On this page, you will find useful tools for the following areas:
1. Social
2. Gender & Diversity
3. Sustainability Management (cross-cutting)
4. Governance
5. Reporting
Living Wage Analysis Tool
Living wages are a cornerstone of decent work and therefore also of corporate due diligence responsibilities. The Living Wage Analysis Tool helps companies identify strategies to ensure a living wage throughout the entire value chain. The free online platform is strictly confidential and designed to be user-friendly.
Toolkit for Decent Work
Decent work is not only a fundamental human right, but also a key driver of socially sustainable development in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The free Toolkit for Decent Work supports companies in understanding and addressing the links between purchasing practices and the promotion of decent work in global supply chains. The toolkit is publicly accessible and includes numerous practical examples of companies that, together with their suppliers, are committed to promoting decent work.
Non-Discrimination and Equality Analysis Tool
The Non-Discrimination and Equality Analysis Tool helps companies assess and further develop their performance in the areas of non-discrimination and equality in the workplace. The tool is designed as a confidential online self-assessment and guides users through a structured set of questions on key topics such as policies, measures, and corporate culture.
UN LGBTIQ+ Standards Gap Analysis Tool
The LGBTIQ+ Action Platform of the UN Global Compact supports companies in promoting the rights of LGBTIQ+ people and creating an inclusive working environment. It provides practical guidelines, learning formats, and opportunities for exchange to counter discrimination and systematically embed diversity within organizations.
WEPs Gender Gap Analysis Tool
The Women's Empowerment Principles Gap Analysis Tool (WEPs Tool) helps companies identify strengths, gaps, and opportunities for improving their performance in the area of gender equality. The WEPs Tool includes 18 multiple-choice questions based on best practices from around the world and covers gender equality across leadership, workplace, marketplace, and community. Each question is structured according to a management model that guides companies of all sizes through the process of formal commitment, implementation and action, measurement, communication of progress, and continuous improvement.
SME Sustainability Guidebook
The SME Guidebook of the UN Global Compact Network Switzerland & Liechtenstein supports small and medium-sized enterprises in systematically integrating sustainability into their business processes. It provides a practical guide structured around key steps—from prioritization and strategy development to implementation and reporting.
SDG 16 Business Framework: Inspriring Transformational Governance
The SDG 16 Business Framework will help companies embrace transformational governance, a principles-based philosophy that calls on business to be more accountable, ethical, inclusive and transparent as a driver to responsible business conduct, enhanced ESG performance and strengthened public institutions, laws and systems.
CoP Mapping
Companies participating in the UN Global Compact are required to submit an annual report on their progress in implementing the Ten Principles (Communication on Progress, CoP). Many of the questions included in the CoP questionnaire are based on existing reporting standards and frameworks. The CoP-Mapping helps business participants leverage synergies, overlaps, and differences between the CoP and other reporting frameworks.
Further learning and support offerings
On our Academy page, you will find numerous additional trainings, webinars, and practical guides on topics such as sustainability, human rights, and corporate responsibility, suitable for companies of all sizes.