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Global Compact Network in Nepal. Overview of the presentation. A brief about the GC Challenges of promoting GC in Nepal Promotional strategy Future step Suggestions. Nepal. Nepal. Number of companies Multinational and domestic large companies: 10% SMEs: 90%. GC in Nepal. Companies
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Overview of the presentation A brief about the GC Challenges of promoting GC in Nepal Promotional strategy Future step Suggestions
Nepal Nepal • Number of companies • Multinational and domestic large companies: 10% • SMEs: 90%
GC in Nepal Companies 1. CG Foods 2005 2. Lotus Holding 2002 3. Nebico Pvt Ltd 2002 4. Hotel Del’ Annapurna 2003 5. Nepali Paper products 2003 6. Silver Hotel Management School (NEW) 2007 7. Himal Power Limited (NEW) 2007 SMEs 8. Gandaki Bee Concern 2003 9. Laxmi wood craft 2006 10. Pioneer Insurance 2003 11. Jawalakhel Distillery2002 12. Vijayadeep Laboratories 2003 13. Formation Carpet 2003 14. Guardian’s Cooperative 2003 15. Guranse Tea Estate 2003
Survival Challenges Political situation Absence of Focal point long time Socio- Economic situation GC participants Funding few large business Attitude
Senior management More commitment Increase the number of GC participants Promotion Strategy GC participants Retention Potential Organisations Awareness
Senior Management • Regular briefing • Involvement of the SM during the GC programmes • Involvement of private sector as main stakeholders in different projects Request: • During RR/DRR meeting, GC should be discussed
Existing GC participants (4 of them are going to attend the summit) • Regular Information sharing: Set up monthly meeting to discuss about the important and useful issues – MDGs, Human rights, disaster management, HIV, Role of Private Sector in peace process • Status: Added into the VIP lists for the UN programmes – UN day, Poverty day • Publicity: Publishing their names in UNDP Annual report ( in the process)
Beyond the GC • GC participant: Gandaki Bee Concern (exporter of honey) - buying directly from poor entrepreneurs 400 to 500 from remote parts of the country • GC participant: Choudhary Group (CG): on going • 50 metric tons of chilli powder required • 1000 of women entrepreneurs can be benefited • Purchasing capacity will be increased of poor • Ultimately, poor can afford to buy noodles
New potential Businesses • Series of round table meetings with different organisations: • FNCCI, • Nepal Business Initiative (NBI) • Nepal Young Entrepreneurs Forum (NYEF) • Talk programmes in different forum Advertisement in papers and TV (in the process – SM has not approved yet)
Plans for 2007 Strong network UNDP as an observer Membership fee Strong SC Re launching July Creation of awareness
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