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How can large business contribute to the post-2015 agenda?

This new policy brief by Save the Children discusses the role business must play if a post-2015 development framework is to be successful. Download: ‘How can large business contribute to the post-2015 agenda?’

The role of business and post-2015

“The potential for the Post 2015 framework to encourage the kind of leadership that creates shared value is an historic opportunity to change the development landscape. We shouldn’t waste it on PR, CSR or business as usual. “Business plays a crucial role in the development process. Without small businesses creating jobs, or large business innovating … Continue reading »

Business, the MDGs and beyond

As the world starts to explore what framework might replace the Millennium Development Goals, the question remains how to best harness business as an engine for development. On 25 September in New York, a high-profile one-day event was organised by a coalition of leading international business and development organisations, led by the Business Call to … Continue reading »

The World We Want

In this blog on the Business Fights Poverty website, Paul Ladd of UNDP shares his perspective on the headlines from a recent high-level event exploring what a future development framework might look like from a business perspective. “At the same time, it is important to recognize that the bulk of the private sector consists of small-scale … Continue reading »

Development goals: everybody’s business

In this guest blog on the Global Markets community site, ODI’s Paula Lucci discusses why and how the private sector should engage on future global development goals: “I think one of the top priorities should be getting businesses more involved this time round. There are three main reasons. The first is that, at its core, … Continue reading »

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