The 2030 Agenda represents a fundamental shift in thinking in international development, recognising the interconnectedness of prosperous business, a thriving society and a healthy environment. Delivering the SDGs will require an unprecedented level of collaboration across all actors. However, in general organisations are finding significant internal obstacles – strategic, systemic, capacity and cultural – to scaling […]
Vodafone Foundation case study: Collaboration
December 2007 Collaboration is the case study of a three-year flagship Vodafone UK Foundation partnership between three UK charities: Samaritans, Shelter and YouthNet. The case study, produced by The Partnering Initiative, tracks the partnering journey of the three organisations as well as the catalysing and innovative role that the Foundation played in fostering collaboration between […]
Rio Tinto: Tackling the cross-sector partnership challenge
September 2006 This paper explores one multi-national corporation’s adoption of cross-sector partnering as a key element in building a sustainable and successful company. It examines how Rio Tinto has moved systematically from a number of somewhat ad hoc sponsorship arrangements towards a coherent community engagement programme and, more recently, a series of strategic partnerships with […]
Conflicting Cultures : Lessons from a UN Business Partnership
September 2007 Conflicting Cultures is a fascinating and highly revealing fictionalised account of a real partnership between a UN agency and a multi-national company. The case study uncovers some of the difficulties encountered by those partnering across two radically different types of organisation. Download the case study
Seeing is Believing: In the Bank’s Best Interest
December 2009 This case study looks at the partnership between Standard Chartered Bank and the IAPB (International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness). The focus of this study is the evolving scale and scope of the partnership over time, the challenges encountered along the way and the solutions arrived at that have made this partnership both […]