The Global Compact Self Assessment Tool is designed for use by all company sizes and sectors who are committed to upholding social and environmental standards in their operations. It is designed to be easy to use and consists of 45 questions with a set of indicators for each question.

The management section enables a company to evaluate the extent to which issues covered by the UN Global Compact principles are anchored in the company strategy and integrated in decisions and management systems. The other four sections are designed to assess the performance of the company in relation to the four areas of the UN Global Compact. The tool is in line with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. The environmental part consists of 11 questions.

The tool was developed by the Danish Institute for Human Rights, the Confederation of Danish Industries, the Ministry of Economic and Business Affairs and the Danish Investment Fund for Developing Countries.