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With the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the United Nations has called on the private sector to contribute more to achieving the sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).This report helps decision makers in the public and private sectors to understand where voluntary sustainability standards...

African tech hubs play an important role in building fledgling entrepreneurial ecosystems and helping start-ups, but they struggle to earn revenue and become financially sustainable.This second edition has expanded its coverage, adding insights from East African hubs. The report, based on interviews...

East Africa produces some of the world's most valuable specialty coffees, yet only a small share of profits go to coffee producers. Using case studies from Africa and beyond, the report explores how to get better prices for green coffee beans, learn about branding and develop business partnerships...

The growth of South-South trade and investment has attracted donors and governments as a pathway to sustainable economic development.This report finds that South-South projects must be flexible and encourage adaptation of easily replicable solutions and technologies, while bridging information and...

The global pandemic has hit small farmers with disruptions in health, food security, transport, finance and demand. It has also increased the cost of doing business. Smallholder farmers, already dealing with the effects of a climate and price crisis, are taking emergency measures for resilience. At...

The growth of South-South trade and investment has attracted the interest of funders and governments as a pathway to sustainable economic development.This report finds that South-South projects must be flexible and encourage adaptation of easily replicable solutions and technologies, while bridging...

COVID-19 is reshaping global value chains and policy landscapes. In this brief, leaders from government, business and women’s economic empowerment networks identify key trends and potential scenarios for women in trade.The brief presents nine actions that governments, corporations and the global...

Trade policy for women took an international leap with the Buenos Aires Declaration on Trade and Women’s Economic Empowerment, agreed at the WTO Ministerial meeting of 2017. The International Gender Champions Trade Impact Group worked with over 40 countries to make it a reality.This report...

This report shows how sustainability standards can be a powerful tool for post-pandemic recovery.

International business investors can embed sustainability in each step of their operations. This guide describes the social, environmental and economic practices that international firms must understand when entering a new market.

This is a national companion guide to the publication The Business Guide for Sustainability in Foreign Investments. The companion guide presents an overview of Ethiopia’s environmental and social regulations for investment operations in agroprocessing and light manufacturing. It also provides...

This is a national companion guide to the publication The Business Guide for Sustainability in Foreign Investments.