Advocacy / Local Content & Sustainability
Growth that is inclusive, local and sustainable by design.
200+
Member companies
40%
Of govt tax revenue via members
2019
Sustainable Finance Principles launched
IUCN
Conservation partner
Overview
The CEOrt is committed to ensuring that as a country, economic growth is both inclusive and representative of all sectors cutting across the economy.
Businesses and the general population must be reflected in Tanzania’s economic growth and as a nation, we must ensure we remain informed in order to anticipate the future, actively participate and add value to Tanzania’s development.
Local value in member supply chains
Illustrative member supply-chain survey, CEOrt Secretariat.
Why local content matters
When member companies source locally, the gains compound: supplier businesses grow, jobs are created along the value chain, and Tanzania’s economic growth becomes genuinely representative of its people and sectors.
The CEOrt uses its convening power to keep local content on the boardroom agenda — encouraging members to measure the local share of their supply chains, remove barriers for Tanzanian suppliers, and pair local sourcing with the sustainability practices that safeguard the country’s natural resource base.
Sector case studies
Financial Services
Sustainable Finance Principles
In collaboration with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the CEOrt established a CEO-led process for developing Tanzania’s Sustainable Finance Principles — targeting the finance sector first as a significant catalyst for others.
Manufacturing
Deepening local value chains
An anonymised member case: a leading manufacturer progressively substituted imported raw materials with Tanzanian-sourced inputs, growing its network of local suppliers and keeping more of every shilling of value inside the economy.
Agribusiness
Smallholder sourcing at scale
An anonymised member case: an agribusiness member built structured out-grower arrangements with smallholder farmers — pairing guaranteed offtake with training so that inclusive growth reaches communities across the value chain.
Bring your supply chain into the conversation
Whether your organisation is deepening local sourcing or embedding sustainability practices, the Secretariat can connect you with the members and partners already doing the work.
Talk to the Secretariat