Deadline: December 19, 2025
The United Nations Global Compact Business & Human Rights Accelerator 2026 is a six-month programme designed to help companies shift from commitment to real action on business and human rights, including labour rights. Through hands-on guidance, peer learning, and expert engagement, the accelerator supports businesses to establish ongoing human rights due diligence (HRDD) processes aligned with international standards.
This flagship initiative gives participating companies the tools, frameworks, and expertise to strengthen corporate responsibility and embed human rights into their strategy and operations.
About the Programme
The Business & Human Rights Accelerator is part of the United Nations Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative. Over six months, participating companies will:
- Understand their current position on the human rights journey.
- Assess actual and potential adverse human rights impacts.
- Prioritise risks within their value chains.
- Learn practical ways to mitigate impacts, including grievance mechanisms and remedy.
- Gain skills to engage stakeholders on human rights issues.
- Develop a tailored Action Plan to advance human rights across their operations.
At the end of the programme, participants receive a certificate of completion and join a global network of peers, experts, and UN partners.
Programme Benefits
By joining the United Nations Global Compact Business & Human Rights Accelerator 2026, companies will:
- Build a clear understanding of human rights risks in their business.
- Learn international best practices for due diligence and risk management.
- Gain access to expert mentors and resources from the UN Global Compact.
- Strengthen relationships with stakeholders by demonstrating genuine human rights commitment.
- Develop a long-term, actionable human rights strategy for their organisation.
- Receive global recognition and a certificate upon successful completion.
Eligibility Criteria
To participate, companies must:
- Be participants of the UN Global Compact, or commit to joining.
- Engage with a Global Compact Local Network in their country/region (or be willing to do so).
- Identify and disclose their human rights risks and impacts.
- Commit to developing an Action Plan to address these risks.
- Assign two working-level representatives for active participation and one executive-level representative for oversight and high-level engagement.
- Complete all programme activities and embed learnings into company operations.
Key Dates
- Application Deadline: December 19, 2025
How to Apply
Interested companies are encouraged to apply before the deadline to secure a place in the programme.
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