When it comes to saving the planet, the private sector's first official report card can be summarised in just three words: "must try harder". Global business leaders need to triple their efforts if there is any hope of meeting widely agreed development goals, concludes an independent report commissioned by the Davos World Economic Forum, and which provides the first ever attempt at ranking the commitment of the business community to the Millennium Declaration goals. Signed by all 189 UN member states in 2000, the declaration established broad commitments in areas such as health, education, security and human rights, but if any of the world's 104 million unschooled children were able to read the results, they would find little to cheer about.
Jan 22, 2004
































