Invest in the Next Generation of Innovators

The Young SDG Innovators Programme (YSIP) is a development programme designed to accelerate business innovation to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Young SDG Innovators Programme activates future business leaders and changemakers and challenges them to rethink traditional business models and unlock new business opportunities.

The UN Global Compact Young SDG Innovators Programme (YSIP) engages young professionals from companies participating in the UN Global Compact around the world to learn how to use the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) as a catalyst for the development of new products and services.

Each team of young Innovators will, over the course of 10 months, work on a challenge specific to their company with the goal of designing more sustainable business models, initiatives and products that will advance the company’s sustainability efforts while driving innovation and delivering tangible solutions with potential market value.

YSIP ran for the first time in 2019/2020 in 11 countries. In the Danish Network 36 Innovators from 19 different companies participated in the programme.

YSIP 2021

Global Compact Network Denmark will run YSIP again in 2021. If you are interested in participating, you can apply via the UN Global Compact’s website.

Application for YSIP runs until October 2020. However as spaces are limited we might close the application round before the deadline. Once your company has been accepted for the program, you will be able to nominate participants.

Please note that a participation fee will be introduced for the next round of YSIP (see below).

Important requirements and notes for YSIP 2021:

• The participation fee for YSIP 2021 is DKK 3.000 per person for Global Compact participants and DKK 5.000 per person for Global Compact signatories. Please contact your company’s Global Compact contact point if you are unsure in which category your company belongs. 
• Companies must be represented by two-four participants. 
• There will be additional costs for each participant in connection with the five individual bootcamps such as transportation, accommodation, communal dinners etc. We do not expect these costs to exceed DKK 2.000 per bootcamp. 
• All companies participating in YSIP must allow the participants an adequate amount of time to actively participate in the program incl. attending all bootcamps and prepare for them (more details below). 
• Organizations will not be able to join the programme as YSIP is a private sector initiative.
• The program will end in September/October 2021 with the Young SDG Innovators Summit in which all Innovators will get the opportunity to showcase their solutions and network with other Innovators from around the world. Location and exact date is TBC, but all participants are strongly encouraged to participate. Companies must cover accommodation, flight and potential communal dinners.