Private Sector Engagement for Sustainable Development
Lessons from the DAC
Members of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) are increasingly working
with the private sector in development co-operation to realise sustainable development
outcomes. To learn from this experience, the DAC introduced a peer learning review
on working with and through the private sector in development co-operation. Private
Sector Engagement for Sustainable Development: Lessons from the DAC examines the politics,
policies and institutions behind private sector engagement, the focus and delivery
of private sector engagements, private sector engagement portfolios, effective partnership
and thematic issues including risk, leverage and ensuring results. Drawing on the
practical experiences of DAC members, the report highlights good practice, provides
a typology of private sector engagement and outlines key lessons. It highlights the
importance of aligning private sector engagements to overall development co-operation
strategies and aid effectiveness principles. It also looks at investing in institutional
capacities, developing a suite of flexible mechanisms for private sector engagement,
and adopting appropriate systems to monitor, evaluate and report on the results of
partnerships with the private sector.
Published on November 14, 2016Also available in: Korean