Case Stories from the Private Sector
The Role of International Business in Aid for Trade
In preparation for the World Trade Organization’s Third Global Review of Aid for Trade, the World Bank and WTO issued a call for case stories illustrating private sector involvement in trade capacity building. The case stories received have been divided into four categories: Building Human Capacity-Training and Skills; Bolstering Productive Capacity-Technology, Know-How and Finance; Incorporating Producers into Global Value Chains; and Involvement in Trade Facilitation Programmes. Dowload the full report here. (.pdf 3.94MB)
The Case Stories
1.) Building Human Capacity: Training and Skills
Alstom - Investments in Education and Skills in South Africa (forthcoming)
Diageo - Business Coalition Against Corruption in Cameroon
FIATA-Train the Trainer Course
HP Learning Initiative for Entrepreneurs
Nespresso - Helping Farmers Improve Business Skills in Guatemala
Siemens - Innovation in Emerging Markets
2.) Bolstering Productive Capacity: Technology, Know-How and Finance
Alstom - Carbon Neutral Lean Manufacturing and R&D in China (forthcoming)
Barrick - Sun Dried Tomatoes Initiative
Citi-IIC - Partial Guarantee Program for Supply Chain Financing
Dow Chemical - Promoting Safer Operations and Emergency Preparedness
Karachi Chamber of Commerce- SME Framework
Kraft - Community Centered Development Programs
Nespresso: Helping Farmers by Reducing Costs and Providing Finance
- Helping Farmers to Share their Workload in Jardin, Colombia
- Accelerating Progress on the AAA Sustainable Quality™ Program in Central America
- Factsheet: The Nespresso AAA Sustainable Quality™ Program
Qualcomm: Using Technology to Help Fishers and Entrepreneurs
- Fishing with 3G Nets
- Village Phone Microfranchising
3.) Incorporating Producers into Global Value Chains
Aspen Global Health and Development - TransFarm Africa
Consumer Goods Forum - Global Food Safety Initiative’s Global Markets Program
Cargill - Rural Development
Danone - Milk Cooperatives in Ukraine
Source ASEAN Full Service Alliance (SAFSA)
Walmart - Direct Farm and Fertile Soil
4.) Involvement in Trade Facilitation Programs
Global Express Association - Risk Assessment Software for Customs in Latin America
Microsoft - Trans Kalahari Corridor Regional Single Window
Oracle Corporation - Private Sector Input on ASEAN Single Window
Total Group - Road Safety Initiative
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