Partnerships with the private sector
Beginning with the pioneering collaborative relationship, inaugurated in 1998, between the Ramsar Convention and the Danone Group and its Evian water company, the Convention has welcomed opportunities to expand the resource base of the Convention and its activities by developing mutually beneficial relationships with the business sector. A full statement of the objectives of such relationships from the Convention’s point of view, as stated in the Principles for partnerships between the Ramsar Convention and the business sector (adopted by Resolution X.12, 2008) can be seen here, and present and future such arrangements are governed by those Principles.
The Danone Group
Since 1998, the Danone Group, through the “Evian Initiative” and most recently through a number of additional programmes, has provided generous financial support for the Convention’s efforts to raise awareness of the importance of water resources amongst decision-makers and the public, most visibly through the annual production of World Wetlands Day materials and the Evian Special Prize accompanying the Ramsar Wetland Conservation Awards. Read More »
