Riding the wave: how engaging with corporate sustainability can help GCs to demonstrate value

GC finds out about what growing corporate interest in sustainability could mean for in-house lawyers from Ursula Wynhoven, CLO and chief of governance and social sustainability at the UN Global Compact.

Legal Business · 1 June 2016 · 10 min read

Riding the wave: how engaging with corporate sustainability can help GCs to demonstrate value

Sustainability and business

GC: Can you tell me about the UN Global Compact and what ‘sustainability’ means for businesses?

Ursula Wynhoven (UW): The Global Compact is the UN’s corporate sustainability initiative. ‘Corporate sustainability’ in this context means the creation of long-term value by businesses in four dimensions: in economic, social, environmental, and ethical or governance terms.

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Sustainability and business

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