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Applications are now open for the 2026 Climate Ambition Accelerator, a six-month learning programme designed to equip companies with the knowledge and skills they need to accelerate progress towards setting science-based emissions reduction targets aligned with the 1.5℃ pathway—putting them on track for net-zero by 2050.
12/03 - 30/5
The fifth Italian round of the Target Gender Equality Accelerator is open. It is a 6-month training course aimed at companies participating to the UN Global Compact, which provides them with the knowledge and skills necessary to set and achieve ambitious corporate objectives for gender equality, with a view to increasing the impact of SDG 5 - Gender Equality of the United Nations 2030 Agenda.
25 Mar 2026
The peer learning session (Module 1 and 2) in question aims to resume the contents of the global deep dive sessions 1 and 2 (Deep dive 1: understand the UNGPs, the due diligence process and determine where the company is in its human rights journey; Deep dive 2: analyze the value chain and identify potential negative impacts on human rights), thanks to the facilitation of Oxfam Italia.
30/3 - 22/9
The Leaders Summit is the annual UN Global Compact Participant convening which takes place during the UN General Assembly high-level week. This year's Summit will be hosted in New York on 22-23 September 2026 at the New York Marriott Marquis. The 2026 Leaders Summit will provide global sustainability leaders with the tools, networks, knowledge and inspiration needed to scale the impact of private sector contributions to the 2030 Agenda.
01 Apr 2026
The Communication on Progress (CoP) is a fundamental tool available to companies participating to the UN Global Compact, which every year allows them to transparently communicate their commitment to the development of sustainable business models, focused on: environment, human and labor rights, governance and anti-corruption.
08 Apr 2026
In 2023 UN Global Compact Network Italy launched the Working Table dedicated to Sustainable Procurement, with the aim of facilitating the exchange of practices and tools between companies adhering to the Global Compact on the sustainable management of supply chains.
15 Apr 2026
The Communication on Progress (CoP) is a fundamental tool available to companies participating to the UN Global Compact, which every year allows them to transparently communicate their commitment to the development of sustainable business models, focused on: environment, human and labor rights, governance and anti-corruption.
15 Apr 2026
The Italian Network offers the 3rd meeting of the Business & Human Rights Accelerator, a unique 6-month path designed to support companies in transforming their commitments on human and labor rights into concrete, measurable and high-impact actions, improving their due diligence processes.
16 Apr 2026
The programme intends to offer some selected participating companies an in-depth study on the topic of protection of natural capital and biodiversity as a crucial element of sustainability strategies by exploring regulatory frameworks, frameworks, tools, obstacles and innovative projects aimed at sustainable management of natural resources.
27 Apr 2026
The Italian Network of the UN Global Compact offers the second meeting of the programme “Sustainability as a strategic lever for SMEs,” aimed at sustainability managers of participating SMEs. The initiative was created with the aim of supporting small and medium-sized enterprises in strengthening the integration of sustainability within corporate strategies, promoting a structured and informed approach to ESG issues.
28 Apr 2026
The Italian Network offers the Q&A session of the Target Gender Equality Accelerator, a 6-month training course aimed at companies participating to the UN Global Compact, which provides them with the knowledge and skills necessary to set and achieve ambitious corporate objectives for gender equality, with a view to increasing the impact of SDG 5 - Gender Equality of the United Nations 2030 Agenda.