The Business Council for Global Development, LLC is a coalition of leading businesses that works with governments, international organizations and nongovernmental organizations to promote sustainable global development.
BCGD brings together leading companies to advocate for public policies that support sustainable economic growth and opportunity in the developing world and to share best practices in development partnerships. Such growth and opportunity is based upon capacity building, expanded trade and investment, rule of law and good governance.
Learn about most recent programs, including: (1) Conference on ILO Better Work Co-sponsored with Center for American Progress and Government of Norway; (2) Reinventing Trade Policy; and (3) Development Forum for Haiti 
BCGD Programs
Development Gaps in Haiti: Roadblocks to Long Term Economic Development.
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Future Forum events featuring Members of Congress, Obama Administration Officials, Business and NGO Leaders.
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Shared Agenda for Trade and Development Policy: BCGD joins with major NGOs and development organizations to advance economic development through open trade, capacity building, and rule of law.
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Business Partnerships
Initiatives of the BCGD and its member companies support economic development and widely shared opportunity..
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Example: Walmart's Care Global Partnership
What is Capacity Building?
Capacity building means strengthening human, institutional, and infrastructure capacities, thereby stimulating economic development and widely shared opportunity, so that developing countries can benefit fully from participation in the global economy.
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Example: Pfizer's Diflucan Partnership
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