Private sector is recognized as a key partner to the achievement of the universally adopted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It plays an important role as an engine of economic growth and job creation in developing countries. It provides goods and services, generates tax revenues to finance essential social and economic infrastructure, develops new and innovative solutions that help tackle development challenges and it is a central actor in addressing climate change. As such, the private sector is an important strategic partner for UNAP in achieving its vision to help countries achieve sustainable development by eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions, accelerating structural transformations for sustainable development and building resilience to crises and shocks.
UNAP works with companies from a variety of sectors, for example, water, energy, food and agriculture, consumer products, healthcare, finance and information technology.
UNAP’s collaboration with the private sector takes various forms:
- Facilitate discussions between public and private sector and the civil society on a specific development theme or industry sector;
- Find solutions for development challenges through core business activities and initiatives that include low-income groups into value chains as producers, suppliers, employees and consumers;
- Mobilize private sector financial and in-kind resources for sustainable development solutions; (i.e. CSR Support: Read more about out Sustainable offices Inititative)
- Leverage innovative financing and partnerships solutions to mobilize private capital for the implementation of the SDGs;
- Form broader collective action initiatives involving the private sector on key development issues.
