Supporting the entrepreneurial fabric: leveraging big companies’ social acceptability and sustainable impact on local development

• Main Author: David Ménascé
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Institut Veolia Environnement 2016-04-01
• Series: Field Actions Science Reports
• Subjects: Local content; NGO / business partnerships; Support for local enterprises; Training
• Online Access: http://journals.openedition.org/factsreports/4097

In view of the challenges developing countries are facing, big companies are setting up new models that seek to benefit both themselves and local populations. Often conducted in partnership with NGOs, these projects involve training young people and providing support for SMEs, and enable big companies to undertake actions that have a lasting impact on a country’s development. In this interview, Xavier Boutin highlights the means to implement successful programs adapted to the local context by talking about the different projects carried out by the IECD in partnership with major companies. He also reveals the elements necessary for the success and sustainability of projects to train young people and support the local entrepreneurial fabric.