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International Youth Council South Sudan Chapter
The South Sudan Chapter of the International Youth Council provides a local perspective and input consistent with the overall mission of the Council. South Sudan Chapter aims to promote sustainable development (social equity, environmental quality, and economic viability) through cross-cultural,...
Rural Energy Trust CIG (RETcig)
The Rural Energy Trust CIG (RETcig) is a new NGO in Cameroon. The organisation aims to bring affordable renewable solar energy products to off-grid rural households and assist them to obtain consumer loans from local and international microfinance institutions. RETcig in partnership with its...
Fanm pou Fanm (Women for Women)
Fanm pou Fanm (Women for Women) is a small organisation helping 35 women displaced by the 2010 earthquake in Port-au-Prince Haiti to set up their own small businesses. Currently the organisation is working on a crocheting and sewing project for which sewing machines are needed.
Marks & Spencer gives disadvantaged people an opportunity for employment training
Marks & Start is Marks & Spencer's work experience programme for those who are homeless, disabled, single parents and young unemployed.
NIKE Village Development Project
Nike in partnership with the Population & Community Development Association (PDA) and local villages, established the ‘NIKE Village Development Project’ in Thailand.
Deutsche Bank signed loan agreement with the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development in the Philippines
Deutsche Bank had signed a loan agreement with The Center for Agriculture and Rural Development (CARD).
HSBC Turkey partnered with three Turkish NGOs to disburse microcredit loans
HSBC Turkey, the Turkish arm of the global bank HSBC, allocated USD 5 million to micro-credit loans between 2008 and 2010 in Turkey.
ConocoPhillips worked with NGO to support financial services in Venezuela
In 2006, ConocoPhillips worked with Fundefir, an organization with wide experience in developing bankomunales- small neighborhood banks in low-income areas where there are no formal financial services.
Sainsbury's assisted a charity gardening enterprise
Sainsbury’s was one of the few companies which supported Mow & Grow when it was a tiny voluntary group. Its funding in the early days ensured its survival of this social enterprise offering a gardening and horticultural service to those in need.
Cisco partners with Grameen Solutions in Bangladesh
Cisco partners with Grameen Solutions to establish business centers in rural Bangladesh that serve as distribution points for a variety of services, such as birth and death certificates, healthcare, distance learning, and retail sales of such necessities as hybrid seeds.
Sustainable Livelihoods International (SLINT)-Uganda
SLINT-Uganda (Sustainable Livelihoods International) is a Ugandan NGO working on poverty alleviation, market-oriented agricultural development and food security, environmental sustainability, capacity development and policy advocacy. SLINT seeks to contribute to the realization of the Millennium...
Eticambiente
Eticambiente specializes in working with medium-to-large sized companies and multinationals struggling with integrating sustainable development principles into their core business model, day-to-day operations and risk analysis, as well as maximizing stakeholder engagement and communications. ...
Ethos
Ethos is a boutique consulting firm that partners with individuals and organizations to help them identify, develop and optimize their organizational capability. Ethos exists to support and partner with organizations main in three areas: Leadership & Development, Learning & Development and...
Context
Context is a corporate sustainability consultancy, helping clients understand sustainability and profit from it - by developing leading sustainability strategies and compelling communications. They help multinationals formulate corporate sustainability strategies, engage with stakeholders and...
Article 13
Article 13 helps companies to operate in a manner that produces a positive impact on society - typically in the areas of CSR (corporate & social responsibility), sustainability, governance and social innovation. They offer a range of training, coaching, consultancy and research services. ...
Robin Hood Foundation - Asia
Robin Hood Asia is dedicated to helping companies create social initiatives that assist the poor while benefiting business. They believe that companies can become change agents for social good by adapting their products, services and business practices to a compelling social stand. Robin Hood...
Unilever, with support from NGOs, helps rural India through Project Shakti
Project Shakti is unleashing the potential of rural India and thus changing lives. It is ushering in prosperity and, more importantly, self-respect.
Pepal's Mission
Pepal’s mission is to foster an environment where private sector businesses and non-profit organisations can develop equal partnerships to achieve social change. They achieve their mission through designing and implementing innovative international development programmes which strategically pair...
Shared Value between Nestlé and crops producers
Nestlé is guided by the principle of creating shared value for shareholders and society in a manner that is integrally linked to its core business strategies and operations. It is called “Creating Shared Value (CSV)”; value created for shareholders, employees, farmers, consumers and the communities...
Development Executive Group
Development Executive Group provides an online marketplace for the global development industry. The website offers various development, intelligence and recruiting services for businesses, non-governmental organisations, and consultants who implement projects funded by the World Bank, USAID, and...