Herbalife Nutrition has joined the United Nations (UN) Global Compact, the largest corporate sustainability initiative in the world. With this commitment, the company notes that it is ‘demonstrating its long-term support of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as outlined in the UN Global Compact’s Ten Principles.’
”We are proud to join the UN Global Compact and support the important work of the United Nations,” said John Agwunobi, Chairman and CEO of Herbalife Nutrition. “By taking action and integrating the principles of the compact into our business practices, we are working towards creating a better world.”
Aiming to engage all stakeholders in addressing some of society’s most pressing problems, the UN Global Compact represents a commitment on the part of companies to adopt policies to improve communities and uphold basic universal tenets related to protecting people and the planet.
Herbalife noted that, through its environmental, social and corporate governance strategy, which aligns with the United Nations SDGs, the company will ‘deliver on its promise to change society for the better by continuing to deliver premier nutrition solutions around the world.’
“We are pleased to welcome the commitment from Herbalife Nutrition to the Secretary-General and the United Nations Global Compact, endorsing the Ten Principles and the ambition of the Sustainable Development Goals and to do their part to create the world that we all want – a sustainable and equitable world that will benefit those in need,” said Adam Roy Gordon, Engagement Director at the United Nations Global Compact.
In 2019, as part of its commitment to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, Herbalife Nutrition launched its ‘Nutrition for Zero Hunger’ global initiative, investing more than US$2 million to help more than 10 organizations, including Feed the Children, The Hunger Project and the Chinese Red Cross Foundation, ‘provide the tools necessary to eliminate hunger and empower healthy lifestyle changes.’
This initiative is in addition to the work of the Herbalife Nutrition Foundation, an independent non-profit organization, supported by the company and others, in improving communities around the world. The Herbalife Nutrition Foundation also supports disaster relief efforts by partnering with the American Red Cross and other local organizations to increase food, clothing, blankets, supplies, housing and safe spaces for affected children and their communities.
