COP Levels

Business participants’ COPs are classified in one of three categories, based on a self-assessment of the COP’s content::

• GC Active: COP fulfils all minimum content requirements.
• GC Advanced:The COP meets all minimum requirements and provides information on additional advanced criteria in the following areas:
  • Implementing the Ten Principles into Strategies & Operations
  • Taking Action in Support of Broader UN Goals and Issues
  • Corporate Sustainability Governance and Leadership

NOTE: The GC Learner category is for COPs that did not meet all minimum requirements. Companies who submit COPs in this category will be given a one-time, 12-month “Learner” grace period from the date of submission of their COP to submit a new COP that meets all minimum requirements. The Global Compact office provides companies in the Learner Platform support and assistance.

• View GC Advanced COPs
• View GC Advanced criteria and self-assessment in English or Español

Using Other Reporting Frameworks to Communicate Progress

The Global Compact encourages companies to use other complementary reporting frameworks to create their COPs as they see fit. For example, the GRI G3.1 or G4 Guidelines are a recommended option for communicating progress on the ten principles at any level. The Global Compact and GRI offer a "Making the Connection” document to illustrate how the two initiatives complement each other. To learn about the Global Compact's relationship to the emerging integrated reporting movement, please see a two-page Brief for Business Participants: Integrated Reporting.

Contact

COP Team
UN Global Compact
cop@unglobalcompact.org

(Last updated: 6 June 2013)