Successful Corporate-NGO Partnerships

The Global Environmental Management Initiative (GEMI) and Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) released the "Guide to Successful Corporate-NGO Partnerships," a comprehensive resource for designing, implementing and measuring the benefits of partnerships between businesses and non governmental organizations (NGOs).

"Business-NGO partnerships, if designed and executed effectively, can achieve remarkable results and inspire the next generation of successful partnerships," said Steve Rutledge, GEMI partnership project work group co-chair and manager, integration & governance, Duke Energy. "We hope the Guide will assist in educating GEMI member companies as well as non-member companies and the public sector on the benefits of successful collaboration between corporations and NGOs."

"Environmental Defense Fund has a long legacy in partnering with companies to achieve substantial environmental and business results," said Kyle Cahill, director of corporate engagement, Environmental Defense Fund. "In today's economy, collaboration and the sharing of ideas between NGOs and companies will only grow in importance. We hope this Guide encourages further collaboration and demonstrates how environmental efforts can strengthen the bottom line."

"Private sector leaders recognize that they should develop strategies to meet social and environmental needs while remaining profitable," said Mark Hause, GEMI partnership project work group co-chair and global environmental competency leader, DuPont. "At the same time, many of the most effective NGOs recognize that they can achieve widespread and lasting change by harnessing the power of the market."

I am going to login to the call below. I think this is really interesting. I am constantly trying to figure out best practice for NGO/Corp partnerships - particularly given the power dynamics involved. I will update you all on the call if you can't join in.

UPDATE: I wasn't able to make the call. But I will follow up with the authors via email.