JCI Dublin - Junior Chamber International Dublin

July 28-29, 2008, UN Headquarters, New York City, USA

Corporate Social Responsibility is one of the most relevant topics for today’s business leaders. That’s why JCI is teaming up with the UN Global Compact to teach business and community leaders how to be competitive and responsible entrepreneurs. At the 2008 JCI Leadership Summit, delegates from 116 countries will go behind the security gates at the UN Headquarters to learn how JCI and the UN Global Compact are working together to redefine business in a globalized world.

Summit Objectives
• Focus on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and the UN Global Compact as per the "2008 JCI Commitment to Action".
•  Gather information from participants that will serve as the backbone of the:
a) recognition program that will grant a "JCI Seal of Approval" to the companies that best embody the CSR concept; and
b) a guide/tool for engagement by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and entrepreneurs on the issues of corporate citizenship and the UN Global Compact.

Background
In the 2003 JCI Summit at the UN, JCI decided to contribute to the efforts of the UN and presented a resolution supporting the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

In the 2004 Summit, JCI decided to focus on the promotion of the MDGs 1 and 6 in Africa/Middle East, MDG 1 in Asia/Pacific, MDGs 4 and 8 in the Americas and MDG 8 in Europe.

In the 2007 Summit, JCI presented resolutions under the MDGs 1, 4, 6 and 8.

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