Book Description

The authors would like to express their appreciation for the contributions of the Steering Group on the Private Sector, who played a key role in shaping the priorities of this research as well as the survey design and key definitions. [...] We would also like to thank the organizations that participated in the pilot stage of the survey for piloting the content and format of the survey and providing us with preliminary data and feedback. [...] Drawing on the results of a comprehensive survey, this report provides a broad overview or map of how the 62 CSOs who responded to the survey2 are currently engaging the private sector, what the key dynamics are of this engagement, and what organizations are planning to do in the future. [...] As such, this report helps illuminate the great depth, variety, and complexity of the different approaches being taken, underscores the vast and diverse experience that Canadian CSOs have in engaging the private sector, and identifies the current and changing priorities of CSOs involved in Canadian international cooperation with respect to engaging the private sector - adding further nuance to the [...] But such partnerships and promotion on the part of CSOs must carefully balance two essential dimensions: the role of the private sector in contributing to positive development outcomes, on the one hand, and keeping corporations accountable to global standards and the law, on the other.