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Increasing globalization has changed a company´s responsibility towards the environment and society. Therefore, public private partnerships (PPP) have been set up trying to tackle global issues such as extreme poverty, child labour and environmental problems. This thesis tries to clarify to what extent PPPs can contribute to international development. At first the concepts of CSR and PPPs are introduced to later understand the importance of development agencies´ PPP programmes, as these are used to further engage business in development. With the help of the case study "Cotton Made in Africa" which is part of the German PPP programme develoPPP.de it is shown how private and public partners can jointly work together to tackle international grievances. Though, it is also highlighted which steps still need to be taken to increase development impact.

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Julia Busse, born in 1988 in Berlin, finished her Bachelor of Arts in International Business Management at Berlin School of Economics and Law in 2012. This book represents her bachelor thesis. In 2012 she moved to Portugal to join the Master of Science Programme in Finance at Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics.

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