The Partnering Initiative

1) TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY:A. RAISING AWARENESS AND PROMOTING THE USE OF 'CROSS-SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS' GLOBALLYB. BUILDING SYSTEMIC, INSTITUTIONAL AND INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY ACROSS ALL SOCIETAL SECTORS TO DEVELOP AND SUPPORT EFFECTIVE PARTNERSHIPSC. DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT AND EFFECTIVE DELIVERY OF CROSS-SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS GLOBALLYD. PROMOTING AND UNDERTAKING STUDY AND RESEARCH IN CROSS-SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS AND DISSEMINATING USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH STUDY TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGEE. SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ENABLING ARCHITECTURE TO DRIVE THE SCALING UP OF THE USE OF CROSS-SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS GLOBALLY2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN SUBJECTS RELATING TO CROSS-SECTORAL PARTNERSHIPS GLOBALLYNOTE: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IS DEFINED AS "DEVELOPMENT, WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEED". CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATION OR PARTNERSHIP IS DEFINED AS "ANY COMBINATION OF PUBLIC, PRIVATE, NGO, UN OR OTHER BODIES WORKING TOGETHER TO ACHIEVE COMMON OBJECTIVES WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO ANY ASPECT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT".