UN Global Compact Network Lebanon

What UN Global Compact Network Lebanon does

UN Global Compact Network Lebanon is a non-profit local network chapter of the UN Global Compact initiative, founded in 2015 and headquartered in Beirut, Lebanon. It operates as a membership-based advocacy and convening organization that recruits Lebanese businesses, NGOs, academic institutions, and civil society organizations to commit to the UN's Ten Principles covering human rights, labor, environment, and anti-corruption, and to advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) within Lebanon. Its core offering is a tiered membership program (Business Participants and Non-Business Participants) with an annual Communication on Progress (COP) reporting mechanism, supported by a portfolio of thematic programs including the Target Gender Equality Accelerator, the Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs), the Forward Faster Initiative, the Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC) regional round, the Sustainable Minds Competition for schools, and the Young SDG Innovators Program.

The network has built a participant base of 100+ organizations across banking, telecommunications, education, healthcare, retail, technology, energy, manufacturing, and professional services. Revenue is generated primarily through recurring annual membership fees, which are not publicly disclosed; the network supplements these through co-funded programs with UN agencies and institutional partners including UN Women, UNDP, IFC, the Beirut Stock Exchange, the Lebanese Ministry of Education and Higher Education, Berytech, and Global Compact Network UAE. It conducts no proprietary technology development — its core technology is best characterized as a non-applicable membership and advocacy platform — and its go-to-market motion is event-driven, relying on accelerator programs, signature events such as Ring the Bell for Gender Equality (first hosted in Lebanon in 2019), and partnership-led program delivery rather than a traditional sales motion.

Organizationally, the network is small (1–10 employees) and leanly staffed, led by an Executive Director (Dina Harake), a President (Dima Jamali), a Strategic Advisor (Hasan Youness), and a National Network Coordinator (Sara Issa). As a UN-affiliated local network, it operates within the governance framework of the UN Global Compact Office rather than as an independent commercial entity, and its reach is single-country (Lebanon) despite programmatic linkages to the broader 85-country UN Global Compact network.

Name

UN Global Compact Network Lebanon

Legal name

UN Global Compact Network Lebanon

Website

https://ungcnlebanon.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

UN Global Compact Network Lebanon is a non-profit local chapter, founded in 2015 and based in Beirut, that recruits and supports 100+ Lebanese businesses, NGOs, and academic institutions in implementing the UN's Ten Principles on human rights, labor, environment, and anti-corruption and advancing the Sustainable Development Goals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Beirut

HQ country

Lebanon

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Participant Membership Fees: The network generates revenue through membership fees from business and non-business participants who join the UN Global Compact Network Lebanon. The membership supports the organization's operations and program delivery.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

UN Global Compact Network Lebanon operates as a local membership network that recruits and engages businesses and non-business organizations to adopt the UN Global Compact's Ten Principles on human rights, labour, environment, and anti-corruption, and the Sustainable Development Goals. It delivers a portfolio of programs including a corporate membership program, sustainability reporting (Communication on Progress), accelerators (Target Gender Equality, Young SDG Innovators), capacity-building competitions (Sustainable Minds, Global Social Venture Competition), and advocacy events (Ring the Bell for Gender Equality).

Product overview

UN Global Compact Network Lebanon is a local network of the UN Global Compact, operating as a membership and advocacy organization rather than a technology product company. The organization provides a suite of programs and initiatives including the core UN Global Compact Membership Program with its Communication on Progress (COP) reporting framework, specialized accelerators like Target Gender Equality, and thematic initiatives such as the Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs), Forward Faster, and various youth engagement programs including the Sustainable Minds Competition and Global Social Venture Competition. These offerings help businesses and organizations align with the UN's Ten Principles and Sustainable Development Goals through training, networking, reporting tools, and capacity-building workshops.

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• UN Global Compact Membership Program Corporate membership program enabling businesses to join the UN Global Compact and commit to implementing its Ten Principles covering human rights, labour, environment, and anti-corruption, with access to networking, resources, and reporting tools.
• Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs) Seven-principle framework established by UN Women and UN Global Compact to guide businesses on promoting gender equality and women's empowerment in the workplace, marketplace, and community.
• Target Gender Equality Accelerator Gender equality accelerator programme that supports companies in setting and reaching ambitious corporate targets for women's representation and leadership, particularly at Board and Executive Management levels.
• Global Compact Young SDG Innovators Program Program designed to engage young innovators in designing solutions for innovation in Sustainable Development Goals, developed in partnership with UNGC Copenhagen.
• Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC) Regional - Lebanon Regional competition enabling innovative Lebanese startups to compete in the international Global Social Venture Competition, organized in partnership with Berytech.

Named customers25 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and minor.

• International Finance Corporation (IFC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 March 2019Partner in the Ring the Bell for Gender Equality ceremony. IFC presented research on the positive impact of female board members on financial performance of Lebanese companies and supports corporate governance programs.
• Beirut Stock Exchange (BSE)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 March 2019Partner in Ring the Bell for Gender Equality event. BSE joined the Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative to promote sustainable and transparent capital markets.
• UN WomencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs), a joint initiative empowering women in the workplace, marketplace, and community. UN Women co-established the 7 principles with UN Global Compact to guide businesses on promoting gender equality.
• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint activities on anti-corruption through programs like Global Compact Young SDG Innovators. Collaboration on initiatives such as the Forward Faster program guiding companies on SDG impact before 2030.
• BerytechcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC), an international competition inspiring entrepreneurs to develop innovative solutions to social and environmental challenges. Berytech has partnered with GSVC for 7 years for the Lebanon regional competition.
• Global Compact Network UAEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint collaboration on Target Gender Equality Global Impact Accelerator within the MENA Region to mobilize a regional corporate movement for gender parity in the private sector.
• Ministry of Education and Higher Education (Lebanon)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Sustainable Minds Competition, engaging schools across Lebanon in sustainability and SDG awareness education.
• AirfranceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTravel partner supporting the Global Social Venture Competition regional competition in Lebanon, enabling participant travel.
• Make SenseminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSupport partner for the Global Social Venture Competition regional round, contributing to the ecosystem for social entrepreneurs.
• ArcencielminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSupport partner for the Global Social Venture Competition, bringing expertise in social impact and sustainability.
• Live Love BeirutminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSupport partner for the Global Social Venture Competition, contributing to the Lebanese entrepreneurship ecosystem.
• Al FanarminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSupport partner for the Global Social Venture Competition, supporting social entrepreneurship in Lebanon.
• Dot LebanonminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSupport partner for the Global Social Venture Competition regional competition.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/GCNLebanon

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

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