Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- The UN Global Compact -- Introduction -- Part 1: The origins and development of the UN Global Compact -- Part 2: The Global Compact and human rights -- Part 3: The evolution of the UN and the UN Global Compact: critical perspectives -- Part 4: Action and learning -- Part 5: The unfolding world of the UN Global Compact -- Part 6: Taking off -- Appendix A: The Millennium Development Goals -- Appendix B: The Global Compact Advisory Council -- Appendix C: Global Reporting Initiative indicators for progress on the UN Global Compact -- Appendix D: Results of the consultation process on the introduction of a principle against corruption -- Bibliography -- Abbreviations -- Biographies -- Index.