We are thrilled to inform you that Atlantic International University was recently accepted to the prestigious United Nations Global Compact organization. This is a monumental step for AIU as it enables us to promote human rights and autonomy through education. The UN Global Compact is a United Nations initiative that promotes sustainable and socially responsible policies. The United Nations Global Compact is the world’s largest corporate citizenship initiative with 12-000 corporate participants spanning over 170 countries worldwide- representing nearly every sector and size.

You can find AIU on the UN Global Compact site through this link:

AIU GLOBAL COMPACT PARTICIPANT

The Global Compact’s operational phase was launched at UN Headquarters in New York on July 26- 2000. The Secretary-General challenged business leaders to join an international initiative – the Global Compact – that would bring companies together with UN agencies- labor and civil society to support ten principles in the areas of human rights- labor and the environment. Through the power of collective action- the Global Compact seeks to advance responsible corporate citizenship so that business can be part of the solution to the challenges of globalization. In this way- the private sector – in partnership with other social actors – can help realize the Secretary-General’s vision: a more sustainable and inclusive global economy.

Today- hundreds of companies from all regions of the world- international labor and civil society organizations are engaged in the Global Compact. The Global Compact is a direct initiative of the Secretary-General; its staff and operations are lean and flexible.

Stay tuned for the UN Global Compact’s Ten principles in our next news article.