
The enhanced Communication on Progress
We are pleased to announce that our interim digital platform is now available for submissions of the 2023 Communication on Progress (CoP). In light of the technical issues experienced, submitting the CoP is now voluntary for 2023 and no participants will be considered “Non-communicating” or “Delisted” for failure to submit a CoP this year. For those participants wishing to publicly submit a CoP in 2023, the reporting deadline is 31 December. .
Benefits of the enhanced Communication on Progress
The enhanced CoP enables participating companies of the UN Global Compact to:
- Measure and demonstrate progress to stakeholders and the public on the Ten Principles and the Sustainable Development Goals in a consistent and harmonized way.
- Build credibility and brand value by showing their commitment to the Ten Principles and the Sustainable Development Goals.
- Receive insight, learn and continuously improve performance by identifying gaps, accessing guidance and setting sustainability goals.
- Compare performance against peers with access to one of the largest sources of free, public and comparable corporate sustainability data.
Prepare for the Communication on Progress
Learn more about the requirements, deadlines and how to best prepare for the new CoP by reading the five steps below.
Step 1: Understand your requirements The enhanced Communication on Progress (CoP) consists of two elements:
For the 2023 reporting year, a sustainability report uploaded through the interim digital platform can be submitted in lieu of the CoP questionnaire. Please review other 2023 specifications in our policy guidance here. |
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Step 2: Know your deadlines
For the 2023 reporting year, submitting a CoP is voluntary for all participants. Participants who wish to complete a 2023 CoP have until 31 December to submit a report using the interim digital platform. |
Step 3: Prepare your report
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Step 4: Complete and submit your CoP
Once you have…
… you are ready to submit your CoP through the digital platform. |
Step 5: Visualize your submitted CoP report Upon submission of the CoP, all participants will be able to view their completed CoP report on their participant profile on the UN Global Compact website, where it will be accessible to any stakeholder and the public as an html webpage. Participants will also be able to visualize their CoP answers, track and understand performance, and benchmark against peers through their data visualization dashboard. The UN Global Compact will not score or rank of participating companies associated with the CoP questionnaire. |
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Please note that all data, including supplemental documentation that was submitted by a participating company through the CoP digital platform, will be made publicly available on the UN Global Compact website. This data may be used by the UN Global Compact in aggregate form to present trends or included in reports about the status of corporate sustainability. The UN Global Compact does not have any responsibility on the accuracy of the data submitted by its participating companies nor on how this public data will be used by other stakeholders.
Resources
Find Your Local Network | CoP Questionnaire | CoP Guidebook |
FAQs |
Access the CoP Academy page for on-demand sessions and templates |
CEO Statement of Continued Support |
Need Support?
Reach us at cop-support@unglobalcompact.org