Global Public Policy Institute Newsletter
No. 3 - December 2005
Greetings and Happy Holidays!
This is the third newsletter of the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi). In this issue we are focusing on our recent conference "Business UNusual: Partnerships as Strategic Investments." Through panel discussions, workshops, and a presentation of the report Business UNusual: Facilitating United Nations Reform through Partnerships, the conference focused on two main themes: partnerships as one of the hidden motors for United Nations reform and partnerships as strategic investments.
Our newsletter appears three times a year to keep you informed about the institute, to post our newest publications, and to share interesting recent news on global public policy-making. As always, further information can be found on our website: www.globalpublicpolicy.net
Contents of this newsletter:
A) News from the institute
B) Featured Publications
C) Business UNusual: Partnerships as Strategic Investments
A) News from the institute (all headlines link to article)
- GPPi hosts conference on partnerships as strategic investments in Berlin
- GPPi commissioned to conduct review of the Global Reporting Initiative.
- GPPi conducts MMSD paper review workshop
- GPPi mourns death of Richard Sandbrook
- GPPi fellow denied entry into Angola
- GPPi featured in INSEAD magazine
B) Featured Publications
Jan Martin Witte and Wolfgang Reinicke: Business UNusual: Facilitating United Nations Reform Through Partnerships (<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />New York, United Nations Publications, 2005).
C) Business UNusual: Partnerships as Strategic Investments
On December 12 and 13, 2005, the Global Public Policy Institute, in partnership with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), the Hertie School of Governance, the Global Compact, and the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), held the conference Business Unusual: Partnerships as Strategic Investments. DaimlerChrysler and Deutsche Post AG contributed substantial financial support.
More than 130 participants from business, civil society, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), government, and the United Nations gathered at the Deutsche Bank Berlin Conference Center and the GTZ Haus in Berlin.
Through panel discussions, workshops, and a presentation of the report Business UNusual: Facilitating United Nations Reform through Partnerships, the conference focused on two main themes: partnerships as one of the hidden motors for United Nations reform and partnerships as strategic investments.
For a general summary click here, for photos click here, and for the conference website click here.
Results from the workshops:
1. Partnerships for Disaster Relief: The Tsunami Experience
2. Promoting health through partnerships
3. Harnessing markets for development through partnerships
4. Building a Business Case for Sustainability Reporting
For Jan Martin Witte's power point presentation of the report Business UNusual click here; a list of conference participants can be found here.