# UN Global Compact Netzwerk Deutschland

> The official German country network of the UN Global Compact is a Berlin-based nonprofit association that helps businesses embed the Ten Principles and Sustainable Development Goals through training, peer learning, practical resources, reporting support and multi-stakeholder dialogue.

- **Founded:** 2000
- **Headquarters:** Berlin, Germany
- **Products:** Business & Human Rights Accelerator, Climate Ambition Accelerator, Peer Learning Groups, Target Gender Equality, Communication on Progress support
- **Notable:** 1,285 participants at the end of 2025: 1,233 businesses and 52 non-business organizations., 2025 programming: 59 one-off offerings with more than 5,000 participant attendances, eight peer-learning or working groups with 209 participants, three accelerators with 132 participants and nine new publications., More than 500 attendees at the 2025 hybrid anniversary conference.

## Products & services

- **Business & Human Rights Accelerator** — Six-month program on human rights due diligence; the February 2027 cohort is free for eligible members and expects roughly 50 hours of work, two active participants and a leadership representative.
- **Climate Ambition Accelerator** — Six-month international training on greenhouse-gas accounting, emissions management and science-based climate targets.
- **Peer Learning Groups** — Cross-sector exchange on climate management and human rights; climate groups typically comprise 10-12 companies.
- **Target Gender Equality** — Gender-equality goals and implementation training; the 2025 nine-month program was delivered with the Austrian country network. Availability varies by cohort.
- **Communication on Progress support** — Webinars, guidance, checklists and reporting-framework mapping for annual business reporting.
- **Public resource library** — Tools, case studies, recorded webinars and publications on sustainability, human rights, integrity and environmental management.
- **Sector dialogues** — Hosts automotive industry dialogue from July 2025 and the independently financed energy dialogue from July 2026.
- **Corporate Due Diligence Monitor** — Interactive analysis of 313 publicly available reports from 254 companies in the first LkSG reporting period, 2023/24.

## Achievements

- 1,285 participants at the end of 2025: 1,233 businesses and 52 non-business organizations.
- 2025 programming: 59 one-off offerings with more than 5,000 participant attendances, eight peer-learning or working groups with 209 participants, three accelerators with 132 participants and nine new publications.
- More than 500 attendees at the 2025 hybrid anniversary conference.
- Continued the automotive sector dialogue from July 2025 and the 21-member energy dialogue from July 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Published the European Private Sector SDG Stocktake 2026 announcement on 29 September, analyzing 5,793 UN Global Compact businesses across 21 European countries, including 715 in Germany.
- **2026-07** — Energy sector dialogue continued independently under UN GCD from 1 July with 21 members and company financing.
- **2026-06** — Released analysis of LkSG implementation based on 313 public reports from 254 companies.
- **2026-04** — Board adopted a new contribution schedule on 15 April, effective 16 April 2026.
- **2026-11** — Annual conference scheduled for 17 November 2026; a future event as of research date.

## Links

- Website: https://www.globalcompact.de/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/global-compact-network-germany/

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