Private Foundations, Business and Developing a Post-2015 Framework

Businesses operating in developing countries should use their influence to strengthen national government systems, rather than bypassing them if progress is to be made on global poverty reduction. Businesses should use their influence to strengthen national government systems instead of bypassing them. Businesses and private foundations must be included in global public policy forums. Private foundations should continue investing in innovative projects and should work more closely with civil society. Businesses should learn from aid agencies’ best practice and avoid duplicating existing development projects.