The UN Global Compact will offer customized programs that cater to the needs of African companies of all sizes, prioritizing five thematic areas: Gender Equity, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Climate Action, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions and Partnerships.

Several impactful delivery mechanisms ensure that Global Compact participating companies gain necessary knowledge and tools to adopt the Ten Principles and SDGs. 

• The Academy of the UN Global Compact offers training and master classes to provide participating companies with the knowledge and skills they need to meet their sustainability objectives.
• Think Labs serve as incubators for future-oriented programs and themes and provide thought leadership for the ambition of the Global Compact. 
• Accelerators help companies make rapid progress on specific sustainability goals in their operating context. 
• Peer learning groups bring together companies and stakeholders to share best practices and challenges on an ongoing basis at the global, regional and local levels. 
• Policy advocacy enables companies to support policy development and ambitious local action. 
• Events connect participants and stakeholders across programs and ecosystems.
• The Africa Business Leaders Coalition (ABLC) gathers the leaders of 65 prominent African companies as a unified voice of the African private sector. The coalition advocates on pressing pan-continental issues.
• The Global Africa Business Initiative (GABI) is a platform that puts the private sector at the center of the discussions and the solutions to accelerate Africa’s business, trade and investment opportunities to advance policy, financial and business solutions on the continent.

The Africa Strategy presents a unique value proposition for all business participants by emphasizing localization and regionalization across diverse delivery mechanisms. It aims to address Africa's unique challenges through global initiatives like Forward Faster, policy advocacy, Think Labs and more. We leverage the United Nations convening power to establish dynamic multi-stakeholder platforms, connecting businesses, governments and various actors to foster partnerships.

Large companies benefit from networking opportunities, a seat at the policy table and supply chain transformation. Initiatives like the ABLC and GABI contribute to advancing progress in these priority areas, unify the voice of the African private sector, reposition Africa’s narrative on the global stage and communicate the collective power of private sector action in the aforementioned areas. 

The Strategy aims to empower Africa’s SMEs and enhance their impact on African economies through targeted outreach, tailored programs and advocacy efforts. SMEs hold potential to scale up impact for the SDGs and often present innovative or niche solutions that have transformative impact. The UN Global Compact equips companies with tools required to support their sustainability reporting, build coalitions and facilitate direct engagement with governments for policy advocacy. The Strategy supports a future in which SMEs on the continent are enabled with opportunities to advance as leaders and innovators in their respective fields.