1. Opportunities for Partnership with Private Sector – Corporate Social Responsibility United Nations Development Programme

2. What is a company? A predatory tiger to be shot A cow to be milked The strong horse that pulls the whole cart

3. Business The problem Part of the solution A precondition for reaching the MDGs

4. Business How can business contribute? Companies see opportunities- others don’t!

5. Challenges Massive pressure to operate efficiently and to deliver shareholder value in an period of increased competition, economic downturn and uncertainty Growing pressure to operate accountably and transparently in a period of increased global activism and public distrust Growing pressure to operate ethically and deliver societal value in a period of increased global challenges and expectations

6. Boundaries: The role of business Acting lawfully Producing safe products and services Paying taxes Providing investment Creating opportunities for wealth creation Commercializing new technologies Minimizing negative social and environmental impacts Contributing to local communities

7. Boundaries: The role of business In many developing countries the daily challenges are created by: Inadequate legal frameworks and governance structures Weak, authoritarian, or failing public sector institutions Bribery and corruption Human rights violations High levels of poverty and inequality Lack of access to basic services Strict press controls Existing or potential civil conflict Antagonism towards foreign investors and western consumerism

8. Boundaries Do good Do no harm Business

9. The concept of CSR Multi-dimensional!

10. The concept of CSR SustainabilityvsProtectionism Regulation vs Voluntarism ReportingvsAction AccountabilityvsTaking Responsibility QuantitativevsQualitative StandardvsUnique TransparentvsVerification

11. The commercial interests Just as the private sector is critical to the future of the developing world, the developing world is critical to the future of big business. Four out of every five consumers already live there 82 million of the 83 million people being added to the planet every year are in developing countries