Since its inception in 1996, ICTSD has sought and enjoyed financial and in-kind support from a broad spectrum of funders in the public and private spheres, through governments and philanthropic foundations, as well as several civil society partners from around the globe. Their generosity, vision and trust in our strategy and programmes has made it possible for ICTSD to evolve from a modest project into a respected global institution, and to contribute to enhanced cooperation and to effectively enable participation of governments and thousands of stakeholders in the complex multi-level governance of trade for sustainable development. For that, we’re forever grateful.
Support for ICTSD activities for FY 2011 comes from:
- Danish International Development Agency and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs the Netherlands
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway
- Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Finland
- SIDA, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency and Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Sweden
- SECO State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, Switzerland
- DFID, UK Department for International Development
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)
- OXFAM / NOVIB
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- InterAmerican Development Bank (IADB)
- Meridian Institute
Support for ICTSD activities for FY 2009-2010 comes from:
- DFID, UK Department for International Development
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs the Netherlands
- SIDA, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency and Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Sweden
- Danish International Development Agency and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark
- SECO State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, Switzerland
- Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Finland
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway
- International Institute for Sustainable Development
- AusAID Australian Agency for International Development
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)
- OXFAM / NOVIB
- Agence Internationale de la Francophonie
- World Health Organization
- Commonwealth Secretariat
- InterAmerican Development Bank
- International Food and Agricultural Trade Policy Council
- FAO Food & Agriculture Org.of the UN
- UNEP
In-kind support FY2009-2010
ICTSD benefits from extensive in-kind support.
ICTSD is located at the Maison internationale de l’environnement in premises provided at a subsidized rate by the Swiss federal Fondation des Immeubles pour les Organisations Internationales (FIPOI),
In addition, ICTSD receives valuable support from visiting scholars, interns and associate fellows. In 2009-10 these numbered over thirty people many of whom were sponsored through cooperative arrangements with a number of institutions. In 2009-2010 these programmes provided included:
- University of Bath (UK)
- University of Michigan Law School (USA)
- Harvard Kennedy School of Government (USA)
- Boston University / EUSA, (USA)
- Kent State University - Geneva Campus (USA)
- Toronto University (Canada)
- Duke University (USA)
- World Trade Institute (Switzerland)
- University of Geneva (Switzerland)
- Georgetown University Law Centre (USA)
- University of New South Wales (Australia)
- The Pontifical Lateran University (Italy)
- Le Centre D’Etudes et de Recherches sur le developpement
International (France) - Tsinghua University (China)
- University of International Business and Economics (IUBE) (China)
Support for ICTSD 1996-2009
ICTSD puts resources to work directly through its programmes which includes organizing policy dialogues, conducting research and analysis, and communicating with and engaging audiences. Planning and technical assistance grants towards the organization’s development have been generously provided in recent years from The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation of the US.
Start-up of ICTSD was made possible by an original grant from the City of Geneva for the Centre’s feasibility study, and in-kind and time contributions from its founding organizations, in particular significant support was received from IUCN and the Swiss Coalition of Development Organizations (now Alliance Sud). Through a number of high-level elected and civil service officials, the City and Canton de Genève as well as the then-denominated, Swiss Federal Office for Foreign Economic Affairs (BAWI) and the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, including the Swiss Permanent Mission in Geneva, were all instrumental in ICTSD’s establishment.
Start-up funding for ICTSD was provided in 1996-1997 by a number of key donors as indicated below.
- Denmark’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through its Development Cooperation Agency DANIDA
- The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
- Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA)
- Government of Switzerland
- Chistian Aid
- Misereor
- NOVIB
- OXFAM
- National Wildlife Federation
- Swiss Coalition of Development Organizations
- Fundacion Futuro Latinoamericano
ICTSD financial contributors 1996-2010 (Amounts in Swiss Francs)
- DFID, UK Department for International Development, 20,864,479
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs the Netherlands, 12,950,462
- SIDA, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency and Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Sweden, 12,387,396
- Danish International Development Agency and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, 6,773,122
- SECO State Secretariat for Economic Affairs andSDC Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, 3,464,481
- Rockefeller Foundation, USA, 2,785,710
- Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Finland, 2,253,342
- William and & Flora Hewlett Foundation, USA, 2,025,763
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway, 1,534,191
- Various Funders through joint ventures with the International Institute for Sustainable Development, Canada, 987,827
- MacArthur Foundation, USA, 757,826
- C. S. Mott Foundation, USA, 741,308
- UN Agencies, 660,781
- NZAid New Zealand Agency for International Development and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, New Zealand, 607,558
- NOVIB, Netherlands, 467,095
- Ministère des Affaires Étrangères, Grande-Duché de Luxembourg, Luxembourg, 462,570
- AusAID Australian Agency for International Development, Australia, 360,000
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), Germany, 357,110
- OXFAM,* United Kingdom, 315,682
- GIAN (Geneva Int. Academic Network), Switzerland, 300,000
- International Development Research Centre, Canada, 293,195
- Agence Internationale de la Francophonie*, France, 253,923
- Ministry of Environment, Italy, 241,894
- UN Foundation, USA, 236,352
- World Health Organization, 230,000
- Commonwealth Secretariat*, United Kingdom, 217,048
- English Nature, United Kingdom, 197,769
- International Union for Conservation of Nature*, Switzerland, 150,380
- German Marshall Fund, USA, 138,336
- InterAmerican Development Bank*, 120,000
- ALIFAR,* Argentina, 99,668
- Corporación Andina de Fomento (CAF),* 87,828
- Christian Aid*, United Kingdom, 87,143
- UNCTAD*, 78,408
- MISEREOR, Germany, 74,707
- PSP Publishing, Switzerland, 62,562
- Swiss Coalition of Development Organizations, 55,000
- International Institute for Environment and Development, United Kingdom, 49,149
- DFAIT Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, 47,133
- International Food and Agricultural Trade Policy Council, USA, 47,011
- FES Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Germany, 37,432
- German Watch, Germany, 35,340
- East Asian Legal Studies Center, USA, 32,220
- FAO Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN*, 29,495
- Aprodev*, Belgium, 24,011
- Commission for Environmental Cooperation,* Canada, 22,762
- Quaker United Nations Office,* Switzerland, 20,498
- SOLAGRAL, France, 18,615
- United Nations Environment Program*, Kenya, 15,000
- Centre for WTO Studies, India, 12,225
- Ecologic, Germany, 11,926
- World Wide Fund for Nature*, Switzerland, 10,000
- National Wildlife Federation, USA, 6,602
- Individuals, 4,238
- North South Institute, Canada, 2,604
- FFLA - Fundación Futuro Latinoamericano, Ecuador, 1,427
- TOTAL Contributions 74,489,589
* International or Chapter Based Organisations
Audit and Advisory Support Services
ICTSD benefits from high quality professional service providers contracted on a fee for service basis.
- External Auditors: PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Legal Counsel: Baker & McKenzie
- Tax Advisory Services: KPMG
- Human Resource Management services: ICS