How are civil society organizations defined for the purposes of the UN Global Compact?
Civil society organizations (CSOs) are non-governmental and non-profit entities that seek to bring about positive social and environmental change. These include advocacy groups as well as organizations operating at the field level. Civil society organizations can be “multi-national” and international in nature, or small grass-roots groups. The definition of civil society organizations used by the Global Compact does not include the private sector, academia, labour, or municipalities. The engagement platforms for these other actors in the Global Compact can be found under the relevant sections of this website.
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