Partners: The Business Development Association

The Business Development Association (La Asociación Empresarial para el Desarrollo - AED) is a business-oriented, nonprofit organzation that promotes Corporate Social Responsibility in Costa Rica. AED and its partners understand Corporate Social Responsibility to mean: “The permanent promises of businesses to increase their competitiveness while actively contributing to the sustainability of Costa Rican society through concrete actions and measures aimed at solving the problems of priority to the country.” AED upholds integrity and transparency as pillars of its organizational model.