGC. His vision and foresight has been instrumental in leading UN-GCNI to become the first local network to be established as a legal entity in 2003. The Lecture Series was started by UN Global Compact Network India in 2010, pay

By Mr. Arun Maira, Chancellor, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Former Member, Planning Commission of India and Former Chairman, Boston Consulting Group, India

Making Global Goals Local Business, Dubai, 24-27th October, 2016

Launch of Industrial Water Benchmarking Study for India, 30th November, 2016, New Delhi

12th Annual GeneralBody Meeting, 30th November, 2016, New Delhi

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the sectors and the implication of this economic growth lies on the massive urban expansion of the Indian cities. The government has also raised investments, drafted legislations and in parallel is encouraging public private partnerships to deliver high quality to its citizen's life.

UN-GCNI during the past quarter has particularly been moved with numerous partnerships and collaborations and engaged meaningfully with various stakeholders such as Habitat For Humanity India, Sandvik Asia, Alliance for Integrity, NHRD Network, Indo – German Chamber Of Commerce, Global Compact Network Germany, Indo-German Chamber of Commerce and twenty fifty, Mahatma Gandhi University, Meghalaya, Pyramid Valley International, Idobro, SEB, The Swedish Chamber of Commerce and various UN bodies including UNGC and UN Women.

I am also happy to mention here that UN-GCNI has expanded exponentially in terms of its influence, programs, activities, and outreach in India as well as globally. It is with pride and immense satisfaction; I am proud to share with you that UN-GCNI continued contribution to furthering UNGC Principles & Sustainable Development Goals were recognized at the 2016 Network Awards held in Dubai.

UN-GCNI has achieved much during the past quarter and learning out of it would be built on for the future endeavours that we pursue. In the coming quarter, GCNI will work towards aligning its activities with the post 2015 Global Development Agenda and with UNGC 2020 Strategy. GCNI has already initiated activities to transform itself as a knowledge hub

and the years ahead would witness strengthening of this capacity for the benefit of our members, patrons and partners. The partnerships and collaborations forged over the past few years would be further strengthened and new opportunities would be explored for innovative interventions and initiatives for achieving new outcomes and approaches.

Moving forward, UN-GCNI would be playing an influential role in the global development discourse for galvanizing action around responsible business practices and culture involving its members in a much closer way.

I would like to gratefully acknowledge the support of my colleagues in the Governing Council whose support and expertise has been crucial in taking the Global Compact movement in India forward. I also acknowledge the support of our patrons and members who helped us in organizing various events. The UN-GCNI Secretariat, led by its Executive Director has put-in commendable efforts and deserves much appreciation. I look forward to renewed commitment and efforts from this team as we have an ambitious agenda to implement during this year.

I would like to once again take this opportunity in thanking you for investing your time and resources in engaging with the Global Compact Initiative during the last quarter and look forward to your continued association with us in years to come. Your support and encouragement has been instrumental in ensuring the growth of UN-GCNI and also in increasing its influence as a leading network amongst its peers both at global and local network.

to tribute to the achievements of the great leader, and is delivered by experts and luminaries from different walks of life. Since its initiation in 2010, six memorial lectures have been organised by UN-GCNI.

This time the lecture was delivered by Mr. Arun Maira, Chancellor, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Former Member, Planning Commission of India and Former Chairman, Boston Consulting Group, India on “Business and Trust”. Throughout his career spanning five decades, Arun Maira has led several organisations, including the Boston Consulting Group in India. The other leadership positions he has held include being the chairman of Axis Bank Foundation and Save The Children, India. He was also board member of the India Brand Equity Foundation, the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, the UN Global Compact, and World Wide Fund India. He has delivered several lectures at various forums and has written several books that capture his insights.

Mr. Arun Maira highlighted on issues of trust and credibility, candour, corporate responsibility, consistency and value creation, which are the cornerstone of building trust in businesses. Mr. Maira lecture was even more relevant from UNGC's perspective as the Secretary General of the United Nations is galvanizing global businesses to embed trust credibility and sustainability to undertake collective action in the run-up to post 2015 global development architecture.


6,54,757 individuals. The ImPact 50-50 strategy aims to achieve holistic and integrated social change with Housing and Sanitation at the core of its development. It also aims at making “Housing for All” and “Total Sanitation'' a reality for 100 districts in India.

The second presentation at the consultation was delivered by Mr. Joseph Scaria, Director – Resource Development, Asia Pacific, Habitat for Humanity International wherein he highlighted about the role of ImPact Asia Pacific and further stated that partnership with Habitat for Humanity has brought about 400 corporate partnerships which will be successful in building CSR strategy. He also highlighted the 20-20 vision led by Vision Council which has three major indicators that includes Leadership Builders, Young Game Changers and Ambassadors.

Mr. Jonathan Reckford, CEO, Habitat for Humanity International in his special address highlighted the fact that Housing is an invisible problem and Habitat for Humanity has reached the target for providing affordable Housing for All. He stressed upon Multi sectoral approaches which will provide the

affordable housing for all which includes Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan, Private Sector Development and Public Private Partnership. The role of critical societies to bring development includes private sector engagement and getting into consultation.

The consultation included the representation from corporates which includes ReNew Power and NBCC Ltd. ReNew Power has done immense work in providing clean energy and sanitation in various districts of India. ReNew believes in Community Engagement and setting up toilet is not only important but empowering the community and getting the funds is eventually more important. Whereas, National Building Construction Co-operation has implemented 100 Bio- Digester Toilets for majority of schools in PAN India and Hon'ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Bio Digester Toilets in Rajasthan, Tripura and Uttarakhand.

The meeting ended with the vote of thanks by Mr. Sanjay Daswani – Director – Resource Development & Communications, Habitat for Humanity India.

UN Global Compact Network India in collaboration with Habitat for Humanity India organised Multi Stakeholder Consultation on Housing and Sanitation within Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Framework on 3rd October 2016 at FICCI Auditorium in New Delhi. The consultation was attended by more than 120 participants representing NGOs, Civil Society Organisation, Corporates, SMEs, PSUs, Ministry and Academia.

Dr. Uddesh Kohli, Senior Advisor, UNGC, New York, in his Welcome Address stated that this is the first kind of consultation on Housing and Sanitation and GCNI has been instrumental in implementing its agenda towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals with Housing and Sanitation at the core of its development.

The consultation included a presentation on ImPact 50-50 HFH India Strategy which was delivered by Mr. Rajan Samuel, Managing Director, Habitat for Humanity India in which he highlighted that Habitat For Humanity India act as a catalyst and has brought a major impact to 1,34,893 families and

Multi Stakeholder Consultation on Housing and Sanitation within Sustainable Development Goals Framework, 3rd October, 2016, New Delhi


UN-GCNI continued contribution to furthering UNGC Principles & Sustainable Development Goals were recognized at the 2016 Network Awards held in Dubai, 24-27 October. Dr. Uddesh Kohli, Senior Advisor, UNGC and Ms. Shabnam Siddiqui, Executive Director (Additional Charge), UN-GCNI represented India Network in the meeting and shared UN-GCNI method and practices in coordination of SDG action Plans.

“Already in the first year since the launch of the Sustainable Development Goals, companies around the world and here in UAE are responding to the vision of the global goals. The SDGs are helping to outline new markets and opportunities for companies to contribute to improving our world,” said Lise Kingo, Executive Director, UN Global Compact. The Local Networks from nearly 60 countries and representatives from over 30 UN agencies, funds and programmes were focused on building private sector action on the SDGs

Making Global Goals Local Business, 24-27th October, 2016, Dubai

country by country. Discussions focussed on how to accelerate collaboration among business, the UN Global Compact and UN partners in local contexts and in coordination with the national SDG action plans. Participants shared examples of successful and scalable UN-Business partnerships, as outlined in the recently released UN Global Compact Partnership Passport.

United Nations Global Compact convened over 600 leaders from business, civil society, the UN and Government in Dubai to drive business awareness and action in support of the Sustainable Development Goals in the region. Hosted by Global Compact Network UAE, the four-day series of events entitled Making Global Goals Local Business – Dubai explored the actions and partnerships needed to advance the SDGs at the local level, particularly in the realm of peace and the humanitarian agenda.

UN-GCNI continued contribution to furthering UNGC Principles & Sustainable Development Goals wererecognized at the 2016 Network Awards held in Dubai, 24-27th, October, 2016

"Already in the first year since the launch of the Sustainable Development Goals, the companies around the world and here in the UAE are responding to the vision of the global goals. The SDGs are helping to outline new markets and opportunities for companies to contribute in improving our world".


UN Global Compact Network India in collaboration with Mahatma Gandhi University, Meghalaya held the North East Roundtable on SDGs on the theme “Role of Higher Education Institutions in Sustainable Development of North East India” on 8th August 2016.

Mr. Ram Mohan Mishra, IAS, CEO, Meghalaya Basin Development Authority, Government of Meghalaya was the Chief Guest at the event wherein he stated that Government plays a major hand in driving the implementation of development agenda at state and national levels. given the structure of constitution Mr. Mishra clearly highlighted that the first claim on development belongs to poor. To make continuous efforts towards sustainable and targeted development in North East India, timely and qualitative interventions in various development activities through partnerships with Institutions,

North East Roundtable on Sustainable Development Goals

organizations and government agencies is important in order to achieve sustainable outcomes.

Given the importance of UN-GCNI it can contribute immensely in the field of education by mainstreaming SDGs into the curriculum, providing training to faculty in the region and holding awareness and outreach to the companies. It has joined with a number of partners to advance education around the world and has created a framework in advancing education goals.

Global Compact has also played a pivotal role of bringing in business perspectives in the process of shaping SDGs. It has consistently provided input to Governments, the UN Secretary General and the UN system at large. These inputs were based on surveys, consultations and discussions among thousands of UN business

participants and local networks. Close collaboration with local stakeholders including businesses helps the universities diversify their support systems and may provide research themes and work based learning opportunities for faculty, students and also for youth

The Government in India is very keen to support academic institutions of higher learning to ensure that youth and students are fully skilled to play their respective roles in escalating social growth and development in the various sectors in our country. Mahatma Gandhi University (MGU), Meghalaya became first from North East India to sign UN Global Compact Network India membership. MGU Vice Chancellor Prof. Shiv K Tripathi stated that Global Compact Membership would be a milestone for the university in mainstreaming SDGs in higher education programmes in near future.

UN-GCNI held North East Roundtable on SDGs on the occasion of launch of itsmembership with Mahatma Gandhi University, 8th August, 2016, Meghalaya


UN Global Compact Network India in collaboration with National HRD Network held 3rd Corporate Social Responsibility Summit on the theme of Strategizing CSR for Sustainable Development on 11th August, 2016 in Bangalore.

The discussion was mainly focussed on the following areas: How Corporate India is strategizing for effective and innovative CST to meet the challenges of Sustainable Development.

Role of civil society organizations in effective implementation of impact measurement and sustainability of CSR Projects.

The conference was attended by more than 300 delegates representing from various NGOs/CSOs/Private Institution/ PSU/Academia etc.

NHRDN 3rd Corporate Social Responsibility Summit3rd, CSR Summit: Strategizing For Sustainable Development, 11-12th August, 2016, Bangalore

UN Global Compact Network India in collaboration with Idobro organised 4th Annual RISE Summit from 21-24th September, 2016 in Mumbai and Pune. The Sustainable Development Goals was a focus area facilitated by UN Global Compact and Sweden was the country partner.Mr. Nila Eliasson, the Acting Swedish Consul General was the Chief Guest of the Summit. The Key Note address was delivered by Mr. Jayesh Ranjan, Secretary, Information Technology, Electronics & Communications Department (Government of Telangana).

Some of the eminent speakers that were present during the Summit included Mr. Ashish Kumar Chauhan, MD & CEO – Bombay Stock Exchange, Adv. Ashish Shelar, MLA and President - BJP, Mumbai, Fr. Devasia, Director General- St. Paul's Society and Mr. Pooran Pandey, Former Executive Director - UN Global Compact Network India. The key objective of the RISE Summit was on fostering Cross-sectoral dialogue, capacity building and collaboration through Roundtables, Workshops, Media room and more. The distinctive feature of RISE is the participatory design with no panels or presentations across 4 days. Instead, open design technology was used to organically develop and ensure engaging conversations leading to outcomes and alliances across the spectrum of Women, Social and Green issues. A unique Tribal Village lunch, a Social Tour with the Swedish Institute Alumni to Pune and the launch of the Maharashtra Chapter of the Evaluation Community of India (ECOI) were some of the highlights of the program. Over 350 participants from Government, Corporate, Academia and Development sector interacted across the spectrum of Women, Social and Green issues to share their experiences and explore partnerships.

4th Annual RISE Summit,21-24th September, 2016, Mumbai and Pune

The 3rd CSR Summit deliberated discussion on various sub themes:

CSR Strategy for a Sustainable and Inclusive Development.

Role of implementing agencies in effective implementation,impact measurement and Sustainability of CSR Projects.

CSR addressing issues of Sustainable Development.

Climate Change with focus on Water.

Responsible Supply Chain.


Leadership Lecture Series by Dr. Amit Goswami, Theoretical QuantumPhysicists, 9th September, 2016, New Delhi

address shared his vision of the unlimited potential of consciousness as the ground of all being, and how this revelation can actually help us to live better. He explained all facets of creativity and said that “Every human being has creative potential, and grasping the quantum process—do-be-do-be-do will help everyone to explore his or her creative potential. Also, he talked about how science and spirituality can be integrated and theory of survival after death and reincarnation. He aims to integrate both conventional and alternative medicine. He adds that not only are science and religion compatible but that quantum physics proves the existence of God”.

Further, Dr. Jim Alvin, PhD, Founder, Advanced Law of Attraction Training Institute, California, USA in his key addresses talked about Quantum Economics Business Coaching (QEBC) and what made him and Dr. Goswami to found this institute. He said The

QEBC intends to engage entrepreneurs, business owners, corporations and organizations across all industries and markets to help them implement the principles of Quantum Economics in the workplace. It will lead to new paradigm for economics and business for the twenty-first century, touching upon the important issues of stability and sustainability of the economy, leadership, creativity, ethics in business, and will offer a way to achieve a revitalized business arena, and, once and for all, eliminating poverty and hunger.

The meeting concluded with the Vote of Thanks delivered by Dr. Uddesh Kohli, Senior Adviser, United Nations Global Compact to all the members for taking their time out and helping UN-GCNI towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals.

UN Global Compact Network India in collaboration with Pyramid International Valley Organised the 'Leadership Lecture Series' on the theme of 'Advancing Sustainable Development Goal-03: Quantum Energy Medicine: A New Paradigm' at India Islamic Culture, New Delhi on 9th September 2016.

The Welcome Address was delivered by Ms. Rita Mahajan, Secretary General, World of Quantum Energy Medicine, CEO, QUEST Research Foundation, wherein she explained that how hospitals are nowadays more focused on business rather than providing services to community and somewhere it's affecting the health & well being of community. The community needs the sustainable growth for the overall well being of people and there is need for quantum growth because spirituality is becoming a commercial bomb.

Dr. Amit Goswami, Theoretical Quantum Physicists, USA in his special

'Advancing Sustainable Development Goal No-03: Quantum Energy Medicine: A New Paradigm’


Launch of Industrial Water Benchmarking Study for India, 30th November, 2016, New DelhiOn the occasion of 6th Subir Raha Memorial Lecture, Mr. Arun Maira Chancellor, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Former Member, Planning Commission of India and Former Chairman, Boston Consulting Group, India also launched the Industrial Water Benchmarking Study for India in the presence of Mr. Dinesh K. Sarraf, President, UN Global Compact Network India and Chairman & Managing Director, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited; Dr. S.P.S Bakshi, Vice President (Northern Region), GCNI and Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Engineering Projects (India) Limited; Mr. D.D Mishra, Chair, Asia Pacific Resource Centre, GCNI and Director (HR) ONGC; Dr. Uddesh Kohli, Senior Advisor, UNGC, New York and other representatives.

The Industrial Water Benchmarking Study for India presents a strong forum for different stakeholders to

understand the nuances related to industrial water usage in India. The industrial water study represents a small yet significant first step that ONGC has taken in this direction. The

study seeks to explore water related trends and challenges faced by the industrial sector in India.

In its first phase, the study focuses on two industrial sectors in India –

(I) Thermal Power Generation (which accounts for the largest share of industrial water consumption), and

(ii) Iron & Steel (which poses a significant risk to the water bodies in the form of effluents and wastewater discharge).

This is perhaps the first of its kind industrial water study in India. The study identifies the most pressing water related issues as viewed by the business leaders and water managers in India. It also illustrates interventions and global best practices that can help to address this grave situation.


unique opportunity to share learnings and experiences on what constitutes successful Collective Action, setting out the agenda for future research and the development of best practices to support the fight against corruption.

CEGET - Center of Excellence for Governance Ethics and TransparencyCollective Action Conference, Basel, Switzerland 20-21st October, 2016,Ms. Shabnam Siddiqui, Executive Director (Additional Charge), UN-GCNI and Director, CEGET shared examples in the area of Public Procurement at Collective Action Conference 2016 held in Basel, Switzerland on 20-21st October, 2016

Collective Action Conference 2016 conference addressed the latest developments in research and practice on anti-corruption Collective Action through high-level panel discussions, workshops and key note speeches with distinguished experts and practitioners, including Professor Mark Pieth, Chairman of the Board, Basel Institute on Governance; David Green, Director, Serious Fraud Office, UK Government; Nicola Bonucci, Director for Legal Affairs, OECD; and Andreas Hoffmann, General Counsel and Head of Legal and Compliance of Siemens AG, among others.

Ms. Shabnam Siddiqui, Executive Director (Additional Charge), UN-GCNI and Director, CEGET shared examples from UN-GCNI in the area of Public Procurement, another processes that can be supported by open data & collective action at Collective Action Conference held in Basel, Switzerland on 20- 21st October, 2016.

Over 150 speakers and participants from the private sector, government, development agencies and civil society from all over the globe took part in the event, which provided a

The conference included sessions on the following:

Law enforcement and the private sector: Are collaborative efforts possible?

Recent research on anti-corruption Collective Action; is there a formula for success?

What are the incentives to engage in anti-corruption Collective Action in challenging markets?

Can the corruption risks in public procurement be cured by Collective Action?


First Quarterly Meeting of GCNI-CEGET with Pune Smart City Development Corporation Limited (PSCDCL), 10th November, 2016, Pune

GCNI CEGET and Pune Smart City Development Corporation Limited (PSCDCL) held a quarterly meeting on 10th November, 2016 at Pune to review the working of the Smart City project in Pune. It was attended by - Ms. Shabnam Siddiqui (Executive Director (Addl. charge), GCNI, along with the knowledge partners from Legasis Services Private Limited and VMC Pvt Ltd (Vision 360), Mr. Ashish (Pune Smart City Cell), and Mr. Aayush Killa ( PM, McKinsey).

GCNI CEGET had initiated discussion with the Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) of the five cities where stakeholder consultations were held, for promoting its governance framework. The first major breakthrough was realised in Pune. The Pune Smart City Development Corporation Limited (PSCDCL) entered into a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Global Compact Network India (GCNI) for providing advisory service on governance and compliance to their Special Purpose Vehicle ('SPV'). The MoU is effective from 1st July 2016 to 30th June 2021. This non-commercial MoU will ensure that PSCDCL operates in an

effective and efficient manner and attracts best investment to realize its mission.

Earlier, Stakeholder consultations were held in five cities with the theme of promoting a business case for transparency in Smart Cities. The cities where the meetings were held were Visakhapatnam (South), Lucknow (North), Pune (west), Bhubaneshwar (East) and Ranchi (Central).

The Pune city has won three awards for Smart City project in a competition organized by the Business-World Awards 2016. Pune has been selected as a finalist for the World Smart City Awards 2016 in the City Category of World Smart Cities Awards - Smart City Expo World Congress which was held from 15-17th November, 2016 in Barcelona (Spain).


UN Global Compact Network India in collaboration with Indo German Chamber of Commerce, Twenty Fifty and UN Global Compact Network Germany held a One Day Business Coaching for German Subsidiaries and their suppliers in India in Mumbai and Bangalore on 9th November and 11th November, 2016 respectively.

The training provided an overview of expectation on companies to conduct human rights due diligence including linkages with major sustainability frameworks and trends in India. The training started with the understanding of the basic concepts such as human rights, rights holders and impacts etc and how the businesses can impact the human rights. The groups which are potentially exposed to higher risks are basically elderly people, women, persons with disabilities, migrant workers, indigenous people, religious, ethnic and other minorities and children and youth. In business, the issue of human rights impact the areas of supply chain, products and services, employees, communities, security arrangements and unethical business conducts.

In order to identify, prevent, mitigate and account for adverse human rights impacts, business enterprises should carry out human rights due diligence and also to become acquainted with the UN framework and Guiding Principles. In order to get started, it is a 5 step procedure that the business can adopt:

Step 1: Build UnderstandingStep 2: Map potential impactsStep 3: Identify existing processes and gapsStep 4: Prioritise your actions and agree next stepStep 5: Move towards ongoing due diligences

The training highlighted the key examples of the companies which are taking necessary steps for human rights impact assessments which include Kuoni, Taking the Human Rights Walk, Coca Cola, and Labour Rights in Unilever Supply Chain, Myanmar Oil and Gas Assessments.

UN Global Compact Communication of Progress provides conceptual and operational clarity for the two human rights principled by the Global Compact which states that business should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights. It also make sure that they are not complicit with the human rights abuses. Therefore in order to bring the change the company should map the supply chain, conduct a self assessment for human rights and also initiate a due diligence process.

One Day Business Coaching on Make Responsible Business-Getting started with Human Rights Due Diligence, Mumbai and Bangalore


UN Global Compact Network India held its 12th Annual General Body Meeting on 30th November 2016 in New Delhi. The meeting was chaired by Mr. Dinesh K. Sarraf, President, Global Compact Network India and Chairman & Managing Director, ONGC. The panellists included Ms. Shabnam Siddiqui, Executive Director (Additional Charge), UN-GCNI and Director, CEGET, Director CEGET, Dr. SPS Bakshi, Chairman –cum- Managing Director, (EPIL) and Dr. Uddesh Kohli, Senior Advisor, UNGC, New York. The meeting Commenced with the Welcome Address delivered by Dr. Dinesh K. Sarraf wherein he highlighted that GCNI will work towards aligning its activities with the post 2015 global development agenda and with UNGC 2020 Strategy. The partnerships and collaborations forged over the past few years would be further strengthened and new opportunities would be explored for innovative interventions and initiatives for achieving new outcomes and approaches. Further, Ms. Shabnam Siddiqui delivereda presentation on GCNI activities held for the FY 2015-16 and also made a brief presentation for CEGET. The Audited Account Report for the FY 2015-16 were considered for approval by the panellists and also with the GCNI representatives that were present in the meeting. The representatives made few recommendations during the meeting which were further inculcated by the panellists. This was necessary to drive the positive strategy for strengthening the partnerships both at the local and global level.

12th Annual General Body Meeting, 30th November, 2016, New Delhi “India and Europe – Sustainable

Growth Vs. Prolonged Stagnation” An Invigorating Discussion with WorldRenowned Economist, Mr. Klas Eklund, 3rd October, 2016, Pune

UN Global Compact Network India in collaboration with The Swedish Chamber of Commerce India, SEB and Sandvik held a Invigorating Discussion on “India And Europe - Sustainable Growth Vs. Prolonged Stagnation” with the world-renowned Economist, Mr. Klas Eklund.

The Key Note speaker of the session, Mr. Klas Eklund is the Senior Economist Sustainability of SEB, one of Sweden's leading banks. He has previously worked as the bank's Chief Economist, as Under-Secretary of state at the Ministry of Finance, Advisor to the Prime Minister of Sweden and to the President of the European Commission. He has chaired several Government Commissions focused on growth, jobs and productivity. Since India is now the fastest growing big economy in the world, it is challenging to make this growth sustainable – i.e inclusive and environmentally friendly. Mr. Eklund lead a half day session which revolved around the stagnation of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries which record low inflation that lead to slower yield of products. Participants from Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) Pune chapter joined to deliberate on sustainability of economical systems and the current reality in Europe and India.


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New MembersOver the past four months, six organisations have joined UN Global Compact Network India showcasing their commitment towards the 17 Sustainable Development Goals and Ten Universal Principles of the Global Compact. GCNI welcomes its new members and looks forward to having a long term partnership in the future. These members are:


Towards Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

17 GOALS TO TRANSFORM OUR WORLD

The Sustainable Development Goals also known as Global Goals were formally adopted by 193 member nations of the UN in September 2015 and are expected to tackle the world's

UN Global Compact Network India request companies, NGOs and Civil Societies to first do business responsibly and then pursue opportunities to solve societal challenges through business innovation and collaboration. The time to seize the opportunities and

SDG Action Plan and Planning Process ---- Way Forward

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Principle 1: Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights; andPrinciple 2: Make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses.

Principle 3: Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining;Principle 4: The elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labour;Principle 5: The effective abolition of child labour; andPrinciple 6: The elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation.

Principle 7: Businesses should support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges;Principle 8: Undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility; andPrinciple 9: Encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies.

Principle 10: Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery.

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