News and announcements
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News and announcements
Pact receives grant to combat child labor in mica mining in Madagascar
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News and announcements
Pact launches new three-year strategy
Private sector launches coconut industry's first sustainability charter
With support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Green Invest Asia, implemented by Pact, private sector leaders signed the coconut industry’s first global Sustainable Coconut Charter, which aims to improve farmer livelihoods, lessen the carbon footprint of...
Zewud Debebe joins Pact as chief human capital officer
Pact, an international nonprofit, announced that Zewud Debebe has joined the organization as its new chief human capital officer. Debebe, an accomplished business and human resources leader, will join the organization’s executive team and lead its global human capital strategy.
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Neglected artisanal miners are proven critical for the attainment of the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Even in its informal state, ASM makes positive contributions to almost all of the SDGs, but also has negative impacts on most of them. Depending on the way it is approached, formalization can help mitigate many of the sector’s negative impacts and amplify its positive impacts on the...
Pact’s Karen Hayes named a Top 100 CSR Influence Leader
Pact’s Vice President of Mines to Markets, Karen Hayes, has been named a Top 100 Corporate Social Responsibility Influence Leader. She was recognized by Assent Compliance, a leader in supply chain data management, in their 2020 list, which celebrates extraordinary leadership in areas such...
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Monitoring the Mekong drought
As part of the Mekong Water Data Initiative (MWDI), the Sustainable Infrastructure Partnership (SIP) is continuing its long-standing collaboration with Eyes on Earth in a new effort to provide near real-time monitoring of climate conditions in the Mekong region. This collaboration begins...
Statement on racism and injustice
The recent police killings of George Floyd, Tony McDade, Sean Reed and Breonna Taylor are weighing heavily on us all. We are filled with grief and concern as we reflect on these incidents and the racial injustice in American society that enables such actions against people of color. Pact...
Pact joins call for immediate action for artisanal mining communities during Covid-19 crisis
This week, Pact joined more than 70 civil society organizations and community-based associations in calling for immediate and concerted action from governments, financing institutions, international organizations, the private sector and others to support artisanal mining communities and...
From data to knowledge: How Pact is working with Mekong partners to solve water policy problems
The Mekong River turned blue in the December-January dry season of 2019 and 2020. This postcard-pretty hue was not good news, however. The color change, from its regular muddy brown to a clear aquamarine, was the result of unusually low flows coupled with a lack of sediment in the water....
Responding to Covid-19: Pact takes steps to ensure staff safety and continued operations
Pact is committed to delivering on our promises to those we serve around the world and to ensuring that our global staff are protected and healthy. With the spread of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19), Pact has implemented a number of changes to ensure both staff safety and our ability to...
Caroline Anstey to lead Pact as new President and Chief Executive Officer
Today, Pact announced that its Board of Directors has selected international development leader Caroline Anstey as the next President and Chief Executive Officer of the global organization. Anstey will join Pact on March 23, 2020. She comes to Pact from her role as Senior Advisor to...
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