UN Global Compact Local Network

Launched in 2000, the UN Global Compact (www.unglobalcompact.org) brings business together with UN agencies, labour, civil society and governments to advance ten universal principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. Through the power of collective action, the Global Compact seeks to mainstream these ten principles in business activities around the world and to catalyze actions in support of broader UN goals. With over 3,000 participating companies from more than 100 countries, it is the world's largest voluntary corporate citizenship initiative.

In addition, local networks of the UN Global Compact have been established in several countries to provide assistance to the companies in the implementation of their CSR strategies. In Latina America Local Networks of the UN Global have been established in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Peru. They provide:

  • Knowledge-sharing platforms
  • Learning tool thanks to vast global network
  • Advice from UN agencies, global compact offices and other corporate partners
  • Technical support from all actors involved in the development debate
  • Program planning
  • Networking with private sector, public sector, trade unions, NGO's and government agencies
  • Consultancy services on CSR program design and implementation
  • Increase learning, knowledge transfer and capacity building
  • Causal ambiguity and intra/inter-firm synergies
  • Best-of-practice sharing
  • Help to coordinate projects and promote partnerships and strategic alliances
  • Increase alignment of companies' social programmes with national development goals