This book, produced by a unique team of business experts and UN agencies, is designed to fill a critical void - between the support of more than 1,000 organisations for the globally recognised Principles of the United Nations Global Compact and the need for this support to be translated into the day-to-day running of business to create value and improve performance. Raising the Bar collects together and categorises a wealth of corporate responsibility tools, good practice and case studies in a structure familiar to anyone aware of business excellence models and demonstrates that values create value—leadership commitment to the Global Compact can impact both the boardroom and the shop floor, public image and balance sheet.