Responsible Investment: Why Should Private Equity Care?
International Trade Forum › Num. 4, Octobre 2009
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Private equity and the United Nations (UN) have some important common objectives that relate to the creation of a more sustainable and stable global economy. The good news for private equity is that these platforms now exist, and offer a range of immediate and longer-term benefits. There has been a radical change within some parts of the UN that has brought the UN closer to the worlds of business and finance. As a result of the long decades of the Cold War, indifference and mutual suspicion characterized the relationship between the UN and the corporate sector as recently as the late 1990s. This began to change with the launch of the Global Compact ten years ago when the UN invited companies to align their operations with ten universal principles covering human rights, workplace issues, the environment and anti-corruption. It's important to keep in mind that the core goals of the UN and the private sector are different.
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Responsible Investment: Why Should Private Equity Care?
Private equity and the United Nations have, some important common objectives that relate to the creation of a more sustainable and stable global economy. We are in the midst of a historic convergence between the goals and interests of the United Nations, on the one hand, and those of business and finance on the other. There is a shared desire to create sustainable, stable and inclusive markets that are good for business, investment, peace, security and development. The good news for private equity is that these platforms now exist, and offer a range of immediate and l...
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