Annex B
CASE STUDIES
Business Action Against Corruption
— Business Action Against Corruption
(BAAC), one of the flagship governance programmes for Business
Action for Africa, was established by the Southern African Forum
Against Corruption. This includes the region's anti-corruption
commissions, Crown Agents, the African Corporate Sustainability
Forum, the Human Rights Trust of Southern African and the Commonwealth
Business Council. Corporate partners include Shell, Anglo American
and Unilever.
— BAAC, which has already secured a
high level of political interest within Africa, has set up joint
working groups of business and the anti-corruption commissions
in Botswana, Malawi and Zambia, and activities on codes of conduct,
capacity building and business leadership. The programme will
be expanded over the coming months. For more information visit
www.hokoyo.org
The Investment Climate Facility
— The AU-NEPAD Investment Climate Facility
(ICF) is a major initiative to support investment climate reform
in Africa—tackling the issues highlighted by the APRM and
other processes. Support for the ICF was recommended by the Commission
for Africa and by business leaders at the 2005 G8 Business Action
for Africa Summit.
— Two unique features of the facility
are its strong high-level African political backing (including
from President Mkapa as one its co-chairs); and its emphasis on
private sector leadership in the running of the facility.
— Shell and Anglo-American, both Business
Action for Africa participants, have announced US$2.5 million
support each over five years. Unilever have confirmed that they
will be committing US$1 million for an initial two-year period.
The UK government has also committed US$30 million over the next
three years. For more information visit www.investmentclimatefacility.org.
Business Action for Improving Customs Administration
in Africa
— Africa cannot take full advantage
of trading opportunities until its customs organisations work
efficiently, fairly and effectively.
— Established under the umbrella of
Business Action for Africa, Business Action for Improving
— Customs Administration in Africa
(BAFICAA) aims to:
— Build the case for trade facilitation
and customs reform.
— Promote the role of the private sector
to devise and implement practical proposals in partnership with
governments and donors.
— A questionnaire has been developed
to build a picture of Africa's needs and priorities. On the basis
of this, participants will engage in specific capacity building
projects.
— Current participants include British
American Tobacco, Unilever, HM Customs & Excise and
— SITPRO (the UK's trade facilitation
agency).
SABMiller—Nile Breweries, Uganda: Eagle
Lager Project
— The Eagle Lager project, undertaken
by SABMiller's Ugandan operation—Nile Breweries Ltd—was
developed to provide Ugandans with an affordable and healthy quality
beer made from the locally-produced sorghum. The objectives were
to stimulate agricultural research and development into the use
of sorghum for brewing and create a permanent and stable market
for local sorghum farmers.
— Just over four years later, the beer
is now Nile Brewery's top brand with a market share of around
20%. 8,000 local Ugandan farmers are benefiting from contracts
to grow the sorghum at guaranteed prices. The project has also
resulted in knowledge and skills transfer in agronomic aspects
of farming and crop husbandry. For more information visit www.sabmiller.com/SABMiller/Our+responsibility/
Diamond Development Initiative
— The Diamond Development Initiative
(DDI) aims to tackle the underlying problems of Africa's alluvial
diamond operations and its estimated one million artisanal miners.
It will aim to bring about change that could bring artisanal alluvial
diamond mining into the formal sector, with major benefits for
miners, governments and the diamond industry at large.
— DDI began life at a meeting in January
2005 co-hosted in London by De Beers, Global Witness and Partnership
Africa Canada. DDI will have an important role in convening, designing,
facilitating, coordinating and disseminating information, best
practices and lessons.
— Potential areas of action include:
enhanced education and information for diggers; advocacy (including
for measures to promote human development of mining communities);
sourcing of technical assistance; and research.
Anglo American—HIV/AIDS
— Anglo American has played a leadership
role in the private sector response to HIV/AIDS in Africa including
implementing the largest directly delivered, private sector ART
programme in the world. Their Chairman holds the Chair of the
Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS.
— Some 23% of Anglo American's workforce
in Southern Africa is HIV+. As a result of the Group's HIV/AIDS
policy, nearly 2,200 Anglo American employees are receiving antiretroviral
therapy. A further 4,000 in the earlier stages of infection are
on "wellness" programmes involving health monitoring
and lifestyle and nutritional support. 94% of those on treatment
are completely well and are able to carry out their normal work
and to continue to support their family. For more information
visit www.angloamerican.co.uk/corporateresponsibilty/hivaids
Diageo Business Reporting Awards
— Diageo Africa is the second largest
Diageo market by volume, providing the third highest profit delivery.
Nigeria is the third largest Guinness market in the world.
— Other potential investors, who are
unaware of the opportunities and discouraged by perceived risk,
may be overlooking Africa as an investment destination. The Diageo
Africa Business Reporting Awards are a practical contribution
towards addressing negative perceptions of Africa and stimulating
more African business reporting in international media.
— The Awards, launched in 2004, recognise
and reward journalists and editors providing high.
— quality coverage of the business
environment in Africa.
— A related initiative—Newsdesk:
Business Africa, an interactive, capability-building tool
for aspiring journalists—will be launched this year.
— For more information visit www.diageoafricabusinessreportingawards.com
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