The Climate Ambition Accelerator is a six-month learning programme designed to equip companies with the knowledge and skills they need to accelerate progress towards setting science-based emissions reduction targets aligned with the 1.5℃ pathway—putting them on track for net-zero by 2050.
The Italian Network of the UN Global Compact offers the second meeting of the programme “Sustainability as a strategic lever for SMEs,” aimed at sustainability managers of participating SMEs. The initiative was created with the aim of supporting small and medium-sized enterprises in strengthening the integration of sustainability within corporate strategies, promoting a structured and informed approach to ESG issues.
The fifth Italian round of the Target Gender Equality Accelerator is open. It is a 6-month training course aimed at companies participating to the UN Global Compact, which provides them with the knowledge and skills necessary to set and achieve ambitious corporate objectives for gender equality, with a view to increasing the impact of SDG 5 - Gender Equality of the United Nations 2030 Agenda.
The Leaders Summit is the annual gathering of companies participating in the United Nations Global Compact, held during the High-level Week of the United Nations General Assembly. This year’s Summit will be held in New York from September 22 to 23, 2026, at the New York Marriott Marquis. The 2026 Leaders Summit will provide global sustainability leaders with a unique networking opportunity and, above all, the tools and knowledge needed to expand the impact of the private sector’s contributions to the 2030 Agenda.
The D&I Observatory—established in 2021 at the initiative of the Italian Network members—aims to analyze emerging issues related to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I), share challenges and best practices, and develop participatory guidelines.
The D&I Observatory—established in 2021 at the initiative of the Italian Network members—aims to analyze emerging issues related to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I), share challenges and best practices, and develop participatory guidelines.
Following the June 2026 launch of the new Corporate Net-Zero Standard V2.0 by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), UN Global Compact Network Italy is hosting an in-depth information session on the subject, in collaboration with representatives from the initiative.
The regulatory frameworks governing corporate actions in the context of sustainability and corporate responsibility issues are evolving rapidly. After a long period mainly shaped by industry self-regulation, companies now face comprehensive expectations, detailed both in soft law standards and – increasingly – hard law.
In June, the Italian Network organized a roundtable in Brussels titled "Sustainability Reporting in Transition – Omnibus, ESRS and Competitiveness," where representatives from European institutions, EFRAG, and Italian companies discussed the future of sustainability reporting in light of the Omnibus package.