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Public–private cooperation

The Future Investment Initiative (FII) Institute is a global, nonprofit foundation aimed at focusing great minds to help improve the future of humanity. Driven by data and empowered by investment, its agenda is laser focused on finding people-focused, real-world solutions in four crucial areas: AI and robotics, education, healthcare, and sustainability. Kearney is honored to act as an official knowledge partner. Read more about our contributions here.

Kearney is one of the leading global companies selected as a strategic partner by the World Economic Forum. For half a century, we have supported the forum’s mission to improve the state of the world. Currently, we are engaged actively across multiple platforms, initiatives, and communities, helping to support and shape global, regional, and industry agendas. Read more here.

The World Government Summit Organization is a nonpartisan, global, nonprofit organization dedicated to shaping the future of governments. It focuses on harnessing innovation and technology to overcome the challenges to be faced by the next generation by exploring what is most pressing on the agenda now. The summit works by convening leaders in the public and private sectors so they can collaborate with world-renowned experts, and Kearney is honored to play its part.

The Women’s Forum for the Economy & Society is the leading international platform for action in highlighting women’s voices and vision. As the knowledge partner for the Women’s Forum for the Economy & Society’s platform, “The Women4Business Daring Circle,” Kearney shares the forum’s commitment to promoting and accelerating women’s economic empowerment in business and supply chains. Read more here.

Thought leadership and media

Kearney is committed to supporting organizations that translate their purpose into action. Since our latest Purpose Report revealed just 13 percent of companies proactively campaign for issues related to their stated purpose, Kearney has collaborated with Bloomberg to explore the crux of the cause and why a purpose gap exists. To review the highlights from our global leaders’ roundtable, click here.

Industry partnerships

EV8 helps accelerate the transition to a low-carbon world, driving commercially viable solutions that bring value to both businesses and consumers. As one of the founding partners of EV8, we are committed to supporting our clients by harnessing the potential of electric vehicles and helping to support the planet.

Kearney has partnered with Procurement Leaders to explore, challenge, and amplify the latest ideas and insights from the procurement sector relevant to the leaders of today and tomorrow. Click here to read our latest report.

Alliance ecosystem

Our environment is ever evolving, and we understand the pressure on businesses that need to both survive and thrive online. We work with a diverse eco-system of proven technology leaders, experts, and service providers to take ambitious ideas and turn them into successful realities. When we work with our clients, we ensure the right partners are selected to address their specific needs. Our vast network capitalizes on the most advanced expertise in technology, data, and insight and includes service providers such as Aera Technology, AWS, and SAP. Read more on our alliances here.

Environmental and social impact

The Alliance to End Plastic Waste has committed $1.5 billion to try to eradicate this key environmental problem. Kearney is a member and is passionate in supporting its mission to create and scale innovative solutions to eliminate plastic waste and so protect the planet.

Ashoka identifies and supports the world's leading social entrepreneurs, learning from their innovations and mobilizing the global community to embrace new frameworks. It aims to make “everyone a changemaker” in the world. In partnership with Ashoka and Zalando, Kearney has created the initiative “Changemakers United” to foster discussion between Ashoka's global network of social entrepreneurs and find solutions to the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Kearney continues to support and mentor multiple Ashoka fellows.

BUILD is a US nonprofit organization that focuses on college and career success by teaching high school students entrepreneurship skills so they can “become the CEO of their own lives.” In 2021, Kearney helped the BUILD Metro DC team develop its long-term growth strategy, contributing consulting support as well as funding to support the implementation of our recommendations. We look forward to continuing our relationship to support the nationwide growth goals of this organization.

Launched in 2021, Circular Valley® aims to find innovative solutions and start-ups to combat the rising emission streams of more than 100 billion tons currently produced each year. Kearney is excited to partner with Circular Valley to find sustainable economic solutions, support young entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs, and scale ambitious ideas to promote a greener future for the whole world.

50:50 The Equality Project, born in the BBC’s London newsroom, is committed to inspiring and supporting the BBC and organizations around the globe to consistently create journalism and media content that fairly represents our world and fundamentally shifts gender representation within the media.

INvolve is a global network and consultancy championing diversity and inclusion in business. Kearney has partnered with INvolve to support our efforts in driving cultural change and creating a climate in which employees feel they belong and know they can succeed.

We have partnered with Paradigm to support our own diversity and inclusion training to ensure we foster a diverse and inclusive workplace and equip individuals to create more inclusive cultures every day.

UN Women is the only global organization exclusively focused on making gender equality a reality. It focuses on a range of issues from changing societal attitudes to helping governments design gender-equal policies. Kearney is proud to partner with UN Women UK in pushing for progress on gender equality.

The World Climate Foundation is the most influential global platform dedicated to accelerating action and creating impact to address climate change, restore biodiversity, and ensure health resilience through the power of convening, collaboration, and change.

We facilitate large-scale collaboration between governments, businesses, financial institutions, and international organizations, enabling the transition to a net-zero, nature-positive, and healthy future. We build cross-sectoral partnerships that accelerate innovation in technologies, policies, and investments, and promote demand to deliver solutions for climate, biodiversity, and health.

We Don’t Have Time is where the climate conversation continues 24/7—even when the COPs stop. Through broadcasts and a digital platform, We Don't Have Time connects companies, communities, scientists, policymakers, activists, journalists—everyone who wants to solve the climate crisis. Today, We Don't Have Time has more than 100,000 users and a monthly social media reach of 190 million.

Mental health

One Mind is the leading nonprofit for brain health. It is committed to healing the lives of people impacted by brain illness and injury through global, collaborative action. Kearney is committed to supporting mental health and brain conditions so we can all enjoy healthier, happier, and more productive lives.