{"id":383,"date":"2025-01-08T07:35:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T00:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalcompact-th.com\/?p=383"},"modified":"2025-12-02T15:22:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T08:22:57","slug":"un-global-compact-announces-its-2021-sdg-pioneers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalcompact-th.com\/en\/un-global-compact-announces-its-2021-sdg-pioneers\/","title":{"rendered":"UN Global Compact Announces its 2021 SDG Pioneers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"383\" class=\"elementor elementor-383\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-feb2fea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"feb2fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12d4faf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"12d4faf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/globalcompact-th.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2021_Pioneers_-_Twitter-general_congrats_1-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-386\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalcompact-th.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2021_Pioneers_-_Twitter-general_congrats_1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/globalcompact-th.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2021_Pioneers_-_Twitter-general_congrats_1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/globalcompact-th.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2021_Pioneers_-_Twitter-general_congrats_1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/globalcompact-th.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2021_Pioneers_-_Twitter-general_congrats_1.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9a91ca e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c9a91ca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f735f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f735f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>New York, NY, United States of America<br \/>UN Global Compact celebrates ten business leaders who have demonstrated progress and commitment towards advancing the Sustainable Development Goals.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9f2af4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f9f2af4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b171e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b171e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>UNITED NATIONS, New York, 15 June 2021 \u2014 The United Nations Global Compact today announced ten new<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unglobalcompact.org\/sdgs\/sdgpioneers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0SDG Pioneers<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; business leaders who are doing an exceptional job to advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through the implementation of the UN Global Compact Ten Principles on human rights, environment, labor and anti-corruption.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f71adb8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f71adb8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cff0c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3cff0c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The search focused on professionals working at any level in a company participating in the UN Global Compact and the winners selected come from every continent.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ded1825 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ded1825\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e660501 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e660501\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cBusiness has a critical role to play in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals at a time when progress has been set back by the Covid-19 pandemic. These exceptional professionals show exactly what can be done by business to make a difference that not only serves shareholders but also society at large. I hope they will also inspire others to join them in uniting in the business of a better world,\u201d said Sanda Ojiambo, CEO &amp; Executive Director of the UN Global Compact.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06f00f1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"06f00f1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cd365c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2cd365c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The 2021 SDG Pioneers are:\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22781cd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"22781cd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-005b325 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"005b325\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><p><a href=\"https:\/\/unglobalcompact.org\/sdgs\/sdgpioneers\/2021\/mcbain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Darian McBain, Thai Union Group PCL, Thailand\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f686eba e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f686eba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26cf6c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26cf6c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><p><a href=\"https:\/\/unglobalcompact.org\/sdgs\/sdgpioneers\/2021\/sinha\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sumant Sinha, ReNew Power Limited, India\u00a0<\/a><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25441d1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"25441d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e243e9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e243e9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><p><a href=\"https:\/\/unglobalcompact.org\/sdgs\/sdgpioneers\/2021\/okine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Robert Okine, Bewsys, Ghana\u00a0<\/a><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-168464d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"168464d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edc6061 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"edc6061\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><p><a href=\"https:\/\/unglobalcompact.org\/sdgs\/sdgpioneers\/2021\/vaas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leonie Vaas, Hayleys Fabric PLC, Sri Lanka<\/a><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91257fd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"91257fd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1e1598 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1e1598\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><p><a href=\"https:\/\/unglobalcompact.org\/sdgs\/sdgpioneers\/2021\/chrabieh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mireille Chrabieh, S-miles Center, Lebanon<\/a><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa2a52c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aa2a52c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-383ca5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"383ca5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><p><a href=\"https:\/\/unglobalcompact.org\/sdgs\/sdgpioneers\/2021\/butmanov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anton Butmanov, EN+ GROUP IPJSC, Russian Federation<\/a><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-556a1f3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"556a1f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afdd4ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"afdd4ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><p><a href=\"https:\/\/unglobalcompact.org\/sdgs\/sdgpioneers\/2021\/bueno\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Karine Bueno, Banco Santander S\/A (Brasil), Brazil\u00a0<\/a><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e38c87 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8e38c87\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32680b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32680b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><p><a href=\"https:\/\/unglobalcompact.org\/sdgs\/sdgpioneers\/2021\/aykan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sonay Aykan, Colgate-Palmolive Company, USA\u00a0<\/a><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb3b095 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fb3b095\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc4ec49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc4ec49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><p><a href=\"https:\/\/unglobalcompact.org\/sdgs\/sdgpioneers\/2021\/cuddihy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alan Cuddihy, PCH, Ireland +<\/a><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3a01e2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b3a01e2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1624ab7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1624ab7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><p><a href=\"https:\/\/unglobalcompact.org\/sdgs\/sdgpioneers\/2021\/giuffre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Giulia Giuffr\u00e8, IRRITEC S.p.A., Italy\u00a0<\/a><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaa74cd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eaa74cd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e87fd95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e87fd95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/globalcompact-th.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2021_Pioneers_-_General_Congrats_-_1200-576x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-388\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalcompact-th.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2021_Pioneers_-_General_Congrats_-_1200-576x1024.png 576w, https:\/\/globalcompact-th.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2021_Pioneers_-_General_Congrats_-_1200-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/globalcompact-th.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2021_Pioneers_-_General_Congrats_-_1200-768x1365.png 768w, https:\/\/globalcompact-th.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2021_Pioneers_-_General_Congrats_-_1200-864x1536.png 864w, https:\/\/globalcompact-th.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2021_Pioneers_-_General_Congrats_-_1200-1152x2048.png 1152w, https:\/\/globalcompact-th.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2021_Pioneers_-_General_Congrats_-_1200.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-958efa3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"958efa3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abcda85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abcda85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The SDG Pioneer entries were judged by an expert panel of representatives of the UN Global Compact Expert Network, alongside previous SDG Pioneers and representatives from academia and UN agencies. The selection criteria included the individuals&#8217; commitment to embedding the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact into their companies&#8217; core strategie and their efforts to advance the SDGs as well as their engagement with the UN Global Compact and its Local Networks. The 2021 SDG Pioneers were announced during the UN Global Leaders Summit 2021.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7001e9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f7001e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f1eb04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f1eb04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>ref:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unglobalcompact.org\/news\/4708-06-16-2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.unglobalcompact.org\/news\/4708-06-16-2021<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c388b0d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c388b0d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52f3eef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52f3eef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Congratulations to SDG Pioneer for a Sustainable Ocean Economy<br \/><\/strong><strong>Darian McBain\u00a0<br \/><\/strong><strong>Global Director, Corporate Affairs and Sustainability Organization\u00a0<br \/><\/strong><strong>Thai Union Group PCL\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Thailand<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b10c0b8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b10c0b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c44c6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"8c44c6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/gM3vJoMcBZU?si=ja6sZeDFucIehkd0&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-758bfd8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"758bfd8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c32790f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c32790f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>questions the cost of embracing sustainability.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-600a3a9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"600a3a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ebc87b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ebc87b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cThe cost is very obvious,\u201d she says. \u201cIf you overfish, if there&#8217;s no fish left. You actually won&#8217;t have a business. So investing now for the future makes complete business sense.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3c71dc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e3c71dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41da46f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41da46f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>McBain, a native Australian working in Bangkok, has created and spearheaded Thai Union\u2019s first global sustainability strategy, SeaChange. The set of commitments and initiatives addresses issues facing the seafood industry by contributing to Sustainable Development Goals Nos. 2, 8 and 14 \u30fc addressing hunger; decent work and economic growth; and life below water.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8895de1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8895de1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1421490 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1421490\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cThai Union focuses on\u2026 zero hunger because we&#8217;re a food company, and so making sure that people can eat healthy and nutritious food is important, decent work and economic growth because we&#8217;re a major employer \u2026 and finally, SDG 14, life below water, because if we don&#8217;t have sustainable oceans, we won&#8217;t have a sustainable seafood industry,\u201d she says.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9c6505 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f9c6505\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8005cc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8005cc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>SeaChange programs reflect the Ten Principles by ensuring responsible sourcing, addressing operations like emissions, water use and energy waste at factories and supporting employees and local communities, she said.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58a7fa1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"58a7fa1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de98c40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de98c40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For her work, McBain was selected by the United Nations Global Compact as the 2021 SDG Pioneer for a Sustainable Ocean Economy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5ce33b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a5ce33b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-244f2f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"244f2f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cI grew up near the ocean in Australia, and I&#8217;ve always been passionate about the oceans,\u201d says McBain, who trained as an environmental engineer. \u201cI&#8217;m happy to say that I&#8217;ve always worked in the environmental field, and working with Thai union and being able to work with the oceans has really helped bring my passion and the work together.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64735e9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"64735e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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Nobody owns the oceans,\u201d she says. \u201cSo we need to work collaboratively with our competitors, with governments, with civil society. And it&#8217;s only through all of us working together as you do under the UN SDGs that we can really start to make progress.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c87af9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1c87af9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e77f577 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e77f577\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Under McBain\u2019s watch, Thai Union introduced a Code of Conduct for suppliers to improve on-board labor conditions and ethical performances. The company developed an Ethical Migrant Recruitment Policy, and McBain helped set up worker-elected welfare committees to educate workers of their basic rights.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3641054 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3641054\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08a8843 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08a8843\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>McBain launched Thai Union\u2019s global tuna commitment with the introduction of fishery improvement projects to ensure healthy stocks and minimize and mitigate impact on the ecosystem. She also set up a partnership with The Nature Conservancy for supply-chain transparency and onboard monitoring on supplier vessels, linked to Thai Union\u2019s sustainability-linked loans with interest rates tied to sustainable performance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29418c6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"29418c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddb3b67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ddb3b67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>She led an initiative to clean up discarded fishing gear in the ocean and helps run Thai Union\u2019s Green Team of internal sustainability advocates. A 2019 company survey found that the staff perceived sustainability as Thai Union\u2019s biggest strength, she said.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abfc3d6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"abfc3d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f99896d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f99896d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cI&#8217;m so inspired to be able to work with a company that is trying to have a positive impact on the oceans,\u201d she says.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-178a5c0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"178a5c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10e3d23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10e3d23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cThere&#8217;s never an end to this work. 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