UNGCNS CEO Breakfast 2023 Highlights

On the sidelines of Sustainability Week Asia 2023 and in conjunction with the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), we planned two events to engage with key MNC and SME Participants: The CEO Breakfast and The GCNS in-person Open House.

We were delighted to welcome our Guest of Honour, Sanda Ojiambo, Assistant Secretary-General and CEO of the UN Global Compact who joined us for both the events to amplify the UNGC messaging regarding the Global Stock Take, SDG Movements, and the 12th Annual UN Global Compact-Accenture CEO Study as well as UNGC’s strategy and commitment to the region, along with specific programmes and initiatives that will help local businesses.

This was followed by a fireside chat to discuss insights from the Annual UN Global Compact-Accenture CEO Study by ASG Sanda Ojiambo, Jurgen Coppens, Managing Director and Sustainability Services Lead of Accenture Southeast Asia, and Esther Chang, Executive Director of the UN Global Compact Network Singapore.

Here are some highlights from the fireside chat:

• The UN Global Compact-Accenture CEO Study serves as a call to action for both public and private sector leadership to enable and advance the corporate sustainability movement
   
• The most senior leaders of the organization are responsible for driving the transformation needed by integrating sustainability into business strategy and operations in a manner that supports the long-term viability of the business
   
• As businesses, politics, and geopolitics matters complicate decision-making, companies need to rely on principles more than business models and understanding globally what purpose means for them and their business
   
• In order to thrive in the face of these unprecedented challenges, businesses need to build resilience by building their sustainability capabilities
   
• We all need to collaborate, share best practices, and scale that across globally to meet ambition as no one sector or business alone can address the challenges and meet the 2030 agenda alone

Download the study here for detailed insights from CEOs around the world on sustainability.