{"id":31621,"date":"2022-11-09T21:44:20","date_gmt":"2022-11-09T16:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pr.asianetpakistan.com\/?p=101974"},"modified":"2022-11-09T21:44:20","modified_gmt":"2022-11-09T16:44:20","slug":"over-fifty-leading-chief-executives-from-africa-take-climate-action-at-cop27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myanmarnewsgazette.com\/over-fifty-leading-chief-executives-from-africa-take-climate-action-at-cop27\/","title":{"rendered":"Over Fifty Leading Chief Executives from Africa take Climate Action at COP27"},"content":{"rendered":"
Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, Nov. 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — At the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm El Sheikh, over 50 leading CEOs from across the African continent who are part of the\u00a0Africa Business Leaders Coalition<\/a>\u00a0(ABLC) presented the\u00a0Africa Business Leaders\u2019 Climate Statement<\/a>\u00a0outlining credible corporate commitments and actions anchored in the goals of the Paris Agreement, the Sustainable Development Goals and the UN Global Compact Ten Principles.<\/p>\n Sanda Ojiambo, Assistant Secretary-General; Executive Director & CEO of the UN Global Compact speaking during the event\u00a0Climate Action Now: A Critical Priority for Business Leaders<\/em><\/a>\u00a0said:<\/p>\n \u201cThe African business community is already changing Africa and impacting the world for the better. African companies are strengthening partnerships with critical stakeholders, especially governments, to jumpstart climate action across the continent. The Africa Business Leaders\u2019 Climate Statement, which today has 55 signatories, brings a much-needed perspective and set of commitments to the global climate table. It reflects the strong commitment the ABLC member companies have made to driving sustainability efforts in their businesses and across their value chains and ecosystems.\u201d<\/p>\n The Africa Business Leaders\u2019 Climate Statement outlines key commitments companies can make to galvanize climate action through:<\/p>\n The Africa Business Leaders\u2019 Climate Statement also calls for action from the global community to:<\/p>\n The ABLC is a CEO-led initiative arising from the\u00a0UN Global Compact Africa Strategy 2021\u20132023<\/a>. It aims to create a stronger partnership between Africa\u2019s private sector and the UN, in order to advance the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the African Union Agenda 2063. The\u00a0Ten Principles of the Global Compact<\/a>\u00a0are central tenets of the ABLC. The companies that make up the ABLC constitute a genuine pan-African voice with a clear potential to galvanize resources and action by the continent\u2019s private sector. These companies currently represent a total of over one million employees; a combined revenue in excess of US$200 Billion; and a geographical coverage amounting to 93% of the continent.<\/p>\n Notes to Editors\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n About the Africa Business Leaders Coalition<\/strong><\/p>\n The Africa Business Leaders Coalition (ABLC) is a CEO-led initiative emanating from the UN Global Compact Africa Strategy 2021\u20132023 committed to advancing sustainable growth, prosperity, and development in Africa by bringing measurable impact to its most pressing issues. The ABLC works closely with the UN Global Compact Hub in Abuja and 10 African Local Networks operating across Africa.<\/p>\n About the United Nations Global Compact<\/strong><\/p>\n As a special initiative of the UN Secretary-General, the United Nations Global Compact is a call to companies everywhere to align their operations and strategies with Ten Principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. Our ambition is to accelerate and scale the global collective impact of business by upholding the Ten Principles and delivering the Sustainable Development Goals through accountable companies and ecosystems that enable change. With more than 15,000 companies and 3,000 non-business signatories based in over 160 countries, and 69 Local Networks, the UN Global Compact is the world\u2019s largest corporate sustainability initiative \u2014 one Global Compact uniting business for a better world.<\/p>\n For more information, follow @globalcompact on social media and visit our website at\u00a0unglobalcompact.org<\/a><\/p>\n Media Contact<\/strong><\/p>\n Alex Gee GlobeNewswire Distribution ID 8693154<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Over 50 leaders from Africa\u2019s private sector came together at COP27 and with a unified voice, called for accelerated action to build resilience against climate change across the continent. Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, Nov. 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) \u2014 At the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm El Sheikh, over 50 leading CEOs from [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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