UN Global Compact 2020: Leadership for Sustainable Growth

In 2010, Fondation Guilé organised the third Private Event at the World Economic Forum, co-hosted by the Swiss Federal Department for Foreign Affairs (FDFA), KPMG and Novo Nordisk.

On the occasion of the UN Global Compact’s tenth anniversary, Fondation Guilé in collaboration with other Global Compact participants led an initiative to develop the Blueprint for Corporate Sustainability Leadership, a proposal to further strengthen the UN Global Compact. The study was also presented at the Leaders Summit in New York in 2010.

At the Private Event, three theses concerning the envisaged “Blueprint for Corporate Sustainability Leadership in the Context of the UN Global Compact” were presented by the Fondation Guilé and discussed with participants:

Thesis 1: Leadership drives the impact of engagement
Thesis 2: Leadership is multi-dimensional
Thesis 3: Leadership strengthens the Global Compact

To learn more about each thesis and the conclusions reached, read the event's summary.

The proposed “Blueprint for Corporate Sustainability Leadership in the Context of the UN Global Compact” was welcomed by a large majority of the 40+ participants. It was seen not only as a timely initiative to rebuild trust by means of value-based corporate behavior but also as a way to differentiate between companies of different levels of ambition and experience with regard to corporate responsibility. Ultimately, as it was expressed by some individuals, the Blueprint for Leadership should result in the increased engagement and impact of both individual companies and the Global Compact as a whole.

The discussions were confidential. The summary contains the event's main findings, programme and list of participants.