FVO Partnerships - Pillar 1 | RVO.nl

Service menu right

FVO Partnerships - Pillar 1

Closed
17-11-2022

Are you an entrepreneur? Do you operate internationally or buy goods from abroad? Having a clear insight into all aspects of your value chain relating to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is essential. Do you suspect CSR risks or misconduct on social conditions, environment, and biodiversity? Do you wish to boost the sustainability of your value chains in one or more of your production countries? If so, apply for a subsidy from the Fund for Responsible Business (FVO).

This scheme is closed; you can no longer apply for a subsidy.

Consult our advisors

Do you have an innovative idea for a project to make your value chain more sustainable? Consult our advisors; they are happy to help you and offer advice. See our Sectoral Partnerships subsidy or send an email to our advisors with your ideas.

Support for partnerships

FVO supports Dutch partnerships that wish to:

  • conduct local or regional research into the underlying causes of CSR risks and misconduct in their value chains and implement measures to address them;
  • implement RBC into their business processes in a more effective manner, including measures to end RBC risks and misconduct in their own company;
  • set up a multi-stakeholder project that addresses CSR risks and misconduct, positively impacting manufacturing conditions in their producer countries.

Budget

FVO is a 4-year subsidy programme (2019–2022). During this period, third parties get annual opportunities to submit project applications. In 2022, a total amount of €4.8 million will be made available for FVO Pillar 1.

For each project, we can award a subsidy to reimburse a maximum of 70% of the eligible project costs, up to a maximum of €475,000.

Terms and conditions

  • Your application must deal with activities to stop CSR risks or misconduct of social conditions, environment, and biodiversity in your international value chain. These activities must lead to better manufacturing conditions in producer countries;
  • The sustainability measure must concern one or more issues specified in the OECD guidelines;
  • You can include projects about animal welfare in your application if the project is part of an CSR agreement that covers this issue;
  • You must conduct these activities within 4 years as part of a partnership.

Extra terms and conditions for 2020/2021/2022 partnerships

  • The companies are part of the same value chain;
  • Companies that, for the most part, advise you cannot be part of the partnership;
  • The companies perform essential activities aimed at or in the Netherlands unless it concerns local companies;
  • Activities that mainly focus on one company and its local supplier cannot get a subsidy.

For which countries

The Fund for Responsible Business is open to projects focusing on countries specified in the List of Recipients of Official Development Assistance (pdf).

How to apply for FVO

On our apply page, you will find the required documents and information you may need for your FVO project.

This scheme is now closed; you cannot apply anymore.

Step-by-step plan

To participate in the FVO scheme, follow the 3 steps. Has your company already taken action relating to CSR? If so, we will determine whether you are eligible to skip step 2.

  1. Orientation and application;
  2. Research (Project A);
  3. Implementation (Project B).

See our step-by-step page for more information.

Frequently asked questions

Read the answers to Frequently Asked Questions.

Background

FVO provides support in two different ways: Pillar 1 and Pillar 2.

Pillar 1 supports partnerships between companies and civil society organisations. FVO aims to set up multi-stakeholder projects to identify and stop CSR risks or misconduct in international value chains.

Pillar 2 is available in Dutch only. For more information on Pillar 2, see the Dutch information page on FVO Partnerships Pillar 2.

Around the world, numerous CSR risks and misconducts can be found in the value chains of Dutch companies. Such as harm to the natural environment through pollution or reduction of biodiversity, human rights violations during land acquisitions and poor working conditions in factories in producer countries.

Individual companies or civil society organisations cannot tackle misconduct in international value chains alone. Collaboration is required to amplify the impact and leverage in the value chains. Joint efforts such as these facilitate better implementation of due diligence (appropriate care with CSR issues) into the business processes of Dutch companies. This has a positive impact on local manufacturing conditions in producer countries.

On AidData, you can find an overview of projects we carry out in development cooperation. You can filter by location, sector and programme, among others.

Sustainable Development Goals

The UN Social Development Goals (SDGs) has stated to achieve 17 sustainability goals by 2025 at the very latest. By joining the FVO programme and boosting sustainability within the international value chains, you help to fulfil one or more objectives within your leverage. The term 'leverage' refers to the extent to which you can influence working conditions within your supplier's companies. FVO tries to support the following objectives, among others:

  • SDG 5: Gender equality and empowerment of all women and girls;
  • SDG 8: Inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all;
  • SDG 12: Responsible consumption and production;
  • SDG 17: Strengthening global partnerships for sustainable development goals.

The Netherlands Enterprise Agency set up the Fund for Responsible Business on behalf of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation.

Publications

Is this information useful?

Required fields are marked with a *
May we approach you for a user survey? *