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invitation to Belgian GC members - take part in the COP website performance survey

The Global Compact Office New York asks all Local Networks to fill in this important survey on the website performance and information sharing regarding the COP. We kindly invite you to send your responses to Karla.Basselier@diplobel.fed.be before 15.04.2011

new differentiation policy on COP

 Differentiation Programme

Annual General Assembly Report now online

Dear all

on  26 January 2011 the Global Compact Network Belgium organized its second annual general assembly meeting at Ernst & Young, one of the key partners of the Global Compact Network in Belgium. We invite you to read the annual report and to look at our action plan for 2011

New Centre of Excellence for CSR training in Antwerp launched in presence of UN Global Compact Network Belgium

New Centre of Excellence for CSR training in Antwerp launched in presence of UN and Belgian government leaders

The Belgian Global Compact Local Network supported the launch of “The Great Disruption”, the newest book of Paul Gilding

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The Belgian Global Compact Local Network supported the launch of “The Great Disruption”, the newest book of Paul Gilding.  

On 18 April 2011 Paul Gilding, working globally from Australia, launched his new book with the under-title "How the Climate Crisis Will Transform the Global Economy" at one ot the Belgian Global Compact members EFMD.

Croatia signed the Declaration Of Intent DoI

We are very happy that Croatia signed the DOI.

The Global Compact Local Networks in Europe are proud to say that a "GC European Forum" has been launched.  The Italian Network kindly offered to host the next Regional meeting by the end of 2011.  However, in order to keep our collaboration running, a European meeting will be held at the next ALNF that will take place in Denmark in May 2011.

Belgium took part in the Global Compact Exchange Programme

The Belgian Global Compact Local Network took part in the Global Compact Exchange Programme jointly organized by Spain and UN GC office NY from 7 until 11 March 2011. Pictures now online.

Women's Empowerment Principles - Equality Means Business

The Women's Empowerment Principles are a set of Principles for business offering guidance on how to empower women in the workplace, marketplace and community. They are the result of collaboration between the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) and the United Nations Global Compact. The development of the Principles included an international multi-stakeholder consultation process, which was launched in March 2009.