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United Nations Global Compact

The world's largest corporate sustainability initiative

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Uniting business for a better world

Guided by the Ten Principles and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals we support companies and stakeholders in understanding what responsible business means within a global and local context and provide guidance to translate sustainability commitments into action.

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25.000+ participants worldwide

25.000+ PARTICIPANTS WORLDWIDE

160+ countries

160+ COUNTRIES

350+ participants in the netherlands

350+ PARTICIPANTS IN THE NETHERLANDS

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Business as a force for good


Founded by then Secretary-General Kofi Annan in 2000, the United Nations Global Compact is a special initiative of the Executive Office of the Secretary-General and the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative. It is a call to companies to align strategies and operations with universal principles on human rights, labour, environment, and anti-corruption, and take actions that advance broader societal goals aligned with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.


The UN Global Compact Network Netherlands (NL), based in The Hague, was initially launched in 2007 and has operated as an independent organization since 2023. The network serves as a catalyst for ambitious businesses committed to upholding the Ten Principles and advancing the Sustainable Development Goals. Through a diverse range of programmes, online learning, and events, we aim to foster meaningful partnerships and empower organizations across the Netherlands to amplify their positive impact and drive sustainable change.

What we do

Driving change across all aspects of corporate sustainability


We help you cut through the complexity by enabling your company to achieve its sustainability objectives. Explore our focus areas:

Accelerators

Peer Learning Groups

The Academy

Tools & Resources

Events

How we can help

No matter your size or sector, we can help you drive impact on specific goals, scale ambitious action, make measurable progress and communicate it through a trusted reporting framework. With easy access to training, tools and support, along with global reach and multi-stakeholder connections, our programmes will help you deliver measurable impact to the world’s most pressing challenges.

The Ten Principles

Corporate sustainability starts with a company’s value system and a principles-based approach to doing business. This means operating in ways that meet fundamental responsibilities in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. By incorporating the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact into strategies, companies are setting the stage for long-term success.

The Sustainable Development Goals

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are 17 targets aimed at making the world a better place by the year 2030. Established by the United Nations in 2015, the goals serve as a global compass for addressing challenges such as poverty, climate change, gender equality, and education.

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