VSO: Transforming Our People For Over A Decade
This year we’re celebrating the tenth anniversary of seconding our corporate employees to VSO projects around the world. It’s a proud moment in our partnership. What makes it even more special is that our relationship has not only made a difference to VSO, it’s made a difference to our people. If other businesses are considering […]
The Benefits of Localisation
By CDC In West Africa, the name Vlisco evokes heritage, quality and individuality. Established more than 160 years ago, the Vlisco Group’s textiles are at the heart of fashion in West and Central Africa. The company designs, manufactures and distributes 70 million yards of branded fabrics annually through its operations and retail presence in Côte […]
Abandoned Houses Prove Golden Opportunity
Miriam, 43, lives in Cañadas del Florido, a low-income neighborhood in Tijuana, Baja California, the northernmost state of Mexico. Three years ago, on any given day, Miriam and her three children would watch criminals, drug addicts, and vagrants frequent the empty house next-door. Their streets were littered with garbage and dead animals. This is not […]
Launching "Building Effective Partnerships" Course
In September, the Open Working Group on the Sustainable Development Goals will present their report to the UN General Assembly. While the exact details on the specific goals, targets and indicators are still being finalized, one aspect is clear: public-private or multi-stakeholder collaboration will be essential to achieving those goals. And this will be required […]
Launching “Building Effective Partnerships” Course
In September, the Open Working Group on the Sustainable Development Goals will present their report to the UN General Assembly. While the exact details on the specific goals, targets and indicators are still being finalized, one aspect is clear: public-private or multi-stakeholder collaboration will be essential to achieving those goals. And this will be required […]
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How Companies are Turning Food Losses into Gains
Experts in global food systems cite the need to expand production in order to feed the world’s growing population. However, just as important is the need to more effectively process and distribute the food we already grow. Here are five facts on the present status of food loss around the globe, and how companies and […]
Building A Successful Platform For Partnership
Platforms for partnership are a vital approach to more systematically drive the creation of cross-sector partnerships for development. They provide a systematic mechanism to convene government, business, NGOs, donors and other development actors around a particular issue or geography. They encourage innovative and creative collaborations, and directly support their development. The evidence is available… The […]
Measuring the Results of Development Partnerships
Most of us believe that partnerships work, but we don’t really have the proof. Much more importantly, we don’t know how they work and how their performance can be improved. Public-private development partnerships are a promising means for implementing new solutions for sustainable development. Public and private partners bring together their individual strengths and resources […]
Tackling Illicit Financial Flows & the Post-2015 Goals
With world champions Spain, the Netherlands and Chile in their World Cup group, it’s fair to say that Australia were always going to struggle to make an impact in Brazil last month. But they will have a much greater say at another global gathering this year, one that could have much grander implications for Brazil […]
Tackling Illicit Financial Flows & the Post-2015 Goals
With world champions Spain, the Netherlands and Chile in their World Cup group, it’s fair to say that Australia were always going to struggle to make an impact in Brazil last month. But they will have a much greater say at another global gathering this year, one that could have much grander implications for Brazil […]
Benefits of Stakeholder Engagement
In 2006, the Indorama Corporation acquired the Eleme Petrochemicals Company (IEPL) from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, as part of a government-led privatisation programme. Indorama is an Indonesian-based manufacturer of petrochemicals and associated downstream products that operates in 19 countries. Located just outside Port Harcourt in the Niger Delta, IEPL is a 360 hectare site, […]
Building a Greener Network
By CDC Established in 1996, as a joint venture between Telenor Mobile Communications and Grameen Telecom Corporation, Grameenphone is today the largest mobile operator in Bangladesh. Grameenphone has a significant workforce, with over 4,900 direct, full-time employees and thousands more employed through its vendor and distribution networks. The company recently rolled out 3G services for […]
Long Term Value Creation Through Environmental and Social Responsibility
By CDC For Adenia Partners, environmental, social and governance (ESG) responsibility is not an afterthought – it is a fundamental part of the firm’s value proposition. Over the past 12 years, ESG management has been built into Adenia’s operating and reporting processes. It is one of the first aspects that the firm looks to improve […]
Innovation To Promote Financial Inclusion
Having a bank account and access to banking services such as saving and borrowing is taken for granted in middle and high income countries. These services are not available in large parts of Africa, where millions of people continue to be excluded from the banking system. Kenya’s Equity Bank is helping to bridge this gap. […]
Constructing 7,500 New Homes
In December 2012, CDC committed US$20m to Phatisa’s Pan African Housing Fund (‘PAHF’) with the aim of catalysing finance for the construction of up to 7,500 new homes over ten years. This will create an estimated 22,500 jobs. FUNDING HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS The Fund will provide risk capital on a joint venture basis with selected local […]
Retail Supply Chains Supporting Indirect Jobs
By CDC Mr Basher is a farmer who supplies fresh vegetables to Agora Supermarkets “I’ve now learnt to think on a broader level. Before Agora, I used to think very traditionally. Now there is a lot of opportunity to expand my business which will help me invest in my children’s education.” BUILDING BUSINESSES It is […]
Expanding Broadband Using Wimax Technology
By CDC Nigeria, with a population of over 155m people, had been starved of extensive telecommunication services until 10 years ago when the industry was liberalised. Since then, mobile phone use has grown impressively – from just 400,000 in 2001 to over 90m GSM subscribers in June 2011 – the highest in Africa. The country […]
Pharmaceuticals in East Africa
By CDC In 2010, CDC committed €12m to the AfricInvest Fund II, which in turn made a €6.8m investment in Kiboko Holdings Limited, a manufacturer and distributor of pharmaceuticals. The benefits of a thriving local pharmaceutical manufacturing sector are manifest – skilled employment, potential for lower-priced products, technology and knowledge transfer. Domestic production in Uganda, […]
Sustainable Forestry Fund Innovation in Sub-Saharan Africa
By CDC CDC views forestry as a strong sector for investment in Africa. Timber offers consistent long-term returns and has side benefits such as preserving biodiversity, protecting against soil erosion and the potential to generate income from carbon trading and sequestration. The sector also provides employment and training opportunities in rural areas. Like many sectors […]