Much of today’s headline news paint a grim picture — numerous crises unfolding alongside a sharp decline in global solidarity and the withdrawal of the private sector from net-zero commitments. The unity that inspired the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development a decade ago now feels increasingly distant.
Yet, the embers of that spirit, which imbued the launch of the Zero Hunger Private Sector Pledge in 2021, remain.
The Pledge calls on the business community to invest in projects that end hunger and malnutrition based on a roadmap identifying 90 priority countries and 10 high-impact investment areas. To ensure its credibility, we undertake a biennial evaluation of all company commitments over USD 1 million. By doing so, we independently
verify that companies are translating their pledges into tangible investments.