We call upon the private sector to engage in responsible business practices, such as those promoted by the United Nations Global Compact. The Forum brought together 2,700 business leaders, investors, academics, government officials, environmentalists and grassroots activists. At the Forum, 200 voluntary private sector commitments to the Rio+20 process were made covering areas ranging from low- or no-carbon footprints to re-forestation, business plans for subsistence farmers and renewal of clean, fresh water sources.4 After the Rio+20, these commitments had surged to over 700 out of which some 181 were from business.