Moving forward

Multi-stakeholder initiative consultation in the African Cashew sector

Over the last months, the Collective Leadership Institute has supported the African Cashew initiative (ACi) by providing process consultation and moderation. This project, a cooperation between the GTZ and the Bill Gates Foundation, is helping consolidate common stakeholder initiative. The African Cashew initiative (ACi) is a cooperation between civil organizations and private business partners aiming to improve the production and processing of Cashews in five African countries by enhancing market access for the individual actors along the value chain in order to make them more competitive on the global market.

Handbook: “Working with Stakeholder Dialogues In Sustainable Development”

The Collective Leadership Institute is currently planning the publication of a handbook, dealing with the result oriented implementation of Stakeholder Dialogues.  Under the title, “Working with Stakeholder Dialogues In Sustainable Development“, the handbook will be published both in English and in German and give practice oriented strategies for initiating and implementing Stakeholder Dialogues in various sectors. All change, be it in response to climate change, improving social standards or the implementation of sustainable city and regional development, often requires a cooperation between different actors from the private and public sectors as well as from civil society. The success of any undertaking quite often depends on good planning and the careful implementation of collaboration. This Handbook will provide an in-depth introduction into instruments such as Stakeholder Dialogs and facilitate a well structured step-by-step planning of any collaborative endeavor.  The techniques explained in the book are supported by real world practical examples from various sectors and demonstrate the chances created by incorporating Stakeholder Dialogs into the implementation of change processes.

CLI is now part of the iMove-Database

iMove is an initiative of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). 

The objective of iMove is to promote international collaboration and the initiation of cooperation and business relationships in vocational training and continuing education. 

iMOVE seeks to inform interested parties around the world about German competence in the field of vocational training and continuing education, along with "made in Germany" qualifying opportunities.

For more informations: www.imove-germany.de

Brochure  on leadership competencies for sustainability:

In 2009 the CLI has been working on a comprehensive brochure on leadership competencies for sustainability for the German Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU). The brochure is the result of a study on leadership competencies. We conducted semi-structured interviews with more than 30 differents counterparts from business - small and big - and institutions  of higher learning across Germany. 24 representatives participated in a workshop on dialog at the BMU. The publication presents examples of entrepreneurial practice how internal change initiatives can be activated and promoted.  

This brochure is only available in german language. 

click here for the PDF-Version

"Young Leaders for Sustainability" 2009:

The next cycle of our innovative qualification program has just started. 16 students complete a 6-months sustainability project both in an European company and a developing country.

The project has recently come under the patronage of the former General Secretary of UNEP, Dr. Klaus Töpfer, and receives increasing media attention. "Young Leaders For Sustainability" takes place in collaboration with the German ASA/InWent program and private sector companies.

Find out more about the program on our German website:

Our first book on Leadership for Sustainability has been published:

"Mind and Heart - Mapping Your Personal Journey towards Leadership for Sustainability", by Petra Kuenkel is a book that takes your into the inner world of redefining your leadership contribution for a more sustainable world.

The CLI presented a case study of "The Common Code for the Coffee Community" at the symposium "Partnerships for Sustainability: Examining the Evidence" which took place on 18-19 June 2008 at The United States National Academy of Sciences in Washington, DC.
The U.S. National Academies contracted a number of case studies to examine success and failures in cross-sector partnership addressing issues of sustainability. The symposium was part of a larger Roundtable on Science and Technology for Sustainability.

To find out more about the event click here.