Locally led development and development finance institutions: the case of BII
Our new report looks at the inner workings of British International Investment (BII), the UK’s aid-funded development finance institution, which has made investment commitments worth $640 million into billionaire-owned companies – including luxury hotel chains, fossil fuel fertiliser and dual fuel power plants – while investing just 14% of its portfolio in the world’s least developed countries.
Who we are
Bond connects, strengthens and champions a dynamic network of civil society organisations to eradicate global poverty, inequality and injustice.
Find out more about us
What we do
Our advocacy work helps our members get their voices heard. We work in many different areas across sustainable development and social change.
Learn more about our workLatest news & views
Building narrative power: how we counter the anti-rights movement
Across the world, a growing anti‑rights movement is shaping public debate and gaining disproportionate influence. By spreading powerful narratives online, these groups are weakening support for equality and fuelling cultures of misogyny, racism, homophobia and exclusion.
What happened when we began co-creating campaigns with local peacebuilders
The international development sector has woken up to the need to shift power to local peers. Yet these changes often focus on programmatic work, with fundraising and communications as an afterthought. By co-creating campaigns with local peacebuilders, this is an approach we’re trying to dismantle.
Why a reparative approach is the only way forward for international development
Claims of locally led development often remain rhetorical unless colonial power and its patriarchal legacy are confronted. This must involve women-led initiatives which use female insight and evidence to drive policy, financial, and systems change.
