Value proposal

Find out about the tools and resources available for companies participating in the UN Global Compact in Peru to raise their ambitions in terms of sustainability.

We encourage companies to generate positive impact.

Our ambition is to accelerate and amplify the global collective impact of business by upholding the Ten Principles and contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through responsible business and ecosystems that enable change.

With the United Nations Global Compact, participating companies achieve sustainable value by driving impact on specific sustainability goals and communicating their progress in a measurable and transparent way.

What value does the Global Compact provide to participating companies?

The United Nations Global Compact helps you reduce the complexity of the world of corporate sustainability, allowing you to connect, learn, lead and communicate.

No matter the size, sector or geographic location, all companies can contribute. Wherever you are on your sustainability journey, the Global Compact will provide you with relevant resources to help you accelerate progress.

Leadership

Chair

Ms. Joan Rall
Joan is an experienced Accounting, Auditing and Consulting professional with 37 years with global professional services firm EY. As a Partner she served Fortune 100 clients with expertise in external and internal auditing, enterprise risk, information technology risk and controls, mergers and acquisitions, and private equity. She led an organization of over 200 risk professionals and presided over its explosive growth in revenue, profitability and reputation.

For many years she has advised an environmental and social justice not for profit to raise awareness of the crucial role of business in solving global environmental sustainability and social justice challenges. She has certifications in sustainability accounting and reporting and is an investor in socially responsible and impact businesses.

Joan serves on the boards of the Foundation for the Global Compact (Board Chair), The Town Hall Foundation (Trustee and Treasurer), Tridan Corporation (Audit Committee Chair) and is Treasurer of her NYC cooperative board.

Members

Mr. Stephen Amdur
Dr. Márcia Balisciano
Márcia is founding Chief Sustainability Officer at RELX Group, a global provider of information-based analytics, decision tools and events with 36,500+ people and operations in 40 countries. Working with colleagues throughout the business, she works to ensure RELX’s extra-financial performance furthers competitive advantage and stakeholder confidence.
Mr. Ollie Williams
Oliver Williams is a member of the faculty of the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame and is the director of the Center for Ethics and Religious Values in Business.
Mr. Chris Gray
Chris Gray is Vice President Sustainability at UnitedHealth Group. Chris reports into the Chief Sustainability Officer and is responsible for designing UHG’s strategies for a sustainable and modern health system as we partner across the enterprise to help drive those strategies and report on the impact and outcomes to internal and external stakeholders.
Mr. Henrik Madsen

Managing Director

Mr. Alex Stein
Alex Stein has over 25 years of experience of nonprofit leadership experience. He currently serves as the Managing Director of the Foundation for the Global Compact where he helps shape the vision and strategy of the UN Global Compact Initiative. He oversees all Foundation operations, including board relations, financial management, digital strategy, legal and contracts, HR, and facilities management. Under his leadership since 2011, the Foundation has transformed its business model, growing revenue from $7.3M in 2011 to over $40M in 2024 and managing a team of 110+ professionals.

Our Finances

Financial Disclosure

The Foundation is committed to careful stewardship of the funds entrusted to it by all donors.

The Foundation accepts donations from any donor (whether corporate, foundation or an individual) provided that acceptance of the donation would not threaten the integrity of the Foundation, the UN Global Compact Office or the initiative as a whole. In general, it is expected that contributors to the Foundation will be participants or other stakeholders of the Global Compact.

Whether contributions to the Foundation are tax deductible will depend on the tax laws of your country. In many countries, contributions to charities, like the Foundation, are tax deductible as a business expense for companies.

The Foundation exists to support the work of the UN Global Compact Office and related activities. It does not accept unsolicited funding proposals or requests for funding. Contributions are only used to fund important activities of the Global Compact Office, such as events, publications and studies aimed at raising awareness of the UN Global Compact, its principles and how to implement them. To maximize the benefit that flows from donations, administrative costs are kept to a minimum.

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