Enterprise development

We work with countries to help their small and medium-sized enterprises grow in a sustainable manner and compete in the global economy.

EMPRETEC - Entrepreneurship training

Entrepreneurship Policy Framework and Implementation Guidance

Business Facilitation Programme

ISAR Corporate Transparency Accounting

News

Developing countries need more support to cope with new global sustainability reporting standards

Rapid changes in global standard-setting put new strains on regulators, institutions and professional bodies in countries with weaker accounting and reporting ecosystems.

24 nov 2021

Four Angolan Empretec trainers holding their certificates

Putting down long-term roots in Angola’s entrepreneurial ecosystem

A national trainer programme is increasing the local ownership and sustainability of an EU-funded UNCTAD project in the southern African nation.

28 oct 2021

UNCTAD names winners of ISAR Honours 2021

The ISAR awards have grown from strength to strength, with nearly 150 nominated for the awards by organizations from 40 countries representing six geographical regions, since they were launched in 2018.

22 oct 2021

Au Bhoutan, il faut désormais moins d'une minute pour ouvrir une entreprise

Une nouvelle plateforme gouvernementale basée sur la technologie de guichet unique en ligne développée par la CNUCED permet l'enregistrement d'une entreprise en un temps record, soutenant ainsi les revenus pendant la crise de la COVID-19.

3 juin 2021

Projects

Global Initiative towards post-Covid-19 resurgence of the MSME sector

Migrant and Refugee Entrepreneurship

Enabling policy frameworks for enterprise sustainability and SDG reporting in Africa and Latin America

Special initiative

eTrade for Women

Recent publications

Practical implementation of core indicators for sustainable development reporting

Multinational Enterprises and the International Transmission of Gender Policies and Practices

Core SDG Indicators for Entity Reporting: Training manual

Empretec Women in Business Awards 2020

International Accounting and Reporting Issues 2019

International Accounting and Reporting Issues: 2018

Events and meetings

Intergovernmental working group of experts on international standards of accounting and reporting, 38th session

9 - 12 nov 2021

Geneva, Switzerland

UNCTAD-ISAR – IAAER Workshop Impact of COVID 19 on company financial and sustainability reporting

8 nov 2021

Geneva, Switzerland

Regional Workshop on Enabling policy framework for enterprise sustainability and SDG reporting in Latin America

4 - 8 oct 2021

Online

Training sessions on core SDG indicators for entity reporting in Guatemala

19 - 26 juil 2021

Online, Guatemala

Meeting to present the National Action Plan for Guatemala towards developing high quality sustainability/SDG reporting by companies

16 juil 2021

Online, Guatemala

Documents and publications

Empretec Newsletter (Issue 39)

UNCTAD/DIAE/ED/INF/2021/3 - 30 sep 2021

English

Application pratique, y compris évaluation, d’indicateurs de base pour la publication par les entités d’informations sur leur contribution à la réalisation des objectifs de développement durable

TD/B/C.II/ISAR/97 - 31 aoû 2021 - 3

Reports of the UN Secretary-General

Résolution 75/211 : L’entrepreneuriat au service du développement durable

A/RES/75/211 - 29 déc 2020

Rapport du Secrétaire général : L’entrepreneuriat au service du développement durable

A/75/257 - 27 juil 2020

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Enterprise development

We work with countries to help their small and medium-sized enterprises grow in a sustainable manner and compete in the global economy.

EMPRETEC - Entrepreneurship training

Entrepreneurship Policy Framework and Implementation Guidance

Business Facilitation Programme

ISAR Corporate Transparency Accounting

News

Projects

Global Initiative towards post-Covid-19 resurgence of the MSME sector

Migrant and Refugee Entrepreneurship

Enabling policy frameworks for enterprise sustainability and SDG reporting in Africa and Latin America

Special initiative

eTrade for Women

Recent publications

Practical implementation of core indicators for sustainable development reporting

Multinational Enterprises and the International Transmission of Gender Policies and Practices

Core SDG Indicators for Entity Reporting: Training manual

Empretec Women in Business Awards 2020

International Accounting and Reporting Issues 2019

International Accounting and Reporting Issues: 2018

Events and meetings

Documents and publications

Reports of the UN Secretary-General