This September, chief executives from around the world meet in New York to take part in the UN Global Compact's triennial Leaders Summit...[which] opens up a major opportunity to mobilise the UN Global Compact network on all three pillars of sustainable development – social, economic and environmental...A major corporate sustainability trend is towards proactive initiatives to improve natural, social and economic environments...Through the UN Global Compact, issue platforms have taken shape on women's empowerment, children's rights, climate and energy, water management and anti-corruption...Additional platforms are now under construction in the areas of business and education, business for peace, and sustainable agriculture and food and will be launched at the Leaders Summit...Harnessing global business as a force for sustainable development will require a robust business engagement framework that can broaden the participation of companies, deepen commitments on core issues, upgrade partnerships and collective action, and strengthen capacity for implementation at the national and local levels... September's Leaders Summit is dedicated to ensuring that business is ready to contribute [to the post-MDGs agenda] on a massive scale.