2015
A shared global commitment
Following adoption of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, UNGSII was created to help support and accelerate their implementation.
ABOUT GLOW
Celebrating the people behind progress.
GLOW stands for Global Leaders doing Outstanding Work. An initiative of the UNGSII Foundation, it shares the people and contributions helping advance the Sustainable Development Goals.
GLOW · A UNGSII initiative
Recognition that puts the work first.
We connect personal contributions to their wider context: what changed, who benefits, how the work relates to the SDGs, and where readers can find supporting evidence. Profiles and related news make these stories easier to discover and learn from.
THE FOUNDATION’S BACKGROUND
A cross-sector idea, shaped around the SDGs.
UNGSII traces its founding concept to a shared view among United Nations officials, senior business leaders, and NGOs. Experts from science, business, and government discussed the index idea at the UN in Geneva. The Foundation identifies Roland Schatz as its founder.
The founding idea
A case for transparent measurement
The concept grew from a shared belief that sustainability needed transparent, academically driven assessment. Experts discussed the index idea at the United Nations in Geneva.
19 April 2017
The first commitment report
UNGSII launched its first Sustainable Development Goals Commitment Report, covering 300 of the world’s largest companies, at the United Nations in New York.
OUR EDITORIAL APPROACH
How GLOW brings the mission to life.
Recognise the person
Keep the individual and their contribution at the centre of each story.
Show the work
Give readers context, evidence, and links to original sources.
Help ideas travel
Connect individual contributions to shared SDG ambitions and learning.