Corporate Responsibility Indicators

A new UNCTAD publication looks at what it takes to make women-led businesses thrive in challenging times.

Experts discuss ways to make it easier for companies to report how they are contributing to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, and honour leading initiatives.

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

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.

The awards recognize the private sector’s contributions to the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Written by Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary-General, UNCTAD

A guidance tool developed by UNCTAD is making it easier to measure the private sector's contribution to global action for people and the planet.

The SSE and Sabanci University hosted a workshop in Istanbul on January 23 to assist with the development of a new sustainability index for the Borsa Istanbul stock exchange.

UNCTAD’s Secretary-General, government ministers, and other high-level officials stressed today that a sound corporate reporting infrastructure plays a crucial role in promoting investment, financial stability, and development.

Eight ambassadors from Latin America gathered to share their countries' experiences with corporate social responsibility (CSR) at the United Nations in Geneva on 26 September 2013. "CSR is an increasingly relevant and core condition of development," Ambassador Balmaceda of Chile said.