SMEs

SMEs account for 99% of all businesses and 1 out of 3 people work in an SME globally, so they are closely linked into community structures. They are therefore critical for the resilience of countries and communities; SMEs recognized drivers of innovation which is key to changing our approach to DRR.  For more information see UNDRR's compendium of SME resources.

Latest on SMEs from the private sector

Documents and publications

Good Practice

24 December 2020

Post-2015 framework- five private sector visions for a resilient future

This position paper describes the five private sector visions for a resilient future that the DRR-PSP foresees as long-term goals to drive risk-sensitive and resilient business practices globally and across sectors.

Documents and publications

Good Practice

24 December 2020

Private sector activities in disaster risk reduction

When a natural hazard threatens a nation, public facilities and private businesses alike have to protect their assets, their workforce, and their supply and distribution chains in order for society and the economy to keep functioning.

Documents and publications

Good Practice

24 December 2020

Business and disaster risk reduction: good practices and case studies

This publication contains 14 good practices and case studies that have been compiled by the Private Sector Advisory Group of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR).

Documents and publications

Good Practice

24 December 2020

Private sector strengths applied: good practices in disaster risk reduction from Japan

This document presents a selection of fourteen case studies focusing on good practices and lessons learned by the private sector in relation to the Great East Japan Earthquake of 11 March 2011.

Update

20 October 2020

ARISE Board Meeting

The first meeting of the new ARISE Board, elected by ARISE members in July 2020 for a three-year period, took place on 19 October 2020.

UNDRR Private Sector Alliance for Disaster Resilient Societies (ARISE)