The FINANCIAL — The United Nations Global Compact has announced that John W.H. Denton AO, Secretary General of the International Chamber of Commerce, has joined its Board as a new Member.
The UN Global Compact Board plays an important role in shaping the strategy and policy of the initiative, which acts as the UN flagship for responsible business action.
According to ICC, designed as a multistakeholder body, the Board provides on-going strategic and policy advice for the initiative. Board members are considered champions who are willing and able to advance the mission of the UN Global Compact. They act in a personal, honorary and unpaid capacity.
As the world approaches the third anniversary of the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals, the UN Global Compact Board will be instrumental in helping to bring business to the table in support of Agenda 2030.
Mr Denton was unanimously elected as ICC’s Secretary General in March 2018, having previously served as CEO of Corrs Chambers Westgarth – Australia’s leading independent law firm. He is a former diplomat and an Alumnus of Harvard Business School and the University of Melbourne. In 2015, Mr Denton was appointed as an Officer of the Order of Australia for his services to the business community, the arts and the rights of refugees, according to ICC.
ICC is a longstanding advocate and standard-setter in the fields of corporate responsibility and sustainability. In 2017, ICC became the first private sector entity to be granted Observer Status at the United Nations General Assembly – recognising the organisation’s almost century-long contribution to global development.
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