In accordance with its mandate, the Diplomatic Academy's objectives are to:

• source, research and develop curricula, projects and training modules which analyse key global developments 
• support and strengthen capacity to prevent, measure and fight corruption
• develop the capabilities of practitioners to be future generators of sustainable value for business and society at large
• incorporate into its professional activities and curricula the values of global social responsibility as portrayed in the United Nations Global Compact
• collaborate and conduct training courses with new and long established trusted institutions: Intergovernmental Organizations, diplomatic academies and professional institutes in all regions
• engage in conceptual and empirical research that advances the understanding of the role, dynamics and impact of corporations in the creation of sustainable social, environmental and economical value
• effectively implement (as a stakeholder) the United Nations Global Compact principles
• interact with practitioners to extend the knowledge of their challenges in meeting social and environmental responsibilities and to explore jointly effective approaches to meeting these challenges
• facilitate and support dialogue and debate amongst practitioners, educators, government, civil society organizations and other interested groups and stakeholders on critical global issues