我很高興向中國綠色公司年會的舉辦致以祝賀。

　　你們對“全球變局下的責任與創新”這一主題的關注正得其時。

　　如果我們要應對當今世界的一些重要挑戰、幫助人們實現其愿望、并履行對可持續發展的承諾，那么企業的行動須提升到更高層次。

　　正如聯合國全球契約組織所體現的，企業的可持續發展行動正在繼續發揮更大的影響力。越來越多來自世界各地、各行業的公司已擴大并深化了他們在環境、社會、企業治理等方面的政策與實踐。

　　然而，許多重大挑戰仍然存在。我希望你們都作進一步的努力。

　　如今，氣候變化的影響日趨顯著，并威脅著我們通過艱辛努力而贏得的發展成果。發展中國家所受到得威脅尤其明顯。中國與世界各國在推動低碳、可持續發展方面所做出的努力至關重要。來自私營部門的投資將能極大地促進環境友好行為的推廣，推動能效的提高，并發展綠色科技創新。

　　改善你們行動的渠道有很多。如果您還沒有這樣做，我邀請您加入聯合國全球契約組織，并支持其“關注氣候”項目——這個項目為商業參與應對氣候變化提供了一個平臺。

　　我也鼓勵你們采用全球契約的“企業可持續發展領導力藍圖”。該藍圖基于十年經驗編制而成，為那些希望真正成為可持續發展領袖的企業提供了清晰的發展路線圖和行動規劃。

　　目前我們正籌備2012年聯合國可持續發展會議(里約會議二十周年峰會)，我十分期待你們作為創新者與投資者，將良好有效的解決方案進行規模化推廣，從而使更加可持續的全球經濟能夠成為現實。

　　關于商業如何能夠最好地為可持續發展作出貢獻，人們曾有激烈的討論。討論的內容多集中于技術、創新、公共物品的分布網絡與傳送方式等等，而對可持續發展本身關注不夠。倘若要真正實現企業可持續發展，并推動經濟、環境、社會、道德等領域中長遠價值的創造，意識到這一點尤為重要。

　　我期待和你們一起努力推動這一進程。公共部門與私營部門的緊密合作是關鍵。我們都須不遺余力地推動企業可持續發展，創造更加綠色的經濟。

　　基于對這種伙伴關系的重視，我衷心祝愿你們的會議富有成效。感謝你們的支持！

潘基文

2011年4月18日

　　以下為賀信的英文原文：

THE SECRETARY-GENERAL

--MESSAGE TO ANNUAL SUMMITOF GREEN COMPANIES

　　Qingdao, China,21-22 April, 2011

　　Delivered by Mr. Georg Kell, Executive Director, UNGlobal Compact

　　I am pleased to send greetings to theAnnual Summit of Green Companies。

　　Your focus on “responsibility and innovationin a shifting world” is very timely。

　　New levels of corporate performance are essentialif we are to address key global challenges, meet the aspirations of the world’speople and deliver on the promise of sustainability。

　　The corporate sustainability movement, asembodied in the UN Global Compact, continues to seek greater impact. Growingnumbers of companies from all sectors and regions have broadened and deepenedtheir implementation of environmental, social and corporate governance policiesand practices。

　　Yet major challenges remain and I urge allof you to do more。

　　The consequences of climate change are beingfelt with ever greater force, and threaten to undo many hard-won development achievementsof recent years. Developing countries are particularly vulnerable. Chinese andinternational efforts to promote a sustainable, low-carbon path of development areof critical importance. Private investment has tremendous capacity to spreadenvironmentally friendly practices and to promote greater energy efficiency andgreen technology innovation。

　　There are many ways to improve yourperformance。

　　If you have not done so already, I inviteyou to join the Global Compact and support “Caring for Climate”， the Compact’splatform for businesses that are serious about tackling climate change。

　　I also encourage you to adopt the GlobalCompact’s Blueprint for Corporate Sustainability Leadership. Building on tenyears of experience, the Blueprint provides a clear roadmap and action plan forcompanies to become true sustainability leaders。

　　And as we gear up for next year's Rio+20Conference on Sustainable Development, I will rely on you as innovators andinvestors to bring good and effective solutions to scale so that we can make amore sustainable global economy a reality。

　　There has been considerable debate abouthow business can best contribute to sustainable development. While muchdiscussion focuses quite rightly on technology, innovation, distributionnetworks and the delivery of specific public goods, sustainability itselfrequires more attention. If business were to fully embrace corporatesustainability, and organize itself around delivering long-term value infinancial, environmental, social and ethical terms, this would galvanize thecause。

　　I look forward to working with you toadvance this agenda.  Strong partnershipsbetween the public and private sectors will be central to this effort.  We must all pull our weight to advancecorporate sustainability and create a greener economy。

　　In that spirit of partnership, I wish allof you a productive meeting.  Thank youfor your support。