Partnerships between companies

and civil societyIn Belgium

The Shift

The Shift

SDGs

SDGs

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Partnerships We define sustainable partnerships as …

“Initiatives where private sector companies and non-profit entities

enter into an alliance to achieve a common purpose linked to the

Sustainable Development Goals and pool core competencies, and

share risks, responsibilities, resources, costs and benefits”

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« Partnerships between the private sector and civil society have deeply changed during the last ten years, going from an exchange paradigm, to a constructive dialogue for co-creation »

Partnerships

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Les partenariats entre acteurs économiques et structures d’intérêt général se sont structurellement transformés en 10 ans, passant d’une logique « d’échanges » à une démarche de dialogue, voire

New types of partnerships to scale up social solutions!

SOLIDARITY NEW PRACTICES

TRANSFORMING BUSINESS MODELS

Philanthropy Responsible practices and economical

collaboration

Social innovation

COMPANY CONTRIBUTION

TO SOCIETY

STARTING CORPORATE SOCIAL

RESPONSIBILITY

CO-CREATION OF SOCIETAL VALUE

1990 2005 2012

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WHO

Companies and NGO’s are the dominant types of partners

Social enterprises, while gaining in importance in the Belgian non-profit landscape, do not yet prominently feature as sustainable partners

Traditional charities struggle to be recognized as “real” sustainable partners by private sector companies

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Social-Profit - Tangible

Supply chain

Business value

Innovation

Organizational vitality

Knowledge acquisition

Brand enhancement

Stakeholder management

0% 10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Very relevant Relevant Neutral

Slightly irrelevant Very irrelevant Don't know

% of respondents

Employee engagement

Publicity or endorsement

Commercial/business expertise

Collaborative campaigning

Products/services development

Resources access

Skills access

Social impact scale

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

% of respondents

WHYProfit - Intangible

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Profits and social-profits engage most in challenges related to economy, climate and consumption

* Sustainable Development Goals

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Climate

Consum

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Health

Energ

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Ecosys

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Water

Infras

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Habita

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Inequ

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Institu

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Food

Gende

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Marine

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0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

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Profit Non-profit SDG’s*

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WHAT

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Top 5 – Profit:1. Expertise2. Local community access3. Convening power4. Ability to influence opinion5. Financial support

Top 5 – Non-Profit:1. Business/technical expertise2. Other relationships networks3. Financial support4. Convening power5. Ability to influence public opinion

VALUE

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Social-Profit

Poor management collaboration

Insular thinking

Financial consequences unclear

Quantifying tangible effects

Lack of cultural fit

Lack of support from leadership

Lack of trust among partners

Shifting priorities and motivations

Lack of resources

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Insular thinking

Poor management collaboration

Lack of cultural fit between partners

Lack of support from leadership

Lack of trust among partners

Quantifying tangible effects

Financial consequences unclear

Shifting priorities and motivations

Lack of resources

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Very relevantRelevantNeutralSlightly irrelevantVery irrelevantDon't know

% of respondents

ObstaclesProfit

Smart Collaboratio

n7 Principles of Smart CollaborationSustainable development can only be achieved in partnership with others

#1 Identify a challenge core to your sustainability strategy and relevant to stakeholders #2 Mobilize a team of complementary actors

#3 Be transparent on why you participate

#4 Be clear on desired outcome + result driven

#5 Share each other’s assets

#6 Manage the partnership

#7 Keep an open and appreciative attitude

#8 Measure outcome

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2

Proof of success

Visionary leaders

Development of staff competent in partnership skills

More awareness generation

1 2 3 4

FUTURE Top 4 priorities across profit and non-profit entities

FUTURE

WINNERS2016 PermaFungi

LIFE EliaWINNERS

2016

SDG VOICES

COP21

MOBILITY

FOOD

SDG4D

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