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Office Depot partnered with Feed The Children to distribute food and educational supplies

Since 2004, Feed the Children's association with Office Depot and the Office Depot Foundation has made a difference in the lives of students, communities and individuals across the United States and around the world.

Business-NGO partnership channels football shirts to children in South Africa

In 2008, World Emergency Relief UK (WER) set up an exciting partnership with Johnstone's Paint Trophy to raise funds and collect football shirts to send to football-loving youngsters in the deprived Paarl East Region of South Africa. The campaign, named 'One Common Goal', was launched by former...

Chevron subsidiary partners with local charity to engage impoverished communities in Angola

Search for Common Ground, an organisation dedicated to conflict transformation, has been working in Angola's oil-rich enclave of Cabinda since October 2006. In a private-public partnership co-funded by USAID and Chevron's local oil subsidiary, SFCG has collaborated with nine impoverished fishing...

Better Factories Cambodia partnership creates industry standards

Better Factories Cambodia represents a convergence of common interests of the clothing industry, international buyers, of the desires of western consumers for sweat-shop free products, and for more and better jobs in one of the poorest countries of this world. Better Factories Cambodia is managed...

Building NGO capacity for pipeline monitoring and audit in Azerbaijan

In Azerbaijan, BP and the Open Society Institute-Assistance Foundation are working together to support national NGOs' capacity development through facilitated monitoring and audit of the Baku-Ceyhan-Tbilisi and the South Caucasus Pipeline projects.

Human rights training of judges in Nigeria

A three-year partnership between Statoil and the Legal Defence and Assistance Project (LEDAP) is introducing Sharia judges in northern Nigeria to human rights issues and legislation.

Unilever and WWF establish certification for sustainable fisheries

The MSC Standard by the Marine Stewardship Council is the only internationally recognised set of environmental principles for assessing fisheries to establish whether they are well managed and sustainable. The MSC is an independent, global, non-profit organisation which was set up to find a...

Developing hybrid diesel-electric delivery trucks

In 2000, FedEx Express and Environmental Defense Fund struck an alliance to develop a delivery truck that dramatically decreases emissions while increasing fuel economy. The result was a diesel-electric hybrid, an ideal application for hybrid technology, given the frequent stopping and starting of...

Sainsbury's assisted a charity gardening enterprise

Sainsbury’s was one of the few companies which supported Mow & Grow when it was a tiny voluntary group. Its funding in the early days ensured its survival of this social enterprise offering a gardening and horticultural service to those in need.

Veolia supports the Australian National Stroke Foundation

Veolia Environmental Services supports the Australian National Stroke Foundation through fundraising and sponsoring.

Garnier raises money for disadvantaged children, whilst promoting sun safety at the Australian Open

Garnier supports the Kids Tennis Foundation, an Australian charity providing tennis coaching for financially and socially disadvantaged children.

McDonalds funds the education of Australian children on the importance of supporting seriously ill children

Since 1990, Camp Quality has been reaching primary school children through the McDonald’s Camp Quality Puppets, funded by Macdonald’s Australia.

Cemex makes home improvements accessible for the poor in 5 Latin American countries

CEMEX, a global leader in the building supply and cement industry, has recently expanded its highly-successful Patrimonio Hoy initiative. Originally started in 1998 with the goal of reducing the housing deficit in Mexico, Patrimonio Hoy has since expanded into 4 additional Latin American countries...

Air Terminal Gifts and Catholic Community Services provide donations and employment opportunities for refugees

Catholic Community Services (CCS) has, for decades, helped hundreds of refugees start new lives in Utah. Air Terminal Gifts has donated $12,000 to the CCS refugee resettlement program.

PwC employees support skills development programmes for young people

Since 2004, a number of PwC employees have supported unemployed youths on The Prince's Trust Team Programme, a personal development course.

Abbott Health Inc. improves water quality in rural communities near to where they operate

Abbott Health Product, Inc. has been working to support local efforts to improve rural drinking water systems in Puerto Rico.

Haygrove establishes Gambia is Good to market fresh produce

Gambia is Good is a fresh produce marketing company which was conceived as a partnership between Haygrove Limited and Concern Universal, a leading development charity, with the purpose of linking small scale rural producers with the high value tourist market.

The City Government of Bendigo and Righteous Pups Australia partner to improve quality of life for the elderly and disabled

As part of a joint venture between Righteous Pups Australia and City of Greater Bendigo, a portion of every new dog registration will be donated to the local NGO.

Mine victims benefit from the enthusiasm of football fans during EURO 2008

The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) collaborated with the Red Cross in a novel fundraising campaign during EURO 2008.

Coffeelands assists associate coffee growers who have been affected by landmines

Coffeelands has set up a Landmine Victims Trust in partnership with the Polus Centre for Social and Economic Development to help landmine victims and those who in any way have been impacted by landmines.