Sustainable Development with an Entrepreneurial Approach!

The CDC is a Swiss boutique agency and relay station in the field of international cooperation.

On behalf of private investors, foundations, international organizations and governments, the CDC designs and implements sustainable cooperation projects.

Thanks to its links with educational and research institutions as well as partners from the private sector, the CDC can reliably mobilize high-quality research, training and consulting expertise as well as the necessary implementation capacities.

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Why we get involved

«Despite global progress, 700 million people still live in extreme poverty.

This is a humanitarian scandal!»

Why we get involved

«Climate change, global migration movements, and the growing gap between rich and poor have significant impacts on our prosperity and security.»

Why we get involved

«Education means growing beyond your discipline and culture.

The CDC offers inspiring opportunities for personal and professional development.»

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Why we get involved

«Many countries in the Global South face high youth unemployment and emigration.

A strong vocational training system plays a key role in addressing these challenges.»

Why we get involved

«Climate change is happening and
increasingly affecting our lives.

Decisive global action is needed to meet the agreed net-zero CO2 targets on time!»

Why we get involved

«Every year, hundreds of thousands of young men and women leave their home countries due to a lack of prospects.

Their lives as migrant workers are often precarious.»

Why we get involved

«Protecting against natural hazards and rebuilding after natural disasters and conflicts requires in-depth expertise and enormous resources.

Global solidarity is needed!»

Why we get involved

«Migration and remittances are key drivers of development.

Transaction cost and usage must be optimised for low-income households.»

Why we get involved

«The construction sector is a major greenhouse gas emitter.

Sustainable materials and processes must be scaled globally.»

Why we get involved

«While competition and profit drive innovation, the current system also creates inequality, ecological strain, and crisis risk.

Structural reforms are needed.»

Why we get involved

Global inequality is unacceptably high — and still rising!

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Why we get involved

«A fair design of value chains can unlock enormous development potential.»

Why we get involved

«We have the tools and the knowledge to solve problems.

Let's start together!»

Thematic basis:

The CDC is based on the following UN-Sustainabale Development Goals:

CDC Triple Bottom Line Approach

Its consistently customer and demand-oriented approach makes the CDC an attractive partner for a wide range of interventions. The CDC aims to ensure that projects are economically, socially and ecologically successful and sustainable.

Fields of work

Vocational training

CDC supports training initiatives at all levels, from informal provision through apprenticeships to tertiary qualifications and continuing education. With its roots in tertiary education and close partnership links with the Swiss VET sector, the CDC has proven expertise and experience in co-developing and contextualising educational initiatives.

Sustainable value chains

CDC has solid expertise and experience in analysing and developing sustainable business models and value chains based on fair trade, circular economy and climate protection. Auf die Ressource Holz legt das CDC einen speziellen Fokus.

Organic building materials and circular construction

The construction sector is one of the world’s largest CO2 emitters. The use of local and renewable building materials, combined with innovative and circular construction processes, can have a huge impact on climate change. These strategies can also be an economic advantage, especially for countries in the South. The CDC offers in-depth research and implementation expertise.

Impact Investing

The CDC offers private investors and partner organizations direct, exclusive investment opportunities in impact projects.

CDC Services

The CDC provides a wide range of services to both private and public clients. As an intermediary, the CDC uses its networks and close links with educational and research institutions and the private sector to provide expertise and implementation capacity.

Education and Training

For our partners, we develop tailor-made training programs in Switzerland, in the countries of intervention or virtually. Furthermore, we offer exciting internships and organize exclusive study and exposure trips ‘on demand’.

Policy advice and strategy development

We support and guide policymakers in strategic processes and the development of thematic programmes based on sound needs assessments.

Executive support and coaching

We provide advice, coaching and best practice to management and teaching staff of higher education institutions. This includes infrastructure planning, curriculum development and international networking.

Project planning and implementation support

We support initiatives at all stages, from project definition and feasibility studies, through planning workshop facilitation and project implementation, to the development and application of monitoring and performance measurement approaches.

Performance assessment and management

On behalf of funding agencies and foundations, we carry out professional project evaluations and impact audits, and provide on-site support to project and programme managers in planning and implementing improvements.