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Pride Amsterdam
Pride Amsterdam The Hague, Netherlands, 31 July 2021 - Today the Pride Amsterdam kicks off. During the Pride we celebrate liberation. Liberation means to be who you are regardless of who you love. This freedom is not everywhere. This freedom is not everywhere. In the...
Minister Kaag Receives Manifest for a Sustainable Coalition Agreement
Minister Kaag Receives Manifest for a Sustainable Coalition AgreementDuring a promotion action at the Binnenhof (seat of the Dutch parliament) Minister and D66 leader Sigrid Kaag received the manifest which stipulates to use the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as...
Business leaders and companies meeting at this week’s UN Global Compact Leaders Summit report growing pressure to act on sustainability
Business leaders and companies meeting at this week’s UN Global Compact Leaders Summit report growing pressure to act on sustainability More than 13,000 business experts to join Heads of State, Civil Society leaders and UN Chiefs to elevate climate ambition and...
“We will not accept a coalition agreement without the SDGs as a compass”
"We will not accept a coalition agreement without the SDGs as a compass"All sectors - from young people to business and finance - actually want the same thing: a government that creates a plan for the future of the Netherlands, in which the Sustainable Development...
Fifth National SDG Report published on Accountability Day: ‘Nederland ontwikkelt duurzaam’
Fifth National SDG Report published on Accountability Day: ‘Nederland ontwikkelt duurzaam’On Accountability Day, 19 May 2021, the fifth Dutch SDG Report is published, ”Nederland ontwikkelt duurzaam". Global Compact Network Netherlands (GCNL) is one of the...
Publication Doing Business with Respect for Human Rights – November 2016
During the UN Annual Forum on Business and Human Rightsfrom November 14 - 16 in Geneva, the Global Compact Network Netherlands with Shift and Oxfam Novib launched the publication 'Doing Business with Respect for Human Rights' and an online portal. On November 23, the...
Business Actions to Eliminate Child Labour
Business Actions to Eliminate Child Labour2021 is the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour 152 million children are still subject to child labour today. Children should be in school, not at work. No child should be deprived of a childhood,...
SDG Campaign Manager intern
Apply to be the SDG Campaign Manager InternAs SDG Campaign Manager in the Global Compact NL (GCNL) team, you will be in charge of managing the Dutch SDG Flag Campaign. You’ll work together with the MFA, VNG, SDG Nederland and others to deliver a successful campaign on...
EU Green Deal
Number of companies that pledges for the EU Green Deal as a cornerstone for the COVID-19 recory keeps growing. More and more companies are supporting last Friday's call for sustainable recovery. Meanwhile, nearly 300 companies have signed the statement Dutch...