COP31: Sessions Supported by the UN Global Compact Network Germany

Business leaders, policymakers and other stakeholders will exchange perspectives, showcase business solutions and explore how companies can accelerate progress toward a zero-carbon, equitable and climate-resilient global economy. Explore the sessions below to find the ones most relevant to you.

More info on the sessions organized or coordinated by the UN Global Compact and its country networks can be found here.
 

Decarbonizing European Supply Chains: What Buyers Expect Suppliers to Prove

• Date and time: Monday, 9 November 2026, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
• Location: Ukraine Pavilion, Blue Zone
• Host: UN Global Compact Network Ukraine

Large buyers increasingly require suppliers to document, certify and independently verify their emissions. Speakers will discuss who bears the cost of proof, how this changes contracts, and when it becomes a trade barrier or a driver of decarbonization.

Energy Solutions for Power Systems Under Stress and Cross-Border Trade

• Date and time: Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
• Location: Ukraine Pavilion, Blue Zone
• Host: UN Global Compact Network Ukraine

Missile strikes, extreme heat and rising demand put power systems under pressure, while neighbouring countries  on the EU's eastern border  prepare to integrate into the EU internal electricity market. Speakers will share which distributed generation and storage projects have been implemented, under what conditions, and how they pay back.

Circularity in Practice: Who Pays for End of Life?

• Date and time: Wednesday, 11 November 2026, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
• Location: Ukraine Pavilion, Blue Zone
• Host: UN Global Compact Network Ukraine

New requirements on circularity and end-of-life responsibility are changing how products are designed, produced and disposed of. Speakers will discuss who should pay for end-of-life management and how to account for full life-cycle costs at the design stage.

Electrifying Industry: Unlocking the Conditions for Delivery

• Date and time: Wednesday, 11 November 2026, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
• Location: WWF Pavilion
• Host: UN Global Compact Network Germany, in partnership with the Networks in France, the Netherlands, Portugal and the United Kingdom, and WWF

Which solutions for industrial electrification already exist, what is needed to scale them, and which barriers remain? The panel brings together private sector and policy perspectives on enabling conditions such as access to clean electricity, reliable grids and technology.

Just Transition: The Business Role in an Inclusive Net-Zero Economy (Roundtable)

• Date and time: Thursday, 12 November 2026, 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
• Location: United Nations Türkiye Pavilion
• Host: UN Global Compact Network Türkiye, in partnership with the Networks in Australia, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Ukraine and the United Kingdom

Businesses and financial institutions from different regions explore how transition plans, inclusive workforce practices and transition finance can advance a just net-zero economy. The roundtable will inform practical policy recommendations for COP31.

Scaling Circular Solutions: Glossions at COP31.bal Perspectives on Decarbonizing Value Chains

• Date and time: Saturday, 14 November 2026, 2:00 pm
• Location: To be confirmed
• Host: UN Global Compact Network Finland

Business leaders from different markets share how they advance circular solutions to decarbonize their value chains, which barriers remain, and what is needed to scale them.

Additionally the UN Global Compact is hosting its flagship event:

14th Annual High-Level Meeting of Caring for Climate

• Date and time: Thursday, 12 November 2026, 9:30 am – 11:00 am
• Location: To be confirmed
• Host: United Nations Global Compact, together with the United Nations Environment Programme and UN Climate Change

Senior leaders from business, government, finance, civil society and the UN discuss how climate ambition can be translated into credible transition plans, investment decisions and measurable implementation. Participation is by invitation only and is confirmed upon receipt of an official confirmation from the UN Global Compact.

Would you like to connect with the UN Global Compact Network Germany at COP31? Please reach out to Jan Hermanns, Manager Environment & Reporting.