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UN Global Compact Network Ghana
UN Global Compact Network Ghana assists businesses in aligning with the UN's Ten Principles and achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It engages various sectors to promote human rights, labor standards, and environmental sustainability.
Overview
What UN Global Compact Network Ghana does
What UN Global Compact Network Ghana is
UN Global Compact Network Ghana assists businesses in aligning with the UN's Ten Principles and achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It engages various sectors to promote human rights, labor standards, and environmental sustainability.
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Operational profile
Organization status and context
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- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Community
- Founded
- Founded in 2002
- Approximate age
- About 24 years
- Structured capabilities
- Community
- Last reviewed
- April 10, 2026
Official channels
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Capability profile
UN Global Compact Network Ghana as a community
Community overview
The UN Global Compact Network Ghana is an initiative established to assist businesses in aligning with the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Launched in Ghana by former Vice President Alhaji Aliu Mahama, it is part of a global movement initiated by former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan in 1999. The organization promotes sustainable practices among Ghanaian businesses and provides training and capacity building in key areas such as human rights, labor, environment, and anti-corruption.
Community focus
The UN Global Compact Network Ghana focuses on promoting the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact, which encompass human rights, labor, environment, and anti-corruption. The organization aims to mobilize the private sector in Ghana to contribute to the SDGs and implement sustainable practices. It provides access to tools, benchmarking resources, guidance on sustainable reporting, and facilitates accelerator modules on key sustainability topics.
Member value
Members benefit from access to training, resources for sustainable practices, and networking opportunities with other sustainability professionals. The organization also provides guidance on sustainable reporting and facilitates programs aimed at enhancing sustainability efforts.
Membership
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- in-person
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
- Next recorded event
- March 26, 2026
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Corporate Innovators
- Benefits
- mentorship and network-access
- Program types
- community and other
- Selection criteria
- open
Community activity
Events and activity
The organization has hosted various events, including the Ocean Centres Ghana Workshop VIII focused on safety and sustainability in the maritime landscape, the Bridging the Gender Gap in Business Webinar in celebration of International Women’s Day, and the Ocean Centres Ghana Workshop VII discussing safety lessons for offshore renewables.
Notable members
Notable members include Tolu Kweku Lacroix (Executive Director), Rhoda Boateng (Programs Manager), and Zia Choudhury (United Nations Resident Coordinator – Ghana).
Common questions
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Source basis
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Last reviewed
April 10, 2026
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