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15 May 2020
CBi has been and is still working closely with the UN system, private sector networks and the broader business community to address the COVID-19 pandemic. The initiative aligns with and complements World Health Organization (WHO) efforts, while providing a platform for the private sector…
27 April 2020
This publication provides the basic guidance for CBi Member Networks to address the COVID-19 oandemic, including nine specific actions for business networks to take:
1. Monitor the situation
2. Reach out to the Government
3. Work with the UN system
4. Share regular updates
5.…
08 April 2020
CBi Progress Report 2019 provides an overview of the achievements of CBi in 2019 as well as the results of the CBi Annual Survey.
Some highlights of 2019 achievements include:
19 business networks were engaged and supported by the CBi Secretariat
9 CBi Member Networks and their…
20 December 2019
The Connecting Business Initiative worked with UNDP Viet Nam to conduct a “Landscape Assessment on Private Sector Roles in Disaster Management" in the country. A team assessed a variety of data to make recommendations on improving public-private sector coordination in order to plan for,…
30 August 2019
The report provides an overview of the context - both manmade and natural hazard related - in which the Plateforme humanitaire du secteur privé de Côte d’Ivoire (PHSP Côte d’Ivoire) and its members operate. Among other things, it examines the political, socio-economic and environmental…
30 August 2019
The case study, on one of the manmade disasters toolkit implementation pilots, summarizes the Kenyan manmade disaster context and the activities that the Humanitarian Private Sector Partnership Platform for East Africa (HPPP), the CBi Member Network in Kenya, carried out between September…
30 August 2019
The case study, on one of the manmade disasters toolkit implementation pilots, summarizes the Ivorien manmade disaster context and the activities that the Plateforme humanitaire du secteur privé de Côte d’Ivoire (PHSP Cote d’Ivoire) and its partners have carried out between September 2017…