Center News & Features » Boston College hosts United Nations Global Compact meeting
Posted on July 1st, 2008 by Susan Thomas, Assistant Director, Electronic Communications, Boston College CenterExecutives and academics gathered at Boston College on June 26-27 to examine how to include UN principles in management systems and responsible business practices.
During the two-day retreat, leaders from 14 global businesses and leading academics examined ways businesses can align their operations and strategies with the UN Global Compact’s 10 principles designed to guide business in the areas of the environment, anti-corruption, human rights and labor. Read the rest of this entry »

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