About the programme
A structured programme combining global workshops, regional and in-country peer learning, on-demand e-learning and support from Global Compact Country Networks. Participants scope their value chain, identify and prioritise salient human rights and labour rights risks, and develop actions and metrics aligned with the UN Guiding Principles. Successful completion yields an Action Plan and a certificate of completion.
Duration: Three months (programme stages run from February 2027)
Eligibility
- Be a participant of the UN Global Compact or willing to join
- Currently engaged with a Global Compact Country Network in your region or willing to join
- Have a foundational understanding of human rights and labour rights
- Willing to identify human rights risks and impacts and scope a core area of the value chain
- Committed to developing and submitting an Action Plan
- Committed to completing all mandatory programme requirements
- Able to appoint two working-level representatives and one executive-level representative
- Commit to applying programme outcomes across company strategy and operations
- Sign in to check these against your background.
Needs a third party. Companies must engage with their local UN Global Compact Country Network, which runs the in-country tracks; companies in countries without a network may apply to the global track.
How to apply
- Attend information session (22 October 2026, 9 a.m. CET or 10 a.m. ET)
- Apply via the application link before 30 November 2026
- Complete Stage 1 foundation and assessment
- Attend three global virtual workshops and in-country/regional peer-learning
- Complete Action Plan and at least two local sessions
Applications are submitted on UN Global Compact’s own site. Open Doors helps you prepare; it is not the official application portal.
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- UN Global Compact
- Last checked
- 9 Nov 2026, read automatically from the official page
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