Linda Benraïs uses French examples to highlight lessons learned and emerging good business practices that can shape future COVID-19 partnerships.
Jennifer Easterday and Margherita Parodi write a spotlight piece about digital technologies during the COVID-19 crisis.
Cerrejon's COVID-19 Response
August 2020
Luis Marulanda del Valle, Vice President of External Affairs and Communications of Cerrejon, speaks to Dr Mary Martin on how Cerrejon created its response strategy to COVID-19.
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Vesna Bojicic-Dzelilovic writes a short spotlight piece exploring partnerships in the post-COVID world.
Responsible Business: CEMEX's COVID-19 response strategy
July 2020
Martha Herrera Gonzáles, Global Director for Responsible Business at CEMEX, speaks to Dr Mary Martin on how CEMEX created its response strategy to COVID-19.
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A spotlight piece written by Christina Bache, Chair, United Nations, Principles for Responsible Management Education, Working Group on Business for Peace.
In Colombia, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) launched a multi-stakeholders project at the beginning of the pandemic to generate innovative solutions that would save both lives and livelihoods. Alejandro Pacheco, Strategic Advisor for Latin America at UNDP, explains to Mary Martin how the Cascos de Vida (helmets for life) initiative, which began with a competition to design protective face shields, kick-started national, regional and global efforts between companies, government and academia.
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Marcelo Korc of the Pan American Health Organisation talks to Mary Martin about the ‘tremendous service’ the private sector can deliver in working with government to communicate the real risks of COVID-19 and build trust between communities, companies and government.
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Produced by Business & Human Rights and Semilla Consultores.
This report presents the Human Security Business Partnership (HSBP) Framework and proposals for the private sector to work towards the achievement of the SDGs. Produced by the UN Business and Human Security Initiative at LSE IDEAS.