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As we move ahead with our growth story, it is important for us to embrace the Sustainable Development Goals framework to shape our transformation journey. With the new financial year ongoing, Global Compact Network India (GCNI) increases its pace towards achieving a number of innovative practices and action oriented research programs. It has collaborated with different organisations and stake-holders for monthly meetings, workshops covering various dimensions of SDGs with themes like 'Sustainable Use of Natural Resources, Innovative Healthcare

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Core Group Meeting to discussIndustrial Water Matrix

World Elder Abuse Awareness DayTowards an Age Inclusive Society: Advancing SDGs 3 & 11

Global Compact Network India (GCNI) jointly with Anugraha and UN Information Centre for India and Bhutan organised the World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on the theme “Towards an Age Inclusive Society: Advancing Sustainable Development Goals (3 & 11)”, on 15th June 2016 in New Delhi.

The event was inaugurated by Taj Hassan, IPS, Special Commisioner (Crime), Delhi Police, in presence of Rajiv Chandran, National Information Officer, United Nations Information Center for India and Bhutan; Dr. Abha Chaudhary, Chairperson, Anugraha; Dr. Uddesh Kohli, Senior Advisor, UN Global Compact and Dr. Jitendra Das, Director, FORE School of Management.

Taj Hassan, IPS Special Commissioner (Crime), Delhi Police, in his inaugural address, stated the need for awareness of abuse against the elderly, among all sections of the society. He elaborated upon the initiatives taken by the Delhi Police which includes Residential Welfare Authority collaboration, registration of elderly people through registration fairs, and regular house visits by beat-constables. The event included two panel discussions and the first session was on “Good Health and Well being: Essentials for Active and Healthy Ageing”, advancing Goal 3. The panellists during this session included Dr. Sanjay Kumar, National Programme Officer – M & E, UNFPA India; Dr. Pallab Maulik, Deputy Director and Head of Research and

Promoting a Business Case for Governance, Ethics and Transparency in Smart Cities

Development Division; Senior Research Associate, Georgia Institute for Global Health, Oxford University; and Avijeet Kumar, Director, CAF India. The panel highlighted the need to sensitize the society in all the sections of the elderly, including those belonging to tribal and marginalised communities to ensure safety for them, since they are often considered to be an 'invisible section' of the society. This can be achieved through partnerships with various NGOs/Civil Society organisations/Corporates and through providing training programmes.

This was followed by the second round of panel discussion on “Sustainable Cities & Communities: Towards Age Friendly Habitat” and the panellists present during this session included Nishtha Satyam, Head, Strategic Partnerships, Policy Impact and Public Relations, UN Women; Dr. Ajith Kaliyath, Environment Specialist, South Asia Urban Knowledge Hub, National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA); Lt. Gen. Rajendra Singh, CEO, DLF Foundation; A Madhvi, Deputy Director, Deptt of Social Welfare, Govt of NCT of Delhi and Dr. Shalini Taneja, Asst. Professor, FORE School of Management. The panel highlighted on the key findings of the study undertaken by UN Women which states that by 2050, the World would see an increase of 66% in the number of elderly in urban areas, out of which, 54% would be women and also 2.5 % of this urban elderly population is expected to be living in Asia and Africa. Due to the expected changes in the consumption pattern of urban utilities, it is necessary to build sustainable smart cities with accessible public areas. There is a need for safety for the vulnerable people in public areas and access to various facilities like technology, medical services should be provided and also the idea of “Active Ageing” should be implemented through building policies framework and working in collaboration with civic society amenities/ corporates.

Dr. Aabha Chaudhary concluded the symposium by elaborating on the NGO Anugraha's pioneering work of setting up two self-sustaining old - age homes – Swabhiman Kendra and Sammaan Kendra, in partnership with the Ministry of Defence.

'Healthy lives and Wellbeing for All and “Role of Private Sector in Impacting Bottom of Pyramid Livelihoods for the Poor and action research, to mention a few. Over the past months, GCNI also realised that there is a need to design and introduce concept of a Water Index for industrial sector which serves as a fundamental index against which the industrial sector can both measure and report its water footprint and find ways to address its risks and co-create innovative solutions to preserve this scarce natural resource. It has already started working in this area with Accenture as its knowledge partner and ONGC Ltd as its financial supporter. Keeping its mandate to make society sustainable, GCNI in collaboration with Shikhar Organization for Social Development and Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs organised the 4th National CSR Summit in New Delhi on “Sustainable Development Goal No 4 – “Sustainable Quality and Accessible Education for Persons with Special Needs: Section 135, Companies Act 2013”.GCNI also jointly with Anugraha and UN Information Centre for India and Bhutan organized the World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on the theme “Towards an Age Inclusive Society: Advancing Sustainable Development Goals (3 & 11)”,in order to promote the safety and security for elderly people. A joint meeting was also held in Bangalore with CRM University, Bangalore on the theme 'Empowerment of Woman and Principles', where contribution of women in making of strong economics via live examples was discussed. Advancing sustainability agenda, GCNI also held Sustainability Alliance Partners' Working Group Meeting in New Delhi with idea to create a knowledge bank for sustainability by engaging with CSO's and key stakeholders. GCNI also presented the possible interventions needed to be taken up during 2016-2017 which are evidence based research works/surveys, best practices documents/pilots, capacity building and training programs and policy documents.

In its effort towards expansion to its PRME initiative in India, GCNI in collaboration with L P Savani Group of Schools, Surat held a Principles for Responsible Management Education Meeting in Surat with aim to illustrate the need for value based education system in modern and changing societies. Going Forward, GCNI looks forward to deepen its engagement with key stakeholders involving businesses, NGOs, Governments and academic institutions around key Sustainable Development goals. With new UNGC Strategic Plan 2020 soon to be in place, it will focus on the need and necessity for companies and other stakeholders to embed sustainability in their operations to leverage cross sector partnerships and relations.I also take this opportunity to thank our member for all their support in our activities and look forward to their continued involvement in GCNI initiatives.

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Global Compact Network India (GCNI) jointly with Shikhar organisation for Social Development and Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) organised the 4th National CSR Summit on “Sustainable Development Goal No 4 – “Sustainable Quality and Accessible Education for Persons with Special Needs: Section 135, Companies Act 2013” on 25th May 2016 in New Delhi.

The 4th Summit in the series discussed on the various methods adopted by public and private sector and civil society organisations in order to provide sustainable quality and accessible education to people with special needs. The corporates can use CSR as a medium of contributing towards the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 4 by collaborating with the civil society organisations. The event was inaugurated by Reva Nayyar, IAS (Retd.) Chairperson, Bal Sahyog in presence of Dr. R. K. Suri, Summit Director, Hanif Qureshi, IPS, Commissioner of Police- Faridabad and Pooran C. Pandey, Executive Director, UN Global Compact Network India.

4th National CSR Summit-2016 on Sustainable Development Goals “Sustainable Quality and Accessible Education for Persons with Special Needs: Section 135, Companies Act 2013”

Reva Nayyar, IAS (Retd.) Chairperson, Bal Sahyog in her key note address stated that in order to provide accessible education for persons with special needs a marshal approach is required to bring about change. She emphasized on implementation through legislation and said that government should play a greater role than the private sector. The event included two panel discussions and the first session was “Technology intervention for Quality and Accessible Education”. The panellists included Renu Kulshreshta, Group Head-CSR, Hindustan Power Projects Limited, Dr. Aerum Khan, Asstt. Professor- CIET, NCERT and Shipra B. Chowdhary, MSA-Corporate Affairs, Intel Technologies.

This was followed by the second panel discussion on “Skill Development and Livelihood : Key to Sustainability for Special Needs” and the panellists present during this session included Dr. Jitender Aggarwal, CEO, Sarthak Educational Trust, V.S.Ramana, General Manager-CSR , L&T Construction, Ranjit Singh, Head-CSR, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd, and Ruma Roka, Founder, Noida Deaf Society.

The two panels were followed by valedictory session wherein Deepa Malik, Arjuna Awardee, and Shri. Vardhan Trivedi, Anchor, ABP News made a presentation on the subject in presence of Dr. Vinod Aggarwal, IAS, Chairman, Rehabilitation Council of India & Secretary, DEPwD, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment-GOI, Mr. Abdul Kalam, Ex-CMD, Coal India & Board of Director OMDC, Ajay Chaudhary, IPS, OSD to Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, Vijay Kumar, IPS, Addl. Deputy Commissioner of Police, SED, Latika Khaneja, Chairperson, Collage Sports Management, Neena Singh Leekha, IT-Head, Convergys, Aditya Ghildyal, Human Resources, New Holland Tractors.

Deepa Malik, a Paraplegic athlete who has won several international sporting laurels, inspired everyone by her story epitomizing the undying human spirit in face of difficulties and challenges.

The event ended with a special performance presented by the disabled people, coached by the Manvi Foundation.

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Global Compact Network India in collaboration with L P Savani Group of Schools held a PRME – Principles for Responsible Management Education Meeting on 1st June, 2016 in Surat. Pooran Chandra Pandey, Executive Director, UN

GCNI highlighted need for value based education system, because today society faces many pressure and pulls of modern day advancement and the Indian Education system continues to be inspired by certain values. There has been a clear distinction drawn between Tradition Education System and Western Education System. There has also been a changing trend in Education System because of globalization, technology and the need for trained talent. Global Compact has played a pivotal role of bringing in

Global Compact Network India (GCNI) in collaboration with LP Savani Group of Schools held a PRME Meeting on 1st June 2016 in Surat

business perspectives in the process of shaping SDGs. It has consistently provided input to Governments, the UN Secretary General and the UN system at large. These inputs were based on surveys, consultations and discussions among thousands of UN business participants and local networks.The mission of the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) initiative is to inspire and champion responsible management education, research and thought leadership globally. It seek to establish a process of continuous improvement among institutions of management education in order to develop a new generation of business leaders capable of managing the complex challenges faced by business and society in the 21st century. The PRME are therefore a timely global call for business schools and universities worldwide to gradually adapt their curricula, research, teaching methodologies and institutional strategies to the new business challenges and opportunities.

Monthly Knowledge Sharing and Networking Meeting on Advancing Sustainable Development Goal – 3 through Innovative Healthcare Solutions

Global Compact Network India (GCNI) and HelpMeSee India Foundation jointly held a Monthly Knowledge Sharing and Networking Meeting to discuss advancing Sustainable Development Goal-3, on the theme 'Healthy lives and Wellbeing for All'. The meeting was attended by 60 people representing the business sector, civil society, and academia deliberating how innovative healthcare practices can make a difference to communities

that still find it difficult to access modern and reliable healthcare. Pooran Chandra Pandey, Executive Director, UN-GCNI gave an overview of the SDGs and highlighted the importance of Sustainable Development Goals 3 and 11. Further, Venkat Sambandhamoorthy, Chief of Campaign & Field Operations, HelpMeSee India Foundation, highlighted how HelpMeSee is using state-of-the art technology and pre-sterilized single-use surgical kits to eradicate cataract backlog across the country. He said “blindness caused by untreated cataract affects about 15 million people in India and creates severe social and economic burden on a family”. The meeting included a presentation on the theme delivered by Ritesh Kumar Sinha, Director-CSR,

DLF Foundation wherein he highlighted efforts taken by the DLF Foundation to bring healthcare to the masses. He said that DLF Foundation is not only providing curative Healthcare through Multi-specialty camps, but is also into preventive healthcare by running awareness campaigns. Talking about the importance of establishing multi-stakeholder partnerships to bring development to the doorsteps of the people, S. Venkatramanan of the Lions Health Foundation, Alibag, highlighted how HelpMeSee and the Lions have started a campaign in Raigad district, Maharashtra, to eradicate cataract by developing a cataract surgical facility. The meeting ended with the closing remarks delivered by Pooran Chandra Pandey, Executive Director, UN GCNI.

Global Compact Network India (GCNI) held a Sustainability Alliance Partners' Working Group Meeting on 20th April 2016 in New Delhi. Meeting was initiated with welcome address delivered by Pooran Chandra Pandey, Executive Director, UN GCNI wherein he briefed about the last working group meeting discussions and the decisions taken. Further Pranjal Goswami, Convenor, Working Group and Head- Sustainability, Novozymes South Asia Pvt. Ltd convened the meeting and it was mutually agreed by all members to initially explore specific areas of sustainability. The initial idea is to create a multi stake holder group and suggested to create the knowledge bank for sustainability by engaging with CEO's and stakeholders. Members further discussed about how corporate will be benefitted through Business Responsibility Reporting (BRR) and the challenges that need to be complemented along with

Sustainability Alliance Partners' Working Group Meeting

identification of sustainability risks & drawing suitable work plan. It was felt that there is need for sectoral approach to the SDGs. What are the long term and short term goals that corporate can adopt and to convert them into a document mapping out sustainability risks and the opportunities available in addition to policy intervention. Pooran Chandra Pandey presented the possible interventions needed to be taken up during 2016 -2017 which are:

Evidence based research works/surveys

Best practices Capacity Building and Training Programmes

Policy Influence

Ashok Chakraborty, Chief Sustainability Officer, IICA highlighted that during the capacity building

documents/ Pilots

program, multi stakeholders should be involved. The basic understanding of the sustainability risks, COP 21 outcome, its effect on the corporate and awareness of SDGs, in addition to other imperatives is necessary.

Pranjal Goswami stated that there is need to identify risks and opportunities along with policy hotspots through a mapping exercise by companies of its activities vis- a- vis SDGs. This will not only keep companies aligned with “global – local” goals but will also provide a clear pathway of progression on reporting and compliance. Such a report will create a mapping benchmark and many members of the GCNI can apply it in their respective sectors. Members unanimously agreed that GCNI should undertake such an exercise for aggregation and benefit of its members. The meeting ended with a vote of thanks by Pooran Chandra Pandey, Executive Director, UN GCNI.

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Global Compact Network India (GCNI) realises that there is an imperative need to design and introduce a Water Index in India which would serve as a fundamental index against which the industries can both measure and report their water footprint and find ways to address risks and co-create innovative solutions to preserve this scarce natural resource. In view of this vision, a core group meeting was organised at ONGC on 2nd May, 2016 to discuss the criticality and feasibility of introducing a Water Index for Industrial Sector in India. The meeting was initiated with a welcome address delivered by Pooran Chandra Pandey, Executive Director, UN GCNI , wherein he briefed about the materiality risks associated with water and the absence of a fundamental index to address the issues and what Global Compact Network India aims to do to resolve this problem. Following the brief introduction, D. D. Misra, Chair, Asia Pacific Resource Centre, GCNI & Director - Human Resources, ONGC Ltd. highlighted various issues concerning water and added that the development of a conclusive Water Index should be sector specific,

Core Group Meeting to discuss Water Index/Matrix for Industrial Sector in India

acceptable and doable as a first demonstrable pilot both within and across industries as a voluntary initiative. Abhishek Srivastava and Winsley Peter from Accenture, made a brief presentation, giving a broad overview of the state of water resources in India and the urgency associated with the conservation of water resources. The presentation highlighted that according to the 2030 Water Resources Group Report, India is at a very high risk of depletion of all its fresh water reserves within a decade. This scenario poses a direct threat to the industries in India. The first scenario proposed a pilot Water Benchmark Study while the other was an exhaustive Water Index Study with a sample set of 12 to 15 companies based on multiple criteria with a timeline of 12-15 months.

The presentation led to consensus from all the members that there exists an immediate need to develop a Water Index for India, which was followed by a detailed discussion which involved valuable inputs from the members present. Some of the main ideas that emerged from the discussions were:

Index should encompass a specific sector - Industrial Sector, to be focussed.

The parameters developed should be common and cross cutting within the identified sector.

The Index should be implementable, voluntarily and should have acceptance among the target industry sector.

The Index should be promoted as Voluntary Principles (and not as a Statutory one).

The methodology would be a combination of questionnaires, one-on-one interactions with the CSOs and CEOs and also site visits to the plants of identified companies to gain a better insight of the water footprint of the company.

The timeline will be compressed to a period of three months and it will involve launch of the report subsequently.

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Monthly Knowledge Sharing and Networking Meeting on Sustainable Use of Natural Resources

presentation on `Business as a Force for Good'. The meeting included a presentation on the theme delivered by Santanu Roy, General Manager, Corporate Planning, GAIL (India) wherein he further, reflected on Goal 12 of the SDGs which deals with `Responsible Consumption and Production' and expressed how sustainable consumption and production of natural resources is essential to make it available for future generations. He further explained that the crux of the dilemma of the developing world today, rests on the fact that `there is no sustainable consumption without sustainable production and vice versa' and this can be overcome only through reduction and sustainable substitution of material flow and incorporation of multifunctionality in our production and consumption patterns. The second presentation at the meeting was delivered by Dr. Miniya Chatterji, Chief Sustainability Officer, JSPL wherein she highlighted the fact that SDGs are more empirically tested and

monitored goals which makes the new global goals more action oriented. She highlighted three key messages as positive steps of actions for achieving Sustainable Development Goals: to use the existing resources efficiently, to limit the damage and to use energy efficiently.She further mentioned that the need of the hour is to first, use the natural resources already available to mankind more judiciously. The efficiency can be brought about in all the industries by investing in technology that would help minimise the use of natural resources citing an example adopted by JSPL wherein they manufacture steelusing synthetic gas instead of natural gas. She also highlighted how a shift from Corporate ocial Responsibility (CSR) to Social Commitment can make a tangible difference towards being more sustainable as an organisation. The meeting ended with the closing remarks delivered by Pooran Chandra Pandey, Executive Director, UN GCNI.

Global Compact Network India (GCNI) in collaboration with GAIL (India) Ltd. organised the monthly knowledge sharing and networking meeting on the theme “Sustainable Use of Natural Resources' on 29th April 2016 at GAIL Office, New Delhi. The meeting was attended by 70 people representing the business sector, civil society and academia. The meeting was initiated with the welcome address delivered by Dr. Uddesh Kohli, Senior Advisor, United Nations Global Compact, New York wherein he talked about the relevance of the theme 'Sustainable Use of Natural Resources' and explained how Global Compact Network India has been focussing its agenda towards the accomplishment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). He further added that it's imperative that Corporate Citizenship, Corporate Social Responsibility and Governance should be oriented towards the Sustainable Development Goals. Later, all the participants of the meeting introduced themselves which was followed by a short video

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Global Compact Network India (GCNI) in collaboration with ICCo organised monthly knowledge sharing and networking meeting on the theme 'Role of Private Sector in Impacting Bottom of Pyramid Livelihoods for the Poor' on 24th June 2016 in New Delhi. The meeting was attended by more than 85 people representing the business sector, civil society, and academia deliberating on how innovative sustainable solutions can be applied in creating livelihoods for poor. A.K. Pavadia, Former Additional Secretary & Adviser, Inter-State Council Secretariat, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India in his opening remarks emphasised the need for 'Strategic Philanthropy' approach by the private sector for creating livelihoods for the poor. In this case he highlighted excellent examples of the corporates which has done immense work for the society and environment which include Microfinancing in Bangladesh.

The meeting included a presentation on the theme delivered by Alay Barah, Executive Director, ICCo in which he has talked about ICCo Principle, vision

Monthly Knowledge Sharing and Networking Meeting on Role of Private Sectorin Impacting Bottom of Pyramid Livelihoods for the Poor

and mission and how ICCo has been successful in implementing sustainable livelihood for poor through establishing a value chain cell in Jharkhand and North East.

The second presentation in the meeting on the theme was presented by Akhilesh Gupta, CSR Head, ACC Limited in which he talked about the CSR initiatives taken by the ACC ltd for providing sustainable livelihood for the poor. These initiatives include DISHA (Skill Development of Youth), LIESA (Low External Input Sustainable Agriculture), Swavlamban (Women

Empowerment & Micro enterprises), Vidya Utkarsh (Quality of Elementary Education), Vidhya Sarthi (Online Scholarship Higher Education), Arogyam (Reduction of IMR, Malnutrition, HIV, Morbidity, Sampoorn Swachchata (open defecation free and Hygiene), Drona (Promotion of local sports , Art & Culture), "SaveKideLive" project.

The meeting ended with the closing remarks delivered by Pinky Pradhan, Sr. Program Manager – Sustainable Private Sector, ICCo.

GCNI established the Centre of Excellence for Governance, Ethics and Transparency (CEGET) in March 2015, with the overall goal of developing a premier knowledge repository that 'conducts innovative action research and training, provides a platform for dialogue and communication and facilitates systematic policy initiatives for strengthening transparency and ethics in business.' CEGET has spearheaded two key initiatives - Governance for Smart Cities and 'Business inputs for Public Procurement Bill 2012.

In June 2015 Government of India launched the '100 Smart Cities' Project, the key objective of which was to improve the infrastructure of the identified cities to efficiently handle and govern the increasing urban

Governance for Smart Cities

Promoting a Business Case for Governance, Ethics and Transparency in Smart Cities

population. The significant differentiator of the Project is that instead of a top-down approach, citizens are encouraged to participate and contribute towards the vision development of their cities.

GCNI CEGET developed a pilot intervention for promoting business case for transparency and anti-corruption as an integral part of the Smart Cities Project. Under this pilot plan, between December, 2015 to February, 2016, GCNI CEGET facilitated five consultations in the cities of Visakhapatnam, Lucknow, Pune, Bhubaneswar and Ranchi.

On April 12, 2016 a 'Conclave for Governance of Smart Cities: From Ambition to Action' was held at Hotel Leela Palace, where participants from these cities, experts and business

stakeholders were provided a platform to chart the future course of work in this initiative.

GCNI CEGET, in partnership with its Knowledge partners - 'Legasis Services Private Limited' and 'VMC Management Consulting Private Limited', has developed tools for compliance and Model Public Private Partnerships framework, which were launched at the event. These tools have been developed in response to the city specific needs, based on recommendations received from each city event. At the Conclave, CEGET also launched its website www.ceget.in, which would act as a knowledge hub for corporations, PSUs, government, civil society organisations and other stakeholders on issues of governance, ethics and transparency.

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VisakhapatnamGITAM Institute of Management,

GITAM UniversityDecember 15,

2015GITAM University, Visakhapatnam

LucknowDepartment of Business Administration,

Lucknow UniversityDecember 22,

2015Hotel Renaissance,

Lucknow

PuneMahratta Chamber of Commerce Industries

and Agriculture (MCCIA), PuneJanuary 29,

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BhubaneshwarInstitute of Cost Accountants of India (ICAI) -

Eastern India Regional Council, BhubaneswarFebruary 18,

2016ICAI Seminar Hall.

Bhubaneshwar

Ranchi Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICAI), Ranchi

February 26, 2016

Hotel Landmark, Ranchi

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The experts gave very pertinent inputs for the future plan of action, experts on legal compliance, Public Private Partnership models and Procurement, suggested ways and means to improve transparency, governance and in turn efficiency of these in the smart city project. Stakeholders came up with diverse solutions at the Government and individual level to ensure transparency and to increase the feasibility and positive impact of smart city project.

In the second phase of the Governance for Smart Cities initiative, CEGET is in consultation with three city SPVs, to implement the tools that were showcased at the Conclave. The first major breakthrough successfully transpired in Pune, with the Pune Smart City Development Corporation Limited (PSCDCL) entering into a five-year Memorandum of Understanding with GCNI for providing advisory service on governance and compliance to the special purpose vehicle (SPV) created for the purpose of the Project, inclusive of a customised IT solution for governance and compliance and Advisory on Public Private Partnership. The MoU is effective from 1st July 2016 to 20th June 2021.This non-commercial MoU will ensure that PSCDCL operates in an effective and efficient manner, and attracts best investment to realise its mission.

Observing the revival of interest in the subject of public procurement by present Government, manifested by the Finance Minister's reference in his Budget Speech of 2015 to a public procurement law on the UNCITRAL model to check “Malfeasance in public procurement”, followed by public consultations for introduction of changes in the Public Procurement Bill, 2012, CEGET developed an initiative for garnering business inputs for the PPB, 2012.

Prior to this, in April 2012, GCNI had organized a National Consultation on Transparency and Anti-Corruption Measures in Procurement in India, in partnership with United Nations Office of Drug and Crime (UNODC).At this event GCNI had facilitated the process of knowledge – sharingand supporting the work of businesses in creating transparent and ethical procurement practices in a proactive manner.

Presently, GCNI CEGET's Working Paper 'Business Recommendations for Public Procurement Legislation in India' focuses on seven propositions around – Coverage, Competition, Transparency, Market Access, Grievance Review and Redressal, Probity and Sustainable Public Procurement.

This paper was deliberated on at a Consultation at Hotel Taj Palace, New Delhi on June 6, 2016 and feedback received from experts and business stakeholders assisted in refining the white paper, including a concrete list of business recommendations that would be shared with the government.

CEGET is in the process of developing policy solutions, based on these recommendations as well as industry good practices in procurement, and share it with appropriate authorities. This would significantly contribute to development of Public Procurement legislation in India, inclusive of delegated legislation at the Centre, as well as similar legislations at the State level since procurement is a state subject.

BUSINESS INPUTS FOR THEPUBLIC PROCUREMENT BILL, 2012

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Global Compact Network India (GCNI) in collaboration withCMR University, Bangalore conducted workshop on Case Writing and Teaching in Management on 5th June 2016 inBangalore. The workshop aims to enable the development of writing the case studies; designed for faculty who aspire to improve upon their skills in discussing case studies in the classroom. Pooran Chandra Pandey, Executive Director, UN GCNI mentioned that University and Higher EducationalInstitutions in India should focus on adoption of sevenprinciples of Empowerment of Global Compact NetworkIndia. He further highlighted various initiatives ofUnited Nations Global Compact, an initiative started by thethen UN Secretary General Kofi Anan in the year 2000. Global Compact Network India (GCNI) has introduced a set of principles which comprise of gender equality, fair treatment to women, health safety & well-being of women, education/ training/research on women, enterprise development with women, promoting equality through women participation at all levels and measuring progress of women empowerment interventions. He elaborated with the live examples on how contribution of women have built strong economics in Germany, Brazil and Bangladesh to put community and society on growth path, wherein the women are treated in just and fair manner to contribute for improved quality of life. He also emphasized that “If you educate a girl child, you will educate the nation”.

The variety of teaching styles and approaches presented by the instructors has created a rich learning experience. There is a need to establish a process of continuous improvement among institutions of management education to develop a new generation of business leaders capable of managing the complex challenges.

Workshop on Case Writing andTeaching in Management at CMR University, Bangalore

Orientation Workshop onSustainable Development Goals at University of Kerala Global Compact Network India (GCNI) conducted Orientation Workshop on Sustainable Development Goals at University of Kerala on 21st April, 2016. The workshop was led by Pooran Chandra Pandey, Executive Director, UN GCNI. The workshop aims to create awareness among civil servants and Government officials about the Sustainable Development Goals and its importance in creating a more sustainable future through the integration of the efforts of Government, Business and Civil Society. GCNI has a vision to create result oriented partnership with the State Governments all over India and assist them in the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals. In order to achieve the SDGs, long-term investments are needed in critical sectors, especially in developing countries. Thus it is essential to emulate the Global Goals and Local Businesses. The workshop highlighted specifically on Goal 17 i.e Partnership For Sustainable Development “Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development” Enhancing North-South and South-South cooperation by supporting national plans to achieve all the targets. A successful sustainable development agenda requires partnerships between governments, private sector and civil society.

Given the diverse nature of challenges in the way of sustainable growth, there is a need for a holistic framework which stakeholders can leverage to shape and drive their growth agenda. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) introduced by the United Nations and formally adopted by 193 member nations in 2015 provide such a holistic framework. These 17 goals are expected to set the world's development agenda until 2030. In this context, the importance of Global Compact anchoring this convention around the SDGs cannot be over-emphasized. While SDGs are often perceived as an extension and evolution of MDGs, there are some fundamental differences in the way SDGs have been rolled out as : SDGs are all-inclusive and SDGs recognize the critical role of partnerships for successful implementation. Pooran Chandra Pandey, Executive Director, UN GCNI mentioned that Kerala has been successful in ensuring 100% enrolment in primary education, making health care accessible and is ahead in many social indicators. Kerala is a strategic leader in aligning on SDGs and Kerala's role is significant when India's is making a pitch for a permanent seat in the UN Security Council.

Global Compact Network India (GCNI) in collaboration with Ambuja Cements Ltd Organised monthly knowledge sharing and networking meeting on the theme “Business Led Community infrastructure development and its relevance to Sustainable Development Goals” on 29th July 2016 at Ambuja Cements Ltd office in Gurgaon. The meeting was attended by 35 people representing the business sector, civil society and NGOs. The meeting was initiated with the welcome address delivered by Sandeep Shrivastava, Sr. Vice President – Corporate Environment & Sustainability, Ambuja Cements Limited deliberating on how corporates can contribute to the Community Infrastructure Development while contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals. The meeting included a presentation on the theme delivered by Chandrakant Kumbhani, General

Monthly Knowledge Sharing and Networking Meeting on Business Led Community Infrastructure Development and its relevanceto Sustainable Development Goals

Manager, Community Development, Ambuja Cements Foundation wherein he highlighted about the initiatives undertaken by Ambuja Cements Ltd which contributes to Community Development. These programs include Water Resource Development and Management, Agro Based Livelihood, Skill and Entrepreneurship Development Institutes, Community Health and Sanitation, Education, and Women Empowerment. The second presentation at the meeting was delivered by Justin Jebakumar, Director, Habitat For Humanity India. He talked about the current scenario of Sanitaton in India wherein 600 million people in India still practice open defecation and how Habitat For Humanity India acts as a catalyst in transforming the lives of people through providing Housing and Sanitation by reflecting upon the Goal 6 and Goal 11.

He highlighted the fact that sanitation is a major crisis in India. An estimate of 69% of Indians still lack access to improved sanitation facilities. Around 600 million people in India still practice open defecation. And, 30% of marginalised women are assaulted every year as lack of basic sanitation practice. In lieu of this Habitat For Humanity has introduced ImPact 50-50 strategy to achieve holistic and integrated social change with housing and sanitation at the core of development. The ImPact 50 -50 aims to create "Housing for All" and "Total Sanitation" a reality for 100 districts in India.

The meeting ended with the closing remarks delivered by Sandeep Shrivastava, Sr. Vice President – Corporate Environment & Sustainability, Ambuja Cements Limited.

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Why Join Global Compact Network India

Today when the most progressive companies are focusing on sustainability and CSR, Global Compact is the right platform to demonstrate nationally and internationally the commitment to CSR and ethical working of the companies. Some of the key National Guidelines such as Voluntary Guidelines, Business Responsibility Reporting (BRR) by Ministry of Corporate Affairs and Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) lay emphasis on almost the same core issues as advocated by UNGC. Department of Public Enterprises has also issued guidelines on sustainability and CSR for Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) which make a reference to UNGC.

GCNI MEMBERSHIP

There are four categories of members in the networks: 1. Corporate Members (Companies / Corporations)2. SME Members (Small & Medium Enterprises)3. Institutional Membersa) Non-Profit Making Societiesb) Trustsc) Educational and Research Institutesd) Govt. Departments4. NGO Membersa) Civil Societyb) Non-Government or Labour Organisations

Key Benefits of Joining Global Compact Network India

Global Ethical Framework Induction, Training and Communication of Progress Integrated Networking Platform Priority Access to Practice Forums Public Policy Support to the National Government Publications, Communication and Global Good Practices Participation in the Governance of the Network Collective Action Project on Anti-corruption and Green Economy Representation in National and International Forums Opportunity to participate in local chapter activities at state and regional levels Opportunity to engage in implementation of Sustainable Development Goals both at the State and National levels.

Our Publications

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Membership FEES

* Applicable Service Tax will be additional

Membership Category Entrance

Fees (in Rs.) Annual

Fees (in Rs.)

Lifetime Membership

(in Rs.)

T. A. Pai Management Institute Institutional Annual

Adani Vizhinjam Port Pvt Litmited Corporate Lifetime

Alterneit Lifestyles Private Limited AnnualCorporate

Anugraha AnnualNGO

Fleet Forum Lifetime

Ansul-India Health & Management Service AnnualNGO

NGO

Cyient Limited Corporate Annual

Westpac Banking Corporation AnnualCorporate

Navoothan Charitable Foundation AnnualNGO

G.L. Bajaj Management and Research Institutional Annual

George Institute for Global Health NGO Lifetime

Mytrah Vayu (indravati) Private Limited AnnualCorporate

Mahatma Gandhi University, Meghalaya AnnualInstitutional

India Water Foundation AnnualNGO

ThoughtWorks Technologies (India) Private Limited AnnualCorporate

Corporate Members UptoRs. 500 Crores in thepreceding year

Above Rs. 500 Crores

SME Members

Institutional Members

NGO Members

25,000 25,000 2,50,000

50,000 50,000 5,00,000

10,000 10,000 1,00,000

10,000 10,000 1,00,000

10,000 10,000 1,00,000

Annual General Meeting, New Delhi

Monthly Knowledge Sharing and Networking Meeting, New Delhi

Subir Raha Memorial Lecture, New Delhi

PRME Chapter Kickstart Meetings

Upcoming Events

New Members

Ten Principles of the United Nations Global CompactHuman Rights

Labour

Environment

Anti-Corruption

About Global Compact Network India

Principle 1: Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights; andPrinciple 2: Make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses.

Principle 3: Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining;Principle 4: The elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labour;Principle 5: The effective abolition of child labour; andPrinciple 6: The elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation.

Principle 7: Businesses should support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges;Principle 8: Undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility; andPrinciple 9: Encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies.

Principle 10: Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery.

Global Compact Network India (GCNI), formed in November 2000, was registered in 2003 as a non-profit society to function as the Indian Local Network of the UN Global Compact, New York. It is the first Local Network in the world to be established with full legal recognition. It also serves as a country level platform for businesses, civil society organisations, public and private sector and aids in aligning stakeholders' responsible practices towards the Ten Universally Accepted Principles of UNGC in the areas of Human Rights, Labour, Environment and Anti – corruption, broad UN goals including Sustainable Development Goals and other key sister initiatives of the United Nations and its systems.

At present, the India Network ranks among the top 10, out of more than 90 Local Networks in the world. It has also emerged as the largest corporate sustainability initiative in India and globally with a pan India membership of 250 leading business and non business participants and 350 signatories, strengthening their commitment to the UN Global Compact Principles by becoming proud members of the Local Network in India.

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UNGC Principles

DisclaimerThis publication is intended strictly for learning purposes. The inclusion of company names and/or examples does not constitute an endorsement of the individual companies by the Global Compact Network India Office. The material in this publication may be quoted and used provided there is proper attribution.

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