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
If You Want Something Done Right, Do It Yourself: Ford and Toyota End Hybrid Partnership
Ford and Toyota announced this week they are going their separate ways after teaming up in 2011 to develop a hybrid gasoline-electric powertrain system for light-duty trucks. After completing a feasibility study of their collaboration, the companies ... View More
Collaboration and Co-Creation
Driving the systemic changes necessary for us to flourish — both as people and as businesses — requires more capabilities than any organization, regardless of size, can achieve alone. It requires new types of partnerships, be they cross-functiona... View More
Stop Talking About Sustainability, Start Sharing What Works
What makes a company like GSK give away information about thousands of potential malaria-treating drugs? Why did Nike spend 6 million USD developing their Enironmental Design Apparel Tool (minimising the impact of their products in the design process... View More
Coca-Cola and WWF Expand Global Partnership, Announce New Environmental Goals
Coca-Cola has announced a new set of environmental goals, including returning 100 percent of the water from its manufacturing facilities back to the environment at a level that supports aquatic life by 2020.Coca-Cola says it is extending its nearly d... View More
Global Sustainable Tourism Council Initiative Promotes Careers in Sustainable Tourism
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) has announced a partnership with the Global Travel & Tourism Partnership (GTTP) to launch an industry philanthropic initiative aimed at promoting sustainable tourism development and educating secondar... View More
GM, Honda to Collaborate on Next-Gen Fuel Cell Technologies
General Motors and Honda have announced a partnership to share expertise, economies of scale and common sourcing strategies to co-develop next-generation fuel cell system and hydrogen storage technologies by 2020.The automotive companies plan to work... View More
San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee Announces Sharing Economy Partnership for Disaster Response
Earlier this month, Mayor Edwin M. Lee and Board President David Chiu announced a first-of-its-kind partnership between San Francisco’s growing sharing economy and local government, focused on disaster preparedness and response. Mayor Lee has invit... View More
SB’13 Causeway Reminds Us That Sustainability Means People, Too
Our industry is in recovery mode today as we find our ways home from the always inspiring Sustainable Brands Conference. One of this year’s highlights (there were many) was the Solutions Expo, where 100 providers talked shop in a giant airy tent. ... View More
Chevron, Johnson & Johnson Commit to Helping Meet UN Millennium Development Goals
Chevron, Johnson & Johnson and BD announced at the GBCHealth Annual Conference earlier this month commitments to combat HIV/AIDS, improve maternal and child health and advance tuberculosis initiatives, respectively.The U.S. and Swedish government... View More
UN Global Compact Renews Drive for Responsible Business in Africa
The United Nations Global Compact has announced it is redoubling its efforts to scale up corporate sustainability in Africa and emphasize the private sector’s role in contributing to the continent’s full economic and social renaissance. ... View More
Heineken Hosts Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable in Amsterdam
Beverage industry leaders from across the globe have convened in Amsterdam for the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) semi-annual meeting to discuss environmental sustainability within the beverage sector. ... View More
Coca-Cola Partners With WaterAid to Provide Safe Drinking Water in Africa
The Coca-Cola Africa Foundation this week joined forces with WaterAid to increase accessibility to safe drinking water for one of the poorest suburbs of Burkina Faso’s capital city of Ouagadougou and in two rural communities in southern Ethiopia. ... View More
Bumble Bee Foods Announces New MSC-Certified 'Wild Selections®' Line To Benefit WWF
Bumble Bee Foods today announced the introduction of Wild Selections® – a new line of products certified by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC). A portion of the proceeds from the sale of Wild Selections® will support World Wildlife Fund’s (WW... View More
Report: Collaboration Key to Achieving Sustainable Water Management
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development this week released a report calling for businesses to adopt a more holistic watershed approach to water use that considers up and downstream interactions, direct and indirect impacts and local en... View More
Sierra Nevada Joins Craft Brewer Coalition To Safeguard Clean Water Sources
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company and two dozen other craft brewers have partnered with the Natural Resources Defense Council to support strong clean water policies. ... View More
UN-Backed Initiative Uses Market-Based Approach To Fight Global Poverty
The UN-supported anti-poverty program Business Call to Action (BCtA) recently announced a new set of commitments to provide income-earning opportunities and expand access to services such as mobile technology and micro-insurance to disadvantaged popu... View More
Is Collaboration Just a Trendy Word?
This post first appeared on Realized Worth on February 11, 2013. ... View More
Chevron, Shell Join Environmentalists To Regulate Fracking Standards
A group of energy companies, philanthropic foundations and environmental groups have formed a new organization providing shale gas producers with performance standards certification for shale development. ... View More
NGOs Collaborate on Practitioner's Guide for Sustainable Sourcing of Agricultural Raw Materials
Seven global organizations are jointly launching today the world’s first practitioner’s guide to sustainable sourcing of agricultural raw materials. The guide is an open-source innovation tool that captures best practices and experiences from glo... View More
Coors, ASDA Partner With Sustainable Farming Initiative To Advance Water Conservation
Molson Coors Brewing Company and British supermarket ASDA have joined with UK-based group Linking Environment And Farming (LEAF) to introduce a program to help farmers manage water resources more sustainably. ... View More
