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The
Eleven Steps Towards Corporate - NGO Partnership
--by Dr. Ranjana Kumari
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The
partnership between Business and Non-governmental
organizations (NGOs) are increasing in both number and scope
and range from being strongly antagonistic to collaborative.
What is certain is that the simple days when business-NGO
relations were restricted to corporate donations to worthy
causes, have taken on a more dynamic character with
Corporates taking on a pro-active role. In the 1990s,
partnership for sustainable development shifted from idea to
action with numerous examples emerging from around the
world. The shift from protest to partnership has been most
pronounced in the area of business-NGO relations.
The
Corporate-NGO partnership is a process for paving the path
that is mutually beneficial, proactive and sustainable.
Well-managed businesses have come to realize that they are
not just economic actors but must play their part to promote
sustainable development but often it is less clear how to do
so. How can they ensure the wider acceptability of their
activities without losing sight of their core role? We, at
Centre for Social Research have tried to find answers to
such questions.
With strong evidence behind the business case for Corporate
Social Responsibility, efforts must be directed to
developing solutions suited to the needs of specific
partnerships. Interest is growing in how strategies and
programs that foster corporate and societal sustainability
can be put into practice. Recognizing the need for Corporate
Social Responsibility we have outlined eleven
steps towards Corporate-NGO Partnership.
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