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Rotary ranked in top 5 of NGOs in the world
The Financial Times has ranked Rotary International one of the top five nongovernmental organizations for corporate partnerships. In the special supplement on corporate citizenship and philanthropy Rotary came 5th in the global rankings of 34 finalists. Published in conjunction with the UN Global Compact Leaders Summit held 5-6 July in Geneva, the supplement reached some 1.4 million senior business executives, industry and government leaders, and private/institutional investors in 140 countries.
The summit, which was chaired by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, featured an international roster of business leaders, government ministers, and heads of civil society and focused on such key challenges to building future markets as human rights and climate change. RI Director Bernard Rosen of Belgium represented RI President Wilfrid J. Wilkinson at the event. UN Global Compact and Dalberg Global Development Advisors, who developed the report in preparation for the summit, surveyed 20,000 companies worldwide, identifying 550 NGOs, UN agencies, foundations and other organizations that companies had partnered with, and profiled 85 of those based on company ratings.
Organizations that ranked higher than RI showcased long-standing partnerships with corporations. Because RI's global partnerships include only UN agencies and other nonprofit organizations - and only Rotary clubs and districts have partnered with corporations to date – RI’s ranking should be considered exemplary. RI has a long and distinguished history of collaborating with other organizations in the name of humanitarian service.
Submitted - 24 Jul 2007
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