Thursday, October 25, 2007

New Business-NGO Partnerships Help the World's Poorest

“We believe that the leading global companies of 2020 will be those that provide goods and services and reach new customers in ways that address the world's major challenges — including poverty, climate change, resource depletion, globalization and demographic shifts.”

This statement comes from companies themselves — among them Adidas, BP and Procter & Gamble — in their “Manifesto for tomorrow's global business”, signed by eight major businesses, members of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) Tomorrow's Leaders group

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International Trade Forum, 26 September 2007 - Innovative approaches to
reduce poverty through trade are bringing business, NGOs, government and
aid agencies together in new ways.

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