public private development collaboration - u.n.. sub-saharan africa coordination workshop
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Mobilizing Public | Private Development Collaboration
Natural PartnershipsUnnatural Partners
Oct 27, 2015United Nations Development Group
Regional Coordination WorkshopEast, Southern, Central and West Africa
Accra, Ghana
Presented byWayne Dunn
Professor of Practice in CSR (McGill University)President & Founder
Diverse and committed partners collaborating and innovating together can solve complex puzzles
Especially when self-interest is involved
Public | PrivateDevelopment Partnerships
Presentation Outline
• What happened? • How did business get so engaged in development?
• How does that create opportunities for collaboration between business and major ODA development leaders
• Natural Partnerships | Unnatural Partners • Discussion
The World has Changed?
1990s• NGOs• Communications• National Governments• Business • Technology
Today• NGOs• Communications• National Governments• Business • Technology
Society expects more ANDhas more power to force change
25 years
Capital Flow into African Economies
1990 to 2015Official DevelopmentAssistance90% - 10%*
FDI/Business Investment10% - 90%*
Huge changes over the past 25 years* SWAG/PFS
Changing world of business
• Profit first, profit last and profit all the way • Global changes • internet, • social media• rise of NGOs
• has connected markets, finance, production, supply chains, etc.• Growing expectation that business should create
societal value as well as shareholder value
Growing Societal Demands• Consultation (formal/informal,
history, structure, FPIC, closure)
• Access to land (who/how approved)
• Benefit sharing (what’s in it for everyone)
• Project approval (who approves? when? how?)
• Environmental monitoring (Who monitors? Trust, Communication, Local Involvement)
You think business is easy? Shareholders
Social Media
Transparency
Stakeholders
Markets
NGOs
Governments
Evolving Standards
Climate Change
Regulators
Consumers
Ethics, Expectations & ProfitsManaging in complex environments
Business Social Investment
• Self-interested• Not altruistic• Aligning societal AND
shareholder value
Beyond Beads ‘n Trinkets
Social value investments of business
• Education• Health• Poverty alleviation• Gender equality• Environment• Partnerships• Equity & justice
Global Development Framework
Collective Social ResponsibilityThe Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are
eight international development goals that were officially established following the Millennium Summit of the United Nations in 2000
All 193 United Nations member states and at least 23 international organizations agreed to achieve these goals by the year 2015
General framework for governments, international and multi-lateral agencies, NGOs, etc.
Global Development Framework II
Adopted unanimously by the United Nations in a Special AssemblySeptember 2015
Global development framework elements
• Education• Health• Poverty alleviation• Gender equality• Environment• Partnerships• Equity & justice
Notice any similarities?Global development framework• Education• Health• Poverty alleviation• Gender equality• Environment• Partnerships• Equity & justice
Social value investments of business • Education• Health• Poverty alleviation• Gender equality• Environment• Partnerships• Equity & justice
Natural Partnerships Unnatural Partners
Why Unnatural Partners?Perspectives driven by
Development Community• Development assistance as
dominant capital flow• Business’ historical record
on human development, rights, environment etc.• Other impressions and
perspectives (profit only, exploitative, etc..)
Business• Development as anti-
business• Historical pressures
from the development community• Other impressions and
perspectives (inefficient, do-gooders, etc..)
1. Egos of main actors2. Didn’t hang in through the tough stuff3. Internal buy-in wasn’t there4. Only business is efficient mentality5. Business is too greedy mentality
13 Mistakes that prevent or destroy development partnerships
6. Not enough entrepreneurship and innovation7. Didn’t get to know each other deep enough and
broad enough8. Organizational stakeholders didn’t support it9. NGOs look at company as just a set of deep-
pockets10. Company looks at NGO as just a do-gooder
13 Mistakes that prevent or destroy development partnerships
11. Project solitudes.
If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.
12. Unrealistic cost expectations 13. Different standards around quality, flexibility /
adaptability and reporting
13 Mistakes that prevent or destroy development partnerships
Quick steps to becoming Natural Partners
• Understand what motivates your partner. What is in it for them.• Make sure your partners know what is in it for you• Understand the synergy, how you are stronger together.• Make sure your organization knows:• What’s in it for you• What’s in it for your partner• How the synergy works
• Track progress• Communicate, communicate, communicate (don’t forget
internal communications)
What? Work with them?Groupwork
You will be assigned a role and represent that position in a role playing simulation
Contact Information
Wayne DunnProfessor of Practice in CSR, McGill UniversityPresident & Founder, CSR Training Institutewayne@csrtraininginstitute.comwww.csrtraininginstitute.com