Global Compact Introduces Communication on Engagement for Non-Business Participants

(New York, 31 October 2013) – Embarking on a new era of engagement with its non-business participants, the UN Global Compact today introduced a Communication on Engagement (COE). This reporting mechanism aims to provide non-business participants with an opportunity to engage more actively in the initiative and to better connect with business participants.

The COE is a tool for civil society, academia, business associations and other non-business participants to express their commitment through transparency and communicate the ways they support the Global Compact. In the spirit of continuous improvement and engagement, non-business participants will be required to disclose specific activities in support of the initiative to stakeholders every two years, as well as results. When possible, the COE should be integrated into an organization’s primary stakeholder communication, such as an annual report. All COE reports are public documents uploaded to the Global Compact website.

Non-business participants must submit a COE within two years of joining the Global Compact – or two years from 31 October 2013 for existing non-business participants – and every two years thereafter. Failure to submit a COE every two years will result in a change of participant status to “non-communicating”. Organizations that do not submit a COE within one year of becoming “non-communicating” will be expelled from the initiative.

For more information and to download the COE Policy, please visit /COP/COE.html.

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Contacts

Ana Blanco
blanco@unglobalcompact.org
 
Global Compact Relationship Management Team
participants@unglobalcompact.org