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Section 1
The UN Global Compact journey of three young Alexforbes innovators
Penelope Gregoriou
Mzovuyo Nyamela
In 2015 the United Nations Global Assembly set 17 interlinked goals as a global blueprint to realising a better and more sustainable future for all. The 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs), along with their targets, provide a framework to verify the effectiveness of remedies to solve the sustainability issues facing the global community, such as extreme poverty, hunger and gender equality. The ambition is to fulfil the objectives of these goals by 2030. The dialogue around the role that corporate entities play in the pursuit of a better and more sustainable future for all has been growing steadily in recent times. This has spurred the development of programmes such as the UN Global Compact Young SDG Innovators Programme (YSIP).
Ndumiso Sithole
The programme gives participating companies of the UN Global Compact the opportunity to nominate high-performing young individuals within their organisations to take part in a nine-month accelerator programme. The ultimate goal is to activate future business leaders and change makers to develop and drive innovative solutions aligned with the SDGs, through new technologies, initiatives and business models. 2021 saw Alexforbes become a new participant in the YSIP programme with candidates Ndumiso Sithole (investment analyst), Penelope Gregoriou (technical investment specialist) and Mzovuyo Nyamela (client investment analyst) chosen as the company’s representatives.
