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PLATFORMS FOR PARTNERSHIP: An essential mechanism to engage business as a partner in development
Publication Year: 2014 Publisher: Partnering Initiative (TPI)
Multi-stakeholder partnerships
Related Goals
Background
In September 2015, the UN will announce the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals.
While specific targets and indicators are still being finalised, one aspect is clear: multi-stakeholder partnerships between business, NGOs, government, the UN and communities will be essential to achieve the goals and they will be needed at a scale and quality that dwarfs current levels of collaboration. The question of how countries can systematically scale up the engagement of business as a partner in development was the subject of the ‘Roadmap’ report,1 launched in April 2014 by the UK Secretary of State, Justine Greening, at the GPEDC high-level meeting in Mexico City.
Developed with extensive consultation with business, government and civil society around the world, the Roadmap sets out a series of milestones building up the level of public-private engagement and collaboration, leading to the ultimate goal of business as a ‘full partner’ in delivering the post-2015 development agenda.
While specific targets and indicators are still being finalised, one aspect is clear: multi-stakeholder partnerships between business, NGOs, government, the UN and communities will be essential to achieve the goals and they will be needed at a scale and quality that dwarfs current levels of collaboration. The question of how countries can systematically scale up the engagement of business as a partner in development was the subject of the ‘Roadmap’ report,1 launched in April 2014 by the UK Secretary of State, Justine Greening, at the GPEDC high-level meeting in Mexico City.
Developed with extensive consultation with business, government and civil society around the world, the Roadmap sets out a series of milestones building up the level of public-private engagement and collaboration, leading to the ultimate goal of business as a ‘full partner’ in delivering the post-2015 development agenda.
