Collaborative action
We enable companies to find collective solutions to challenges they cannot solve on their own, such as mobilising community leaders to help economic regeneration in New Orleans or engaging unions and civil society groups in upholding human rights in Colombia.
We enable companies to find collective solutions to challenges they cannot solve on their own, such as mobilising community leaders to help economic regeneration in New Orleans or engaging unions and civil society groups in upholding human rights in Colombia.
Influencing individual companies
We work with companies to enable them to manage the specific social risks and opportunities they face. For example, we helped a major food and drinks company develop a Fairtrade coffee brand, an extractive company audit its human rights practice, and a professional services company embed their values among their management.
We work with companies to enable them to manage the specific social risks and opportunities they face. For example, we helped a major food and drinks company develop a Fairtrade coffee brand, an extractive company audit its human rights practice, and a professional services company embed their values among their management.
Institution building
We strengthen the national and international organizations that engage business in development issues, for example by providing leadership and administrative support for new organizations in Eastern Europe, sharing good practice with well-established institutions in Asia, or building the partnership skills and capacity of major UN and aid agencies.
We strengthen the national and international organizations that engage business in development issues, for example by providing leadership and administrative support for new organizations in Eastern Europe, sharing good practice with well-established institutions in Asia, or building the partnership skills and capacity of major UN and aid agencies.
IBLF provides strategic counsel to companies to support them as they respond to the development challenges that they face, whether in domestic markets or when operating in transition and emerging economies.
As well as running programs that provide businesses with opportunities to manage risks and enhance their impact on society, we work operationally with companies to help them find their own business solutions to development challenges.
All of IBLF’s work is aimed at enabling companies to operate in a more sustainable way, which in the longterm is good for both society and business.
We work with business, governments and civil society to improve cross-sector collaboration - because it is proven to be an effective and legitimate method for business to engage in development.
This work includes:
global collaboration between business and organizations such as the international development banks, key UN agencies, and government development agencies;
country and regional partnerships such as those in China, India, Russia and Africa, which bring local expertise and sustainability to initiatives;
industry sector initiatives, providing a neutral, safe space for companies and their critics to exchange viewpoints constructively.
As well as running programs that provide businesses with opportunities to manage risks and enhance their impact on society, we work operationally with companies to help them find their own business solutions to development challenges.
All of IBLF’s work is aimed at enabling companies to operate in a more sustainable way, which in the longterm is good for both society and business.
We work with business, governments and civil society to improve cross-sector collaboration - because it is proven to be an effective and legitimate method for business to engage in development.
This work includes: