Communication of Progress (CoP)
The new way of reporting compliance with the Ten Principles by companies of the UN Global Compact.
A new Communication of Progress, virtual and improved.
We are pleased to announce the launch of a new virtual platform for the Communication on Progress (CoP), which will be valid for all participating companies from 2023.
The new version of the CoP virtual questionnaire allows companies to:
- Measure and demonstrate progress stakeholders and the public on the Ten Principles and the Sustainable Development Goals in a coherent and harmonized manner.
- Build credibility and brand equity showing its commitment to the Ten Principles and the Sustainable Development Goals.
- Receive information, learn and continuously improve performance by identifying gaps, accessing guidance and setting sustainability goals.
- compare performance with that of their peers with access to one of the largest sources of free, public and comparable corporate sustainability data.
Know the requirements.
The new Communication on Progress (CoP) consists of two mandatory elements: a statement from the CEO (or local equivalent) and a new standardized questionnaire.
- The CEO statement publicly indicates your company's ongoing commitment to the Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact at the highest level. The declaration is a standardized template that is signed electronically on the new digital platform of the CoP.
- He CoP questionnaire it focuses on five areas (governance, human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption) and is designed to help participating companies monitor performance against the Ten Principles. There will be no scoring or ranking associated with the CoP quiz. Rather, the goal is to create transparency and allow progress.
Don't forget the deadlines.
In this first edition of the new Communication on Progress (CoP), companies must complete and submit the requirements between March 27 and June 30, 2023 to maintain their 'active' status in the UN Global Compact and continue to access all its benefits.
If a company does not complete and submit their CoP questionnaire during this period they will automatically be placed in the "non-reporting" status and their name and status will be publicly displayed here . This status can be reverted to 'active' by submitting the CoP questionnaire any time between July 1 and December 31 of the same year.
If a 'non-communicating' company continues without presenting its CoP by December 31, 2023, it will automatically be expelled from the United Nations Global Compact for 'non-communication' the first days of January 2024. Companies removed from the list will be publicly displayed here .
With the new CoP version, there will be no grace periods or extensions.
For more details on CoP requirements and company status changes, please access the CoP Policy here.
Complete the questionnaire.
- Complete and sign the CEO statement (or local equivalent) on the virtual platform.
- Review the CoP questionnaire to understand the questions asked and the data that will be collected. You can access the PDF version of the questionnaire here.
- use the CoP Guide for additional information on how to answer the questions, more details on the calculations, and to explore a glossary of key terms and additional resources to help you complete the quiz.
- Start the data collection process on time. You can use the spreadsheet to support the process with your team and the Data compilation checklist on the CoP questionnaire in the Guide.
- Check that you have access to the participant platform . The CoP digital platform will open directly on the platform.
Once you have…
✓ all questions in the quiz with answer
✓ electronic signature of the CEO statement
✓ Supplementary and voluntary documentation uploaded (for example, policies, sustainability report, etc.)
✓ one last review of the information provided
… you will have everything ready to send your CoP through the digital platform.
*Please note that all data, including supporting documentation submitted by a participating company via the CoP digital platform, will be publicly available on the UN Global Compact website. This data may be used by the United Nations Global Compact in aggregate form to present trends or be included in reports on the state of corporate sustainability. The United Nations Global Compact has no responsibility for the accuracy of the data submitted by its participating companies or for how this public data will be used by other interested parties.
Organize the collection of information prior to filling in the platform with this version in Excel.
Resources
CoP Policy
Consult the policy and information on reporting deadlines, active and non-reporting status, presentation format, among others.
CoP Guide
Consult the guide to understand in detail the information requested in each question of the questionnaire, access additional resources and make the link with other international frameworks on sustainability reports.
CoP Questionnaire
Review all the questions in the questionnaire in its fast-reading PDF version.
Excel CoP
Review all the questions in the questionnaire in its .XLS version to encourage teamwork during the filling process.
Virtual CoP Training
If you are a company participating in the Global Compact, you can access on-demand training on the virtual learning platform Academy.
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