UN Global Compact

We’re one of just a handful of UK universities working alongside more than 9,500 companies and institutions across 160 countries putting the principles of the UN Global Compact into action to make our strategies and operations more sustainable.

• Read our latest Communication on Engagement Report for the UN Global Compact

We’re committed to embracing, supporting and enacting within our sphere of influence the UN Global Compact’s core values in the areas of human rights, labour standards, the environment and anti-corruption.

Through our research and educational resources, through helping to increase understanding and awareness of responsible citizenship, and contributing towards shaping the business leaders of the future we’re helping the UN Global Compact deliver its core aims.

Our work to support the UN Global Compact includes:

• Publishing Improving Paths to Accountability for Human Rights Abuses in the Global Supply Chain (pdf 641kb).
• Supporting work on new guidelines on protecting human rights in the supply chain.
• Organising panel discussions at the UN on the impact of big data and technology.
• Delivering training to members of the Uganda Parliament on monitoring contracts between the government and multinational oil companies.