GCNT, UN join to help businesses take concrete steps for climate action

Bangkok - Aug 2021 Business leaders and policymakers said today that top priority must be given to bringing corporate social responsibility practices in line with global climate targets, and by doing so, this will create valuable opportunities for all. This was the conclusion of the technical webinar ‘Race to Zero: Meet the World’s Race to Zero Heroes for Climate Action’ including more than 400 public- and private-sector representatives from across the region, held as part of the #RaceToZero global dialogue, and ahead of a major UN Climate Change Conference, known as COP26, in November. Global Compact Network Thailand (GCNT) co-convened the event with the UN Resident Coordinator Office in Thailand, UNFCCC/IGES Regional Collaboration Centre for Asia and the Pacific (RCC Bangkok), and the team of UN High-Level Climate Action Champions Gonzalo Muñoz and Nigel Topping. Its purpose was to help businesses take transformational action in setting climate targets by bringing together experts, sharing best practices, as well as providing tools to help them achieve a net-zero transition.