What is cross cutting

What is a cross cutting issue?

A cross-cutting issue is a complex development challenge that interacts with (cuts across) and compounds core development areas of work.

How to obtain results

To solve any problem in society we need to understand its causes so we can take appropriate action to address it. First, however, the problem must be clearly defined

Great for business CSR

We believe that the following is rather true and is a great for business CSR:

One of the most obvious and surprisingly untapped ways that large companies can support development objectives in the countries and communities in which they operate is through spreading economic opportunity through a variety of small enterprise development, training and business linkage initiatives. Depending on the industry sector and the company’s business model, such initiatives can be supported through all three spheres of company influence: core business activities: social investment and philanthropy; and engagement in the public policy agenda.

Core business activity

Procurement

Agricultural outgrowers schemes

Manufacturing and subcontracting

Outsourcing non core functions and services

Distribution and retail

Franchising and leasing

Financial services provision

Utilities services provision – energy, water, technology

Social investment and philanthropy

Offering basic business training

Technical and vocational training

Volunteering management time

Donating premises, equipment, discards, cut offs

Innovative community financing

Funding research and development

Enterprise education in school

Source: UNIDO

How to buy LED Lighting

Before you embark on changing all your lights in your house to LED we urge that you take the time to learn what a good product is. A good LED light has the following features:

•transient voltage suppression chip

•certified to ROHS/CE/TUV/VDE standards where applicable

•high power factor where applicable

•Impose a certain IPXX rating where applicable

•Lifetime is not ideal as there is no validated way to translate the lumen maintenance curve of an individual LED module or LED luminaire.

•Complaince to IEC 62031 edition 1 publication 2008 for safety standards for LED modules for general lighting

•Compliance to IEC 60598-1 for LED luminaires