About Us
About GCNB
Uniting Business for a better world
Guiding You Through Your Sustainability Journey
Guiding businesses through transformation towards sustainable and responsible practices.
The way we do business has fundamentally changed. Sustainability is no longer just an option, but a competitive necessity. It’s a key driver of operational efficiency and innovation. In fact, companies that operate sustainably are more profitable and resilient, generate better brand value, have greater access to capital, and are more responsive to employees, customers and society.
But how do you get started? How do you effectively communicate your sustainability story? How do you meet your sustainability objectives and achieve long-term growth?
How do you turn future risks into business opportunities and set ambitious targets? Mounting expectations from customers, employees and investors, the ever-growing sustainability ecosystem and limited resources can make this process feel complex and challenging. The United Nations Global Compact helps you cut through the complexity by enabling your company to build trust and transparency, achieve your sustainability objectives and help shape the world’s sustainability agenda – guiding you throughout your sustainability journey.
9500+
Companies
3000+
Non-business signatories
160+
Countries
60+
Local network
Participant of the UN Global Compact Benefit from
High ESG Scores
Increased Employee Engagement
Improve Corporate Governance
Increased Financial Performance
The Global Compact Network Bangladesh (GCNB)
The Global Compact Network Bangladesh was formally launched in January 2009.
The Global Compact Network Bangladesh is hosted by the CSR Centre with the objective to promote the 10 Principles of UNGC and assist companies and other stakeholders to engage in strategic CSR initiatives and programs.
GCN Bangladesh represents national interests at Global Compact forums and conferences throughout the world. As a principle promoter of UNGC it encourages the membership of signatories in the local network.
Since 2009, the GCN Bangladesh has been engaged in issues such as human rights, labour standards, and environmental issues to build awareness through roundtable discussions and capacity building trainings to help promote sustainable development in the country. It has also facilitated in supporting its members on sustainability reporting including CoP (Communication on Progress) and GRI (Global Reporting Initiative). Through its various programs and events GCN Bangladesh has spear-headed the national awareness on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). In 2015 with the launch of the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) by the United Nations the GCN Bangladesh has been engaged in multi-stakeholder dialogue and discussions at national, regional and global levels to promote the 17 SDGs.
The GCN Bangladesh members comprise multi-stakeholders who have committed to the UNGC Principles and have actively been involved in implementing some of the SDGs in line with their own business focus. Currently, there are 48 members of GCN Bangladesh.