Global Compact International Yearbook 2013
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Launched by the Secretary-General in 2007, Caring for Climate
aims to advance the role of business in addressing climate
change. Led by the UN Global Compact, the UN Environment
Programme (UNEP) and the UN Framework Convention on
Climate Change (UNFCCC), Caring for Climate provides a
framework for business leaders to advance practical solu-
tions and help shape public policy as well as public attitudes.
Chief executive officers who support the leadership statement
are prepared to set goals, develop and expand strategies
and practices, and to publicly disclose emissions. Caring for
Climate is endorsed by nearly 350 companies from 60 coun-
tries.
As part of his five-year action agenda, UN Secretary-General
Ban Ki-moon has prioritized sustainable development –
with climate change as one of the key impulses. The United
Nations has long been intensively engaged in various
dialogues and targeted climate initiatives, and Caring for
Climate is one such platform.
Portrait:
Caring For Climate
Figure 1
:
Regional Breakdown by Number and
Percentage of Caring for Climate Signatories.
Source: UN Global Compact website
Americas
54.15%
Africa
17.5%
Europe
188.53%
Middle East
8.2%
Oceania
2.1%
Asia
84.24%
Figure 2
:
Sector Breakdown of Caring for Climate
Signatories.
Source: UN Global Compact website
Figure 3
:
Absolute Emission Changes for Signatory
Sample between 2009 and 2010.
Sources: UN Global Compact website, CDP data, and other publicly available information
Technology
Industrials
Consumer/retail
Energy/ Infrastructure
Financial Services
Media
Food and Beverage
Transportation
Health Care
Greater
than 10%
decrease
Between
6
and 10%
decrease
Between
1
and 5%
decrease
Between
1
and 5%
increase
No Change
between
years
Between
6
and 10%
increase
Greater
than 10%
increase
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Number of Signatories
Number of Signatories
One
Two
Three
Four
Five