Accelerators

Global business engagement with local activation to generate corporate behavioral change and outcomes at scale to achieve the SDGs

Accelerators

The United Nations Global Compact is leading Accelerators to embed SDG-aligned practices deep into business operations and across the value chain to accelerate progress and impact for the 2030 Agenda.

Available to participating companies of the UN Global Compact, the Accelerators are run in close collaboration with Global Compact Local Networks and are designed with a view to generating behavior change across a large number of companies at the local level - achieving maximum impact and scale.

Companies participating in the Accelerators will:

Learn from thought leadership content, best practices and resources
Access a diverse set of global and local engagement opportunities such as awareness-raising campaigns, trainings, mentoring and blended learning
Increase employee engagement and professional development opportunities

Build a professional network of peers, UN partners and experts
Accelerate the integration of the SDGs and Ten Principles into your company’s business strategy and operations
Deliver concrete company-specific outcomes

Business & Human Rights Accelerator
Recruitment Period
10 September 2025 – 19 December 2025

Climate Ambition Accelerator
Recruitment Period
19 February 2025 - 30 April 2025

SDG Ambition Accelerator
Recruitment Period
26 June 2025 – 20 September 2025

SDG Innovation Accelerator for Young Professionals
Recruitment Period
15 October 2024 – 30 January 2025

Target Gender Equality Accelerator
Recruitment Period
12 March 2025 – 30 May 2025