Side Events

09:00 – 17:30

09:00 – 16:00

Launch of New Global Compact Tools for Local Networks and Participants
Belasco Room Room, 5^th floor, Marriott Marquis

Introduces the Global Compact Self Assessment Tool (online resource) and the Global Compact Dilemma Game (board game). Both were designed to assist companies to better understand and implement the ten principles of the Global Compact and to facilitate the development of a company’s Communication on Progress. This event will give participants an opportunity to test the tools themselves.

The Global Compact Self Assessment Tool is a joint initiative by the Confederation of Danish Industries, the Danish Institute for Human Rights, the Danish Ministry of Economic and Business Affairs, and the Danish Industrialisation Fund for Developing Countries. The Global Compact Dilemma Game was sponsored by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, developed by Responsible Business Solutions and produced by TopToy.
Contact: Ole Hansen (hansen4@un.org)
By invitation only.

Hosted by the Institute for Human Rights and Business, the Global Business Initiative on Human Rights, and the Global Compact Network Netherlands (GCNL), with support from the Governments of Switzerland and the Netherlands, the Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development, and the Global Compact Office.
Mary Robinson (Chair of the Institute for Human Rights and Business, Board Member of the UN Global Compact and Chair of its Human Rights Working Group) will moderate a panel featuring Professor John Ruggie (UN Special Representative on business and human rights), Mr Jamshed Irani (Director of the Board, Tata Sons), Mr Paul Polman (CEO, Unilever Plc.), His Excellency Ambassador Mr Herman Schaper (Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United Nations), and His Excellency Ambassador Mr Martin Dahinden (Director General of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation).
The panel will discuss the United Nations framework for Business and Human Rights (“Protect, Respect and Remedy”) and how governments and companies can benefit from and support it. New publications on human rights due diligence will be formally launched by the Institute (a state of play review) and GCNL (a guidance tool). 
Contact: bhr.event@global-business-initiative.org
By invitation only.

Organized by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), together with focal points of Global Compact Local Networks in the Asia-Pacific region. CEOs and Government representatives from the region will discuss how companies, Governments, NGOs and international organizations in the region can work together to advance implementation of corporate sustainability. The focus will be on identifying specific areas/issues/sectors where Governments can have a positive impact, and what role Global Compact local and regional networks can play to facilitate region-wide collaboration and public–private partnerships. Coffee/light refreshments will be served.
Contact: Marit Nilses (nilsesm@un.org)
By invitation only.

Hosted by the Caring for Climate (C4C) Initiative and WWF, this event will focus on transformative solutions that C4C signatories are implementing to save energy, reduce emissions and ensure a low-carbon future. Panellists and interactive discussions among business leaders will highlight opportunities and barriers to scaling up low-carbon technologies and solutions. The "Low-Carbon Leaders Project" - an open source, multimedia platform aimed at capturing and sharing solutions – will be presented during the side-event. The panel and interactive discussion will be moderated by Mr. Janos Pasztor, Director of Secretary-General Climate Change Support Team. Panellists will include Kim Carstensen, Leader of WWF Global Climate Initiative, José Manuel Entrecanales Domecq, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Acciona, Rob Jenkinson, Director, Sustainability of SKF, and Thomas Nagy, Executive Vice President, Sustainability of Novozymes.
To RSVP for the event, please send an email to Jayoung Park at park10@un.org
Open to Caring for Climate signatories only.

Hosted by the Global Compact Labour Working Group and the International Labour Organization (ILO). Companies will share experiences of applying the principles across their operations and how doing so can create strategic advantage to weather difficult times. ILO labour experts will provide information on current trends, with emphasis on the just-released “2010 ILO Global Report on Child Labour”. Attendees will also learn about key tools and resources, such as the new Global Compact Guide to Labour Principles, the ILO Guides for Business on Eliminating Child Labour, the ILO Helpdesk for business, and the MNE Declaration—ILO’s flagship corporate responsibility instrument.
Contact: Githa Roelans at multi@ilo.org
Open to Leaders’ Summit participants, but please RSVP to guarantee your place.

Organized by the Institute for Human Rights and Business and the Global Compact Network Netherlands (GCNL) in collaboration with the Global Compact Office and also supported by the Government of the Netherlands and the Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development. Companies wishing to learn more about how to put human rights principles into business practice can find guidance in the concept of human rights due diligence developed by the UN Special Representative on business and human rights, Professor John Ruggie.
The workshop presents two new human rights publications for business: “The ‘State of Play’ of Human Rights Due Diligence: Anticipating the Next Five Years,” by the Institute, and “How to do business with respect for human rights: a guidance tool for companies,” by GCNL. A number of the 30 multinational companies that participated in the research for the publications, including Novartis, Rabobank and Shell, will share their experiences with considering human rights due diligence. The Global Compact Office will also elaborate on how companies -- in addition to respect – can support human rights. Free hard copies of the publications will be available for participants of the workshop.
Contact: kelly.scott@institutehrb.org
Open to all participants, but please RSVP to guarantee your place.

Will discuss the concept of Collective Action as well as challenges and opportunities during the implementation phase. Business-led “Collective Action” is an effective strategy that allows corporate decision-makers to collaborate with industry peers, civil society and Government to fight corruption and increase transparency in high-risk situations. The session will be led by the World Bank Institute’s working group on Collective Action, whose members include the Global Compact, Transparency International, the Center for International Private Enterprise, the Global Advice Network, Siemens, Grant Thornton and the Organization of American States. Djordjija Petkoski, Lead Specialist at the World Bank, will present the concept and approaches of Collective Action, while other members of the Working Group will share experiences and lessons learned from implementing their Collective Action initiatives.
Contact: Issel Masses (imassesferrer@worldbank.org) / Mattia Anesa (anesa@un.org)
Open to all participants

UN Global Compact and Global Reporting Initiative – Creating a Value Platform for Sustainability
Imperial & Julliard Rooms, 5^th floor, Marriott Marquis

In a push to strengthen the quality of sustainability reporting in the corporate sector, the Global Compact and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) are collaborating to pursue an alignment of their work in advancing corporate responsibility and transparency. This alliance represents a unique opportunity to provide a clear roadmap to sustainability, and to change business practices on a global scale. In order to celebrate this important step, representatives of the two organizations and the business sector will discuss the implications of this collaboration and all upcoming activities.
Speakers include Prof. Mervyn King S.C. (Chairman GRI), Sir Mark Moody-Stuart (Chairman, Foundation for the Global Compact) and Mr. Alberto Andreu Pinillos (Managing Director on Corporate Reputation & Corporate Responsibility, Telefonica)
Contacts: Pietro Bertazzi (bertazzi@globalreporting.org) and Joost Heins (heins@un.org)
Open to Leaders’ Summit participants, but please RSVP to guarantee your place.

The PRI Initiative, launched by the UN Global Compact and UNEP Finance Initiative in 2006 and now with over 730 signatories, has successfully facilitated investor engagements with companies of Global Compact work streams such as the Communication on Progress(COP), CEO Water Mandate, the 10th Principle on Anti-corruption, and Responsible Business in Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas. As the Global Compact celebrates its tenth anniversary, PRI signatories and Board members invite investors and Global Compact companies to join them in discussing the roadmap for the next ten years of shareholder engagement. PRI Board Chair, Mr. Donald MacDonald, will moderate a discussion on how successful investor engagement with the Global Compact has been to date and how investors and companies can help to improve this dialogue. The new Global Compact -PRI Guidance on Responsible Business in Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas: A Resource for Companies and Investors will be showcased by F&C Investments and a leading company. The Guidance seeks to provide a common reference point for constructive dialogue between companies and investors on what constitutes responsible business in difficult operating environments.  All Expert Group Members involved in the development of the Guidance are encouraged to attend.
Breakfast will be served to the meeting participants.
Contact: Christina.Zimmermann@unpri.org
Open to all participants.

07:20 – 08:45

Director General of the Norwegian Ministry of Finance, Mr. Martin Skancke, will present the Norwegian Government Pension Fund and its ethical guidelines. The Norwegian Government Pension Fund is the second largest sovereign wealth fund in the world, with 445 billion USD market value as of December 2009. Ethical guidelines for the management of the fund were established in 2004, prohibiting investments that contribute to violations of fundamental ethical norms, human rights and environmental degradation.
Full breakfast will be served.
Contact: Mr. John Erik Prydz, Permanent Mission of Norway to the United Nations, jepr@mfa.no
Open to Leaders’ Summit participants, but please RSVP to guarantee your place..

Hosted by the Caring for Climate Initiative and Oxfam International, this event will focus on concrete strategies to amplify the progressive business voice on international and national climate and energy policy. The topic will be set within the wider frame of aligning companies’ public policy engagement with their responsibility and sustainability commitments. The panel and interactive discussion will be moderated by Mr. Jeremy Hobbs, Executive Director of Oxfam International. Panellists will include Ann Klee, Vice President, Environment, Health & Safety of General Electric, Mark Way, Senior Vice President, Sustainability & Emerging Risk Management of Swiss Re America, Graham Paterson, Head of Sustainability and Community of Westpac, Afzaal Malik, Vice President, International Government Relations of The Coca Cola Company. Special remarks will be made by Mr. Adrián Fernandez-Bremauntz, President of National Institute of Ecology, Mexico.
To RSVP, please send an email to Jayoung Park at park10@un.org.
Open to Caring for Climate signatories only.

Innovation for the Base of the Pyramid
Imperial and Julliard Rooms, 5^th floor, Marriott Marquis

The topic for discussion is the potential for companies to build on their innovative capabilities to develop products and services that provide solutions to the world’s most urgent social and environmental challenges. There will be a special emphasis on the needs of the poor (the base of the pyramid) and what is required to achieve the Millennium Development Goals.
The event will feature short introductory interventions on the potential for the private sector to develop market-based solutions to meeting global social and environmental challenges as well as on the needs at the base of the pyramid, followed by an open floor discussion.
The side event is hosted by the Confederation of Danish Industries, the Danish Ministry for Economy and Business Affairs and Global Compact Nordic Network. The meeting will be opened by the Danish Minister for Economy and Business Affairs, Brian Mikkelsen, and moderated by the CEO and General Director of the Confederation of Danish Industry, Hans Skov Christensen.
For further information, please contact: Ole Hansen (hansen4@un.org)
Open to all participants.

13:30 – 16:30

This session will provide an overview of the latest standards and guidance tools that are designed to help businesses improve their human rights performance at the corporate and project levels. Hosted by IFC, International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF) and the Global Compact, this session will feature the revised version of the Guide to Human Rights Impact Assessment and Management and show how it will help companies better assess and address the human rights risks and impacts in their operations; improve due diligence; and meet the new requirements in the draft, updated IFC Performance Standards. Speakers will include John Ruggie, Special Representative on Business and Human Rights; Motoko Aizawa, Advisor, Business Advisory Services Vice-Presidency, IFC; Graham Baxter, Acting CEO, IBLF and Ursula Wynhoven, Head, Policy & Legal, UN Global Compact.
Contact: Yann Wyss ywyss@ifc.org
Open to all participants.