UN Global Compact speaker interviews
Christiana Figueres on 'Godot paralysis' and courage – video Christiana Figueres told Jo Confino about how businesses and governments mutually prevent each other from leading green investment
Sander van't Noordende: 'One risk per day' – video At the Global Compact summit, Sander van't Noordende spoke about the need for business visionaries who take risks
Georg Kell: public priorities affect private businesses – video At the UN Global Compact Leadership Summit, Georg Kell talks about how non-financial issues affect all businesses
Erika Karp: Shakespeare and sustainable business – video Cornerstone Capital CEO Erika Karp parses the wisdom of the Merchant of Venice and the Talmud for sustainable entrepreneurs
John Ruggie on UN human rights principles – video The Harvard professor who proposed the principles talks with Jo Confino about dignity, systemic disconnects and optimism
UNI's Philip Jennings: Work should 'lift you out of poverty, not keep you in it'
Meg Jones: business skills empower women for politics – video
Peter Bakker: a new language for sustainable business – video WBCSD president tells Jo Confino that leaders need to translate sustainability goals into the language of risk management and new opportunities
Siemens' Peter Solmssen on why responsible corporations are rewarded – video Peter Solmssen, member of the managing board and general counsel of Siemens AG, tells Guardian Sustainable Business chair Jo Confino that sustainability is central to a company's interests. A corporation is a form of person, he says, and needs to act as a responsible, productive citizen for its own sake and society's
Tererai Trent: businesses should invest in education - video Tererai Trent argues for business investment in education - video
Mars CSO: sustainability should be a pre-competitive issue - video
Why investment in universal education makes business sense Sarah Brown and Edith Asibey
BSR's Aron Cramer on future proofing your business - video Get to the future before the future destroys your business, says Aron Cramer
Interview: Unilever's Paul Polman on diversity, purpose and profits
UNI Global Union: it's time to talk about the common good - video
UN Global Compact Leaders Summit: lessons learned - live chat Join us in a conversation with Georg Kell, executive director of the compact, at 12pm ET/5pm BST on Tuesday, 24 September
Acumen's Jacqueline Novogratz: making sustainability profitable The founder of Acumen discusses investment tactics to support social and environmental entrepreneurs in developing markets
Siemens and the battle against bribery and corruption "Sustainability is about survival," says Siemens general counsel Peter Solmssen, who argues that global cooperation is key to winning the fight
Why values need to be at heart of sustainable business transformation Jo Confino interviews Dov Seidman about where capitalism lost its way and why values must be at the heart of corporate sustainability transformation
