New York, NY , United States of America
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 20 September 2021 —
The United Nations’ Global Compact’s Private Sector Forum kicked off as part of Uniting Business LIVE today (Monday 20 September) with the UN Secretary-General, five Heads of State and dozens of CEOs and business leaders highlighting how the COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare global inequities and set back progress in reaching the Sustainable Development Goals.
They cautioned that as countries battle the pandemic and look to the future, the crisis calls for an urgent rethinking and transformation in how Governments, civil society and the private sector work together to strive for sustainability and inclusivity.
Business leaders noted that an unprecedented collaboration between the public and private sectors has been key in global efforts to end the pandemic, especially in terms of COVID testing and the