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L ast November , we had the pleasure of travelling to Lisbon , Portugal for Web Summit 2019 , the world ’ s largest tech event . Alongside insightful talks from such varied speakers as Michel Barnier , Wladimir Klitschko , Jessica Ennis-Hill , Kate Brandt ( Google ’ s CSO ), Brad Smith ( President at Microsoft ), and Guo Ping ( Rotating Chairman at Huawei ), the event was replete with thought leaders serving as fonts of modern business knowledge .
Perhaps most excitingly for us at CSO Magazine , we had the opportunity to speak directly with a true heavyweight in the global push for sustainable business : Lise Kingo , CEO and Executive Director of the United Nations Global Compact . The UN ’ s Sustainable Development Goals ( SDGs ) - a 17-point summary of the most pressing issues worldwide that must be addressed by businesses and governments in order to build fairer , safer and more environmentally friendly societies - is primarily championed by the Global Compact . As of 2020 , it is the world ’ s largest corporate sustainability initiative , with a staggering 10,409 companies across 173 countries pledged to align with the UN ’ s framework for sustainable and ethical business operations . While this aim is tailorable to a specific entity ’ s own operations , from sustainability in supply chain to finance , a key element of the Global Compact ’ s work is to nurture and support
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