Collaboration & Co-Creation

The work of organizations joining forces in win-win, pre-competitive ways to bring about massive, impactful shifts away from business as usual

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Coke, USAID, Gates Foundation Expand Program to Improve Access to Life-Saving Medicines in Africa
Coke, USAID, Gates Foundation Expand Program to Improve Access to Life-Saving Medicines in Africa
Published on June 25, 2014
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Coca-Cola and its Foundations; the US Agency for International Development (USAID); the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria; and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have announced the expansion of “Project Last Mile” to includ... View More

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Shell joins EDF’s Methane Detectors Challenge
Shell joins EDF’s Methane Detectors Challenge
Published on June 16, 2014
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Shell has joined the Environmental Defense Fund’s (EDF) “Methane Detectors Challenge,” a collaborative project between EDF and five other oil and natural gas companies aimed at identifying and bringing to market cutting-edge technologies that c... View More

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Getting to Zero: Multiple Sectors Convene Around Deforestation at SB '14 San Diego
Getting to Zero: Multiple Sectors Convene Around Deforestation at SB '14 San Diego
Published on June 3, 2014
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When all the right people work together — from suppliers to brands who use their products to NGOs — and commit to extraordinary goals, transformational change is not only possible, it happens. That’s what participants saw in action at Monday’... View More

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Cisco, Kansas City Launch Plan to Enhance Connectivity and Innovation
Cisco, Kansas City Launch Plan to Enhance Connectivity and Innovation
Published on June 3, 2014
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Cisco and officials in Kansas City have signed a joint letter of intent (LOI) to engage in a program to create a “living lab” for entrepreneurial development, establish smart street lighting and video surveillance, provide digital interactive kio... View More

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Auto Industry Calls for Increased Collaboration on Eve of SEC's First Conflict Minerals Reporting Deadline
Auto Industry Calls for Increased Collaboration on Eve of SEC's First Conflict Minerals Reporting Deadline
Published on May 31, 2014
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With thousands of automotive, electronics and manufacturing companies facing a May 31 deadline to file a Conflict Minerals Report with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) on Friday announced an... View More

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JPMorgan Chase Announces $100 Million Commitment to Help Detroit's Economic Recovery
JPMorgan Chase Announces $100 Million Commitment to Help Detroit's Economic Recovery
Published on May 26, 2014
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JPMorgan Chase unveiled on Wednesday a $100 million, five-year commitment to support and accelerate Detroit’s economic recovery and strengthen its communities through financial and hands-on support for organizations that are working to address the ... View More

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UNGC: Business, Governments and Investors Must Act to Achieve CSR ‘Critical Mass’
UNGC: Business, Governments and Investors Must Act to Achieve CSR ‘Critical Mass’
Published on May 18, 2014
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Business, governments and investors must move quickly to achieve a critical mass of companies acting responsibly, UN Global Compact (UNGC) Executive Director Georg Kell said during the “state of the union” between business and society, last week ... View More

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GW Launches Storytelling Collaborative to Engage Students on Food Security, Climate Change
GW Launches Storytelling Collaborative to Engage Students on Food Security, Climate Change
Published on May 8, 2014
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Planet Forward, a sustainability and media production of the Center for Innovative Media at George Washington (GW) University’s School of Media and Public Affairs (SMPA), has announced the launch of a new multimedia digital storytelling collaborati... View More

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Fashion and Textile Leaders for Forest Conservation Begin Shift to Forest-Free Viscose
Fashion and Textile Leaders for Forest Conservation Begin Shift to Forest-Free Viscose
Published on May 6, 2014
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The newest trend in social responsibility in the apparel sector emerged in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam on Monday as several of the world’s most influential clothing brands gathered to develop a roadmap to creating a more sustainable supply chain and conse... View More

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Coke Invests in Plan to Deliver Safe Drinking Water to 1 Million Children by 2015
Coke Invests in Plan to Deliver Safe Drinking Water to 1 Million Children by 2015
Published on May 4, 2014
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The Coca-Cola Company and WaterHealth International (WHI) have announced a plan to bring safe drinking water to one million school children in 2,000 schools in developing countries by the end of 2015.The Child With Water (CWW) program aims to deliver... View More

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What Is Microsoft’s Secret to Employee Engagement? Empowerment!
What Is Microsoft’s Secret to Employee Engagement? Empowerment!
Published on April 29, 2014
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I recently wrote about how global team engagement has been the key to success for Microsoft’s Carbon Fee Program, a financial model that puts an incremental fee on the carbon emissions associated with the company’s operations. In an organization ... View More

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Armani's Acqua for Life Campaign Expands to Sri Lanka, Ivory Coast, Senegal
Armani's Acqua for Life Campaign Expands to Sri Lanka, Ivory Coast, Senegal
Published on April 25, 2014
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The Acqua for Life campaign — a partnership between Giorgio Armani and Green Cross International (GCI) that has been targeting water-scarce communities in West Africa (Ghana) and Latin America (Bolivia and Mexico) to roll out sustainable drinking w... View More

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With Timbuk2’s 'Life Cycle,' Customers Can Reuse, Repair, Recycle and Reimagine Its Products
With Timbuk2’s 'Life Cycle,' Customers Can Reuse, Repair, Recycle and Reimagine Its Products
Published on April 23, 2014
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San Francisco-based Timbuk2, famous for its ubiquitous messenger bags, has launched the Timbuk2 Life Cycle — a robust environmental responsibility program to reduce, reuse, repair, recycle, and reimagine Timbuk2 bags — in partnership with yerdle,... View More

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Duracell, Volkswagen, LG, Hitachi Join California Energy Storage Consortium
Duracell, Volkswagen, LG, Hitachi Join California Energy Storage Consortium
Published on April 18, 2014
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Duracell, Volkswagen, LG, and Hitachi are among the first corporate members of CalCharge, a pioneering initiative designed to accelerate the development of the energy storage sector in California.CalCharge emerged out of a joint effort of Lawrence Be... View More

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Nestlé, General Mills Join Global Alliance for Water Stewardship
Nestlé, General Mills Join Global Alliance for Water Stewardship
Published on April 11, 2014
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This week, Nestlé, General Mills, M&S and other global brands committed to the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS), along with 27 other organizations including FEMSA Foundation, Water Footprint Network, Water Aid, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and ... View More

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Automakers, Fuel Companies Teaming Up for HyFive Hydrogen Viability Project
Automakers, Fuel Companies Teaming Up for HyFive Hydrogen Viability Project
Published on April 8, 2014
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A £31 million, pan-European deal has been struck to make hydrogen vehicles a viable and environmentally friendly choice for motorists across Europe. Coordinated by the Mayor of London's Office, the project — the largest of its kind in Europe — f... View More

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Southwest Airlines Launches Program to Reimagine Public Spaces
Southwest Airlines Launches Program to Reimagine Public Spaces
Published on April 7, 2014
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Southwest Airlines has announced a multi-year commitment to Placemaking — a movement that reimagines public spaces as the heart of every community.Through the Southwest Airlines Heart of the Community program, the airline says it has partnered with... View More

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Choosing the Best Sustainable Development Project for Your Business
Choosing the Best Sustainable Development Project for Your Business
Published on April 4, 2014
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Recent studies have shown that demand from consumers and clients for sustainable businesses is on the rise. The benefits from investing in sustainable development projects can increase your brand value while improving the health, environmental condit... View More

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Royal Caribbean Cruises Joins Alliance to Safeguard Caribbean Travel Destinations
Royal Caribbean Cruises Joins Alliance to Safeguard Caribbean Travel Destinations
Published on March 31, 2014
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Climate change and unsustainable development increasingly are threatening some of the world's most popular and appealing travel destinations. In response, Royal Caribbean Cruises and several other organizations have partnered to address these challen... View More

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World's Largest Automakers Reach Landmark Agreement on Responsible Supplier Standards
World's Largest Automakers Reach Landmark Agreement on Responsible Supplier Standards
Published on March 27, 2014
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On Wednesday, the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) and CSR Europe, facilitators of the European Automotive Working Group on Supply Chain Sustainability, announced an unprecedented agreement among 14 global automakers on a set of standards outl... View More

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