This report highlights the key insights and outcomes of the 2025 High-Level Forum on Sustainable Procurement. It highlights how collaboration, innovation and policy alignment can accelerate sustainable procurement as a driver of resilience and inclusive growth.

This report is presented with guidance on SDG-aligned innovation and a collection of diverse and innovative example solutions developed by businesses in China, with the purpose to inspire businesses to leverage technology and creativity in their quest for sustainable solutions, ultimately contributing to a more resilient future.

The 2026 Communication on Progress (CoP) Questionnaire Guidebook is designed to assist UN Global Compact business participants in completing the 2026 CoP Questionnaire. This guidebook offers insights into the CoP and the interoperability of the corporate reporting landscape. Most importantly, it provides detailed explanations and justifications for each question in the CoP.

Here is a template of the CoP questionnaire. All UN Global Compact business participants are required to manually complete the digital version, accessible through their UN Global Compact Participant Dashboard. The CoP questionnaire focuses on five disclosure areas (governance, human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption) and is designed to help participating companies monitor performance across the Ten Principles. There will be no scoring or ranking associated with the CoP questionnaire. Rather, the objective is to create transparency and enable progress.

Here is a template of the CoP questionnaire. All UN Global Compact business participants are required to manually complete the digital version, accessible through their UN Global Compact Participant Dashboard. The CoP questionnaire focuses on five disclosure areas (governance, human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption) and is designed to help participating companies monitor performance across the Ten Principles. There will be no scoring or ranking associated with the CoP questionnaire. Rather, the objective is to create transparency and enable progress.

The 2025 Communication on Progress (CoP) Questionnaire Guidebook is designed to assist UN Global Compact business participants in completing the 2025 CoP Questionnaire. This guidebook offers insights into the CoP and the interoperability of the corporate reporting landscape. Most importantly, it provides detailed explanations and justifications for each question in the CoP

The official CEO Statement of Continued Support template for the 2025 CoP Reporting period. The CEO Statement of Continued Support serves as a public declaration of UN Global Compact participants' ongoing commitment to the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact at the highest level.

Communication on Progress Amendment Policy

The official policy for the 2025 CoP, detailing requirements, processes, and timelines for submissions in 2025.  

View the 20 Cases examples for 20 years Private Sector's Sustainable Development in China  

Here is a template of the Forward Faster questionnaire. The Forward Faster initiative aims to increase accountability and transparency by calling for companies to publicly declare their commitments on the Sustainable Development Goals and highlight the actions they will undertake to meet the targets. Companies committing to the targets are required to report on progress annually to the UN Global Compact. All Forward Faster companies are required to manually complete the digital version of this questionnaire, accessible through their UN Global Compact Participant Dashboard. There will be no scoring or ranking associated with the Forward Faster questionnaire. Rather, the objective is to create transparency and enable progress.

Forward Faster Amendment Policy