Global Compact Network Germany Information

The United Nations Global Compact is the world’s largest initiative for sustainable and responsible corporate governance. Based on ten universal principles and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it pursues the vision of an inclusive and sustainable global economy for the benefit of all people. The UN Global Compact Network Germany is one of about 65 UN Global Compact country networks and among the largest of them. It currently has more than 1.200 participants – approximately 1,150 companies, ranging from DAX-listed corporations to mid-sized and small enterprises (SMEs), as well as 60 representatives from civil society, academia, and politics. Aiming to initiate change processes within companies and support the strategic mainstreaming of sustainability the UN GCD focuses on the topics of human rights and labour standards, environment and climate, and anti-corruption.