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May 2021
Knowledge Hub
Ready for Floods: A Practical Guide for Businesses
Floods are among the most common and costly hazards businesses face, and the 2026/27 El Niño is expected to bring heavier rain and flooding…
Just-In-Time: Pioneering Private Sector Collective Impact in Humanitarian Action
Find out more about how the OCHA-UNDP Connecting Business Initiative embodies collective action, based on two frameworks developed by the BCG Institute.
CBI Annual Report 2024-25
The Connecting Business Initiative (CBI) Annual Report 2024-25 provides an overview of our activities in private sector disaster preparedness, response, and recovery during an…
News and events
No one prepares alone: Businesses from the Philippines to Kenya get ready for a very strong El Niño
On the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF) and the OCHA-UNDP Connecting Business Initiative (CBI) brought together more…
No one prepares alone: Businesses from the Philippines to Kenya get ready for a very strong El Niño
Four lessons from Venezuela: Turning collective generosity into transformative, coordinated action
During my deployment in Venezuela back in August, I focused on the transition between emergency response and recovery, which extended to resilience-building. However, rather than…
Four lessons from Venezuela: Turning collective generosity into transformative, coordinated action
The Economist puts private sector humanitarian action on the global stage
At this year’s United Nations General Assembly, Economist Enterprise launched its report, The Business of Doing Good: Should Companies Step in During Times of…
The Economist puts private sector humanitarian action on the global stage