Event: SDG Roadshow 2018 for the UK

The Network UK organised a greatly successful SDG Roadshow 2018, comprised of a series of 11 Making Global Goals Local Business events across the UK.

Highlights:
• Over 8000 people interested.
• 604 attendees.
• 70 speakers.
• 31 local partners.

For more information, including full event reports, please click here.

Event: Supply Chain Management Beyond Tier One
13 September 2018

The UN Global Compact Local Networks Germany, UK, France, Spain, Italy and Switzerland joined forces to organise the third meeting of the European Business and Human Rights Peer Learning Group in Madrid, Spain. The meeting represented a great opportunity for companies from different European countries to meet and discuss common challenges they face in addressing human rights issues in their supply chains.

Titled “Responsible sourcing through a human rights lens – going beyond tier 1”, this year’s meeting aimed to build capacity in managing supply chains beyond tier 1. The main focus was on the following three pillars:

  1. Reducing complexity: prioritising product groups and sourcing categories.
  2. Identifying the appropriate approach: defining ambition levels and choosing appropriate tools for various product groups, sourcing categories and tiers.
  3. Embedding: integrating expectations and ambitions internally and engaging the supplier base across various tiers.

The meeting included inputs, case study presentations by participants and external speakers, and interactive group work.

Workshop: Communicating Progress: The Essentials
10 September 2018

The UN Global Compact Network UK repeated its half-day training workshop on how to draft a Communication on Progress (COP) that complies with the UN Global Compact’s reporting requirements and effectively communicates with your company’s stakeholders. Presenters discussed COP requirements, materiality, links to GRI, data collection/metrics and effective presentation.

This workshop is aimed at people producing their first COP and always receives very positive reviews from participants.

Event: UN Global Compact Network UK AGM
28 June 2018

Hosted by Aviva, the UN Global Compact Network UK held its successful Annual General Meeting on 28 June. The AGM was followed by the Making Global Goals Local Business - London event.

Event: Gender Pay Gap Reporting: a driver of change?
7 June 2018

Hosted by Network UK members, Clifford Chance, the UN Global Compact Network UK held its first ever Gender Pay Gap Reporting event to shed light on the recent gender pay gap figures published by UK organisations. Analyses from the recently published figures show that almost 80% of organisations have a gender pay gap in favour of men. The event featured a panel discussion with representatives from the Government Equalities Office, Clifford Chance and National Grid; giving attendees a deeper insight into the damaging effects of gender inequality in the workplace and the actions required from organisations to help close the gender pay gap.

Workshop: Communicating Progress: The Essentials
14 May 2018

The UN Global Compact Network UK repeated its half-day training workshop on how to draft a Communication on Progress (COP) that complies with the UN Global Compact’s reporting requirements and effectively communicates with your company’s stakeholders. Presenters discussed COP requirements, materiality, links to GRI, data collection/metrics and effective presentation.

This workshop is aimed at people producing their first COP and always receives very positive reviews from participants.

Webinar: Understanding human rights due diligence - requirements and first steps
19 April 2018

As part of the Human Rights Programme developed by your Network Secretariat and twentyfifty, the first training session, a webinar titled "Understanding human rights due diligence - requirements and first steps" took place on Thursday 19th April at 3pm. In light of increasing requirements for companies to respect human rights in their operations, the session placed focus on the current and expected requirements of business due diligence with regards to human rights, and the meaning of due diligence and how it differs from compliance.

Event: Ringing the Bell for Gender Equality
9 March 2018

The 4th annual Ring the Bell for Gender Equality was held at the London Stock Exchange in celebration of International Women's Day. Organised by Women in ETFs and partnering organisations, the event commenced with the ringing of the Opening Bell and was followed by speeches from Steve Kenzie, of UNGC Network UK, and various leading women taking action to advance gender equality in their workplace.

Webinar: Managing the impact of human rights risk
31 January 2018

Your Network Secretariat partnered with Network members, Greenstone and Ardea International, for a webinar "Managing the impact of human rights risk: avoiding non-compliance in supply chains" on Wednesday 31st January at 3.30pm. This webinar looked at what organisations should be doing to address human rights in the supply chain, and how ensuring compliance can reduce potential risk. Providing the 'Introduction to Human Rights issues' was Steve Kenzie of UNGC Network UK and addressing 'Human Rights legislation' was Colleen Theron of Ardea International, followed by Gyles Scott-Hayward of Greenstone, speaking on 'The supply chain data story'.

Workshop: Communicating Progress: The Essentials
22 January 2018

The UN Global Compact Network UK repeated its half-day training workshop on how to draft a Communication on Progress (COP) that complies with the UN Global Compact's reporting requirements and effectively communicates with your company's stakeholders. Presenters discussed COP requirements, materiality, links to GRI, data collection/metrics and effective presentation.

This workshop is aimed at people producing their first COP and always receives very positive reviews from participants.