In Bulgaria, the UN Global Compact was officially launched under the auspices of President Parvanov in January 2003. The initiative unites on a voluntary principle a wide range of companies and organizations committed to the principles of responsible corporate citizenship. The Global Compact encourages active and socially responsible companies to adopt and implement in their operations ten universal principles in the areas of environment, labor standards, human rights, and fight against corruption. The Global Compact aims to engage business in the fight against major social and ecological challenges which growing globalization entails.

Since its launch UN Global Compact Bulgaria brings together more than 120 members in a semiformal network. The Bulgarian Global Compact Network is an informal assembly of companies, non governmental organizations and academia engaged in the Global Compact and Corporate Social Responsibility who strive to learn from each other, to communicate, to generate an advocacy impact and initiate dialogue or partnerships with other actors such as the government, local authorities, labour organisations, civil society organizations and academia. In order to strengthen and enhance the role of the Global Compact Network in Bulgaria governance framework consisting of Advisory Board and Secretariat has been established in 2006.