Think the Private Sector Can’t Contribute to International Development? Read these 4 Trends

Author Janet Longmore
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Why It Matters

International development can’t happen in a bubble. The complexity of problems is only matched by the complexity of approaches. Janet Longmore, Canada’s representative on the Business Leaders Caucus and a senior level advisory group to the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation, has a few thoughts on the matter.

var TRINITY_TTS_WP_CONFIG = {"cleanText":"Think the Private Sector Can\u2019t Contribute to International Development? Read these 4 Trends. I have been doing a lot of thinking about how we can engage the private sector more fully and effectively in international development, particularly in Canada with our competitive advantages . Four trends underpin my thinking. \u00a0 ONE: COMMON GOALS\u23f8 The Sustainable Development Goals, agreed upon by world leaders in 2015, call on businesses to engage as partners in development , as engines of growth and sources of knowledge generation and innovation. Many businesses have demonstrated their power in bringing solutions to scale and creating real change around monumental global problems. \u00a0 \u23f8 TWO: EMERGING MARKETS\u23f8 In developing countries,

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