Prepare your application

Learn about all the steps you must follow to join the UN Global Compact.

Why apply to the UN Global Compact?

The United Nations Global Compact provides a universal language for corporate sustainability and offers a framework to guide all businesses, regardless of size, complexity, or location.

We are your guide every step of the way. We will help you establish commitments, evaluate, define, apply, measure and communicate your strategy and sustainability actions.

What is the commitment?

The change begins with the leadership of your company.

To participate in the United Nations Global Compact, we need the commitment of the General Management (or equivalent), with the support of the Board of Directors. In this way, your company assumes fundamental responsibilities in four areas: human rights, labor standards, the environment and the fight against corruption. All four areas are important; responsible companies know that good practice in one area is not worth the damage in another.

Accountability is also important. We require all participants to produce an annual Communication on Progress (CoP) that outlines their efforts to operate responsibly and demonstrate progress in their commitment to the Ten Principles.

Beyond completing the Progress Communication once a year, the active participation of companies at the local level is expected, activating the different opportunities present in the value offer .

In addition, all participating companies must make an annual financial contribution to support the work of the UN Global Compact. This will allow us to continue to provide ongoing support to thousands of participants who have committed to transforming our world and driving the advancement of corporate sustainability.

What steps should I follow?

When your company decides to voluntarily adhere to the Global Compact, it commits to supporting the Ten Principles, making an annual contribution and reporting once a year (CoP) on its progress in terms of sustainability. Adherence is done worldwide with the headquarters of the UN Global Compact, the Global Compact Office (GCO).

The application begins with a formal commitment letter from your General Management (or equivalent), following the commitment letter model .
After preparing and signing the letter, you must complete the application form , where you will attach the letter of commitment, proof of legal registration (RUC File) and provide general information about the company and contact information. *If you are not a company, apply here .
After completing the application form properly, the company will receive a notification and enter the next step: a due diligence analysis.

The Global Compact team will analyze the company's application, checking that the company is properly constituted in accordance with the law, that it does not have any UN sanction and that it meets a series of criteria in accordance with our standards of quality and integrity. This process includes, among others: exclusion filters, due diligence, and risk and integrity analysis.
The company will receive a response from the United Nations Global Compact on whether or not its application has been approved.
Once the due diligence process is completed, if the company's application is accepted, the point of contact will be notified and the company will formally enter the UN Global Compact and will be part of a list available for consultation here .

We're here to help.

Contact us and we'll guide you through the steps to take to sign up to the UN Global Compact.

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