Apply For UN Global Compact Business And Human Rights Accelerator Programme 2027 – See How To Apply

The United Nations Global Compact is now accepting applications for its 2027 Business and Human Rights Accelerator Programme, a three-month capacity-building initiative designed to help companies move from commitment to action on human rights and labour rights. Through global workshops, regional and in-country peer learning sessions, and expert guidance from Global Compact Country Networks, participating companies will learn to identify and prioritise human rights risks across their value chains and develop concrete action plans to address them. The programme is built around the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and is open to companies globally - including businesses in Africa - that are ready to strengthen their human rights due diligence practices. Application deadline is 30 November 2026, with the programme beginning in February 2027.

Who Can Apply:

• Companies that are current UN Global Compact participants or willing to join
• Companies engaged with a Global Compact Country Network in their region or willing to join
• Companies ready to identify human rights risks and select a core area of their value chain for assessment
• Willing to develop and submit a Human Rights Action Plan addressing identified risks
• Able to appoint two working-level representatives and one executive-level representative to participate in programme activities
• Committed to completing all mandatory programme requirements and applying outcomes across business strategy and operations

Programme Benefits:

• Action Plan Development - build a practical, structured plan addressing the company's most significant human rights and labour rights risks
• Expert Guidance - apply human rights due diligence in line with the UN Guiding Principles and other international standards
• Practical Tools and Resources - learn to scope value chains, assess and prioritise risks, engage stakeholders and monitor progress
• Peer Learning and Networking - participate in global workshops and regional knowledge-sharing sessions with companies facing similar challenges
• Regulatory Readiness - strengthen alignment with international human rights due diligence standards and emerging regulatory expectations
• Certificate of Completion upon successfully completing all programme requirements

Programme Timeline:

• Application Deadline: 30 November 2026
• Programme Start: February 2027
• Duration: 3 months

Deadline: 30 November 2026