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CSR360 Global Partner Network is a global network of not-for-profit organisations working with businesses to improve their positive impact on society. (BITC) convenes CSR360 GPN as part of its vision to create a sustainable future for people and the planet.

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CSR360 GPN has reached its current number of over 115 partner organisations from its beginnings 14 years ago. The network which focuses on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has a presence in all the continents of the world and encompasses 60 countries in total.

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Every quarter we publish a set of articles relating to a particular topic of corporate social responsibility.

Issue 10: Mutual prosperity for business and the poor

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Have you ever thought how different the world would be if poverty and stark inequalities did not exist? What is the role of business in developing countries? Can they be a positive force to improve the economic prosperity of a country by creating jobs, and developing products and services that meet the needs of the poor?

In recent years there has been some debate about this issue and there is an emerging theory that suggests that the bottom of the pyramid (BOP) represent a ‘latent’ market. There are both positive and negative perceptions on the role of business in addressing the bottom of the pyramid consumers as a new market opportunity. Can this be a win-win for business and the poor? Or it is just a way of justifying the spread of capitalism across developing countries?

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CSR360 has reached its current number of 100 partner organisations from its beginnings 10 years ago. The network which focuses on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has a presence in all the continents of the world and encompasses 60 countries in total.

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CCCD – Centrum fuer Corporate Citizenship Deutschland

Berlin , Germany, Europe

CCCD – the Center for Corporate Citizenship Germany is a non-profit organisation at the interface between business, academia, and politics. In cooperation with leading companies, both domestic and foreign, academic institutions and civil society organisations, CCCD acts as a think space and a competence centre, providing a platform for dialogue; acting as catalyst and host.

In this capacity, the CCCD arranges forums for exchange between corporate citizens, business, academia, politics and civil society, supplies and carries out applied research, facilitates learning processes through debate and skilling opportunities, and supports cooperation between businesses and partners from civil society, academia, and/or politics. Using workshops, publications and public events, CCCD also acts as a driving force for the corporate citizenship debate in Germany and for the practical efforts by businesses taking an active role in society. CCCD is the German partner of the…

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