Supraregional development partnerships often go beyond traditional approaches. They are not limited to individual measures with limited terms and scope, and widen the focus of cooperation.

The goal of the the Center for Cooperation with the Private Sector is to embed these broader alliances as a form of cooperation in bilateral development cooperation, i.e. to plan, finance and implement projects and programmes in bilateral development cooperation jointly with the private sector right from the start. Around 10 per cent of GIZ development partnerships with total funding of around EUR 49 million have been agreed on a multinational basis and the trend is rising.

Here are some examples of supraregional projects:

• Suppliers are taking on social responsibility
  Companies in emerging economies that supply large European manufacturers are learning to write sustainability reports in accordance with internationally recognised standards, which document and promote socially and environmentally responsible business.
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• Strategic Alliance for the Fortification of Oil and other Staple Foods
  Poor people in developing countries are particularly hard hit by vitamin A deficiency. Up to 60 % of the children are affected, many of them becoming blind or dying before they reach the age of five. Pregnant women are also at risk. One effective strategy for preventing vitamin A deficiency is the fortification of locally produced staple foods.
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• Co-processing of Waste Materials in Cement Production
  GIZ (former GTZ) and Holcim, the world's second-largest producer of cement, have drawn up guidelines regarding the incineration of hazardous and municipal wastes in cement kilns. These guidelines are being internationally publicised and implemented. Solid waste management is thus being improved in selected countries.
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• Development of local qualification structures and dialogue-oriented qualification approaches in the basic consumer goods industry
  Together with GIZ, Tchibo is improving production and working conditions at Asian suppliers. The special feature of this project is that companies learn to establish structures within which management and workforce initiate changes in dialogue. Previously trained local training centres offer the necessary qualification and support.
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• Adjusting to climate change for small farmers
  Global climate change is destroying the basis for life for many people, particularly in developing and emerging nations. Small farmers and their families are particularly affected. Cafédirect, one of the largest global chains for fair traded coffee, tea and cocoa, is developing strategies together with the growers for adapting to the changed environmental conditions.
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• Cotton made in Africa
  Eight per cent of world cotton production comes from Africa, but cultivation does not cover the producers’ living costs. Together with major retail companies, GIZ is bringing fair traded bio cotton out of its niche.
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• Introduction of a uniform model for improving working conditions in the purchasing markets of German retailing in selected countries
  Together with a subsidiary of the Foreign Trade Association of the German Retail Trade (AVE), GIZ is implementing a uniform process in eleven countries (including Turkey) to bring the social situation of employees of firms supplying the German retail trade into line with European social standards.