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Article

3 Jun 2011

Author:
Helen Clark, UNDP

UNDP Administrator: Potentials of the Private Sector for Achievement of the MDGs

To deliver on the MDG promise of a decade ago, we need strong partnerships. In our interconnected world, the dividing line between “their” problems and “our” problems is getting obsolete…development is everybody's business…Broad partnerships, including with the private sector, are needed…Economic growth, which is essential for development, is driven largely by the private sector. In many ways, businesses…generate the growth which can support MDG achievement…[B]usinesses can benefit the poor by including them in their core business operations, whether that be it as producers and business partners in their supply and distribution chains; as employees in the workplace; or as consumers in the marketplace…[F]or businesses to promote MDG achievement is by giving back to the community through corporate social responsibility activities and philanthropy. [refers to Cadbury (part of Kraft Foods), Sumitomo Chemical (part of Sumitomo Group), Vodafone ]