Najam and Selin Co-author Essay in UN’s Global Compact Yearbook

Pardee Center Director Adil Najam and Faculty Research Fellow Henrik Selin co-authored an article in the United Nations’ Global Compact International Yearbook 2011, which was published on July 15.

The Yearbook is published by the United National Global Compact, a strategic policy initiative for businesses that are committed to aligning their operations and strategies with 10 universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption. The 2011 Yearkbook features a foreword by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, and essays by global experts and thought leaders in the fields of corporate sustainability and sustainable development.

The article by Najam and Selin is based on their introductory essay for the Pardee Center Task Force Report Beyond Rio + 20: Governance for a Green Economy. The Task Force Report, published in March 2011, was the product of an international and interdisciplinary task force convened by Najam and Selin in the fall of 2010 to contribute to the ongoing discussions of “ the challenges of actualizing the promise of sustainable development, of recreating a world economy that is “greener’ and more sustainable, and indentifying institutional frameworks that could help achieve this vision. “

The agenda for the 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UN CSD), popularly known as “Rio + 20”, will focus on the institutional and governance frameworks required to achieve a green economy and to foster sustainable development globally. The Beyond Rio + 20 Task Force Report has been widely distributed among UN officials, policy makers, and others who are likely to participate in the UN CSD in June 2012 in Rio de Janeiro.