About CEOrt — CEO Roundtable of Tanzania

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Our journey

Twenty-five years of collective leadership

CEOrt emerged at a defining period in Tanzania’s economic development, when the growth of private enterprise created a stronger need for structured engagement between business and Government. In 2000, a small group of Chief Executives established a neutral platform guided by the ethos of Ethical Leadership for Growth and Prosperity, bringing together leaders across major sectors to contribute business experience, evidence and collective perspectives to issues affecting enterprise and national development. This foundation shaped CEOrt’s role as a credible private-sector anchor.

Over the following 25 years, that foundation developed into a broader institutional role in Tanzania’s business and policy landscape. CEOrt has contributed to discussions and reforms concerning the investment climate, the Investment Act, tax administration, public-private partnerships, local content and sector-specific priorities, while progressively strengthening its focus on ethical leadership, executive development and responsible business.

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National Integrity

Ethical leadership has been central to CEOrt since its establishment. Through its Responsible Business Agenda, CEOrt worked with the Ethics Secretariat to develop the National Integrity Pledge, with Executive Director Santina Benson leading CEOrt’s engagement.

The Pledge provides a formal commitment to ethical conduct, accountability and the fight against corruption. It recognises corruption as an issue requiring collective responsibility across public institutions, businesses and society, and gives Government and the private sector a common basis for strengthening integrity in their respective institutions.

All CEOrt members have signed the Pledge, demonstrating a collective commitment to integrity, accountability and ethical conduct. CEOrt continues to promote these principles as essential to strong institutions, investor confidence and Tanzania’s long-term competitiveness.

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Mission

To harness the collective leadership, experience and influence of chief executives to strengthen public–private dialogue, advance ethical business leadership and contribute practical solutions to Tanzania’s long-term socio-economic development.