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Copenhagen, Boston, South Africa

Apparently, the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals have alerted more actors to the fact that cross-sector partnership collaboration is a promising route to pursue.
Hence, we have been very busy working in Denmark for among others the Danish Broadcasting Corporation, The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Copenhagen Municipality – assisting these clients in their efforts to design, refine and role out comprehensive partnership strategies.
Similarly, KJAER ADVICE has worked in the US organizing training for public sector officials.
Or in Southern Africa, assisting the design of a comprehensive public-private partnership program.

This year is coming to an end – lots of interesting work is waiting to be unfolded in the coming year.

Thank you to all clients and partners!

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

KJAER ADVICE has joined the Certified Affiliate Network of Michael Porter and Mark Cramer’s Shared Value Initiative based in in Boston.
The Consulting Affiliate Network is a consortium of independent consulting firms around the world that are trained to provide shared value consulting services to corporations, governments and civil society organizations.

“Affiliates have been selected, trained and certified in shared value consulting by FSG and the Shared Value Initiative. Each firm operates independently in its own geographic region, but shares a common understanding, methodology, and commitment to the practice of shared value. These organizations have been chosen for their thought leadership, consulting expertise and experience in designing initiatives that combine business growth and social impact.”
“Whether you are a corporation, government agency or civil society organization interested in applying the benefits of shared value to your work, the Consulting Affiliate Network is an essential partner in creating shared value strategies.”

Copenhagen, Denmark

KJAER ADVICE leads workshop to design pilot projects in Colombia and Kenya.
Grow Film Alliance (GFA) supports initiatives that promote independent film making, advance audience building and engage communities. It is the belief that all communities and countries can enhance tolerance and involvement in societal matters when watching, reflecting and discussing films about their own culture, in their own languages. Across the world individuals and groups are producing films that have the potential to advance democracy and engage and inform communities. However, in underdeveloped film cultures many films never reach their prospective national audience.

GFA is formed in 2015. Moving into the implementation phase, the Alliance will support pilot project development in Colombia and Kenya.

Allinge, Denmark

As part of on-going strategic advice provided to stakeholders behind The European Spallation Source (ESS; see below) KJAER ADVICE is organizing and facilitation an outreach event to take place at ‘Folkemødet’ (The People Meeting – Denmark’s Political Festival on Bornholm). The aim is to inform a broader audience about the future ‘science platform’ which will revolutionize everything we know about materials today: this while enabling scientists and business to study basic atomic structures of matetials and hence optimize their potentials.

Copenhagen, Denmark

KJAER ADVICE continues to support the Group Sustainability team at A.P. Moller – Maersk.
In preparation of the company’s annual conference – dedicated to sustainability and strategic partnership building – we provide content development, prepare and facilitate panel discussions and design and deliver tailored in-house training for sub-groups and teams arriving in Copenhagen from Maersk country offices across the globe.

Denmark, Global

KJAER ADVICE has been invited to help conceptualize the structure of a new international film fund aimed at strengthening the environment for film production and audience building in less developed countries of the world. Financed by the Danish Film Institute and International Media Support and in collaboration with Lustre Consult, a process of investigation, ideation and articulation of ideas will shape the contours of a potential new film support structure for the benefit of filmmakers across the world.

Oxford, United Kingdom

Cross-sector partnerships have never been higher up both the international development agenda and the business sustainability agenda. In many ways, 2015 marks a turning point in the field: the case for collaboration has been made and almost universally accepted. The priority now is on making partnerships happen at a scale, quality and with an impact that will dwarf the current efforts. That is the focus of a series of programmes being taught at the Oxford-based The Partnering Initiative (TPI), where Louise Kjaer will be guest lecturing on how to build effective partnerships. Louise Kjaer is an Associate at TPI (www.thepartneringinitaitive.com)

Copenhagen, Denmark

Likewise, Louise will be guest lecturing at the Copenhagen Business School, Department of Business and Politics, at the programme ‘Leadership in public-private partnerships’. Focus will beon strategic partnership and how to maximize impact through effective partnership management.

Copenhagen, Denmark

Big Future 2015 is a ‘think tank’ initiative developing realistic and durable business scenarios for Danish businesses. Big Futrue 2025 focueses on how companies strategically and tactically prepare for tomorrow: A future with a growing global middle class and an enormous growth potential – but at the same time increasing pressure on the supply chain.

To provide input to the Advisory Board, a ‘growth panel’ of business leaders is consulted.
KJAER ADVICE forms part of this panel.