Helle Bank Jorgensen, Global Compact Network Canada’s Founder, named one of Canada’s 2019 Clean5

Canada’s 2019 Clean50 awarded Helle Bank Jorgensen, Global Compact Network Canada’s Founder and President Emeritus, as one of the 50 individual leaders who have contributed the most to enhancing sustainability and clean capitalism in Canada over the past 2 years.

Global Compact Network Canada is the Canadian network of the United Nations Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative. Helle Bank Jorgensen founded the Canadian chapter 5 years ago in 2013, and along with the GCNC team, has made significant contributions to the advocacy of the 17 Sustainable Development Goalsand corporate sustainability in Canada.

“Building partnerships between the Government and Companies is essential if we are to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. I’m very impressed how the Global Compact Network Canada has engaged both companies and the government on the 2030 agenda and how Helle Bank Jorgensen can get the right voices to the table to scale the efforts of the many Canadian companies that are part of Global Compact Network Canada.”

~ H.E. Marc-André Blanchard, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations 

Helle Bank Jorgensen was chosen after rigorous screening and research by Delta Management, with advice from internal researchers and external advisors, and was among Honourees selected from an initial pool of approximately 600 well qualified nominees.

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