City Partnerships - Private Sector Expression of Interest

'City Partnerships Challenge' - Non-City Expression of Interest to Partner Form
'City Partnerships Challenge' is based on a two-year capacity building, facilitation and coaching process for cities and partners to develop innovative projects utilising the ‘Melbourne Model’ of cross-sectoral collaboration to address a complex or seemingly intractable urban issue or set of issues. These projects are developed, managed and supported by a multi-sectoral group comprising government, business, civil society and academia. Detailed information about 'City Partnerships Challenge' has been provided in a Prospectus.

The 'City Partnerships Challenge' is being facilitated by the UN Global Compact - Cities Programme with support of lead partners: the United Nations Global Compact; Realdania; and RMIT University.

Other organisations are invited to be a global, regional or national partner in 'City Partnerships Challenge' which would involve in-kind and/or financial contribution. Partners' support can include the delivery of a national or local taskforce, capacity building and key events.

Completion of this form enables organisations to express interest in being a partner for the 'City Partnerships Challenge'. This is not a legally binding document.
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About your organisation
It is expected that all sustainable urban development projects of cities and partners participating in 'City Partnerships Challenge' will work to advance United Nations Principles and the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly SDG 11: 'To make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable'.
Which of the Sustainable Development Goals are a priority for your organisation (you can select more than one): *

Goal 1: End Poverty in all its form everywhereGoal 2: End Hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agricultureGoal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all agesGoal 4: Ensure inclusive and quality education for all and promote lifelong learningGoal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girlsGoal 6: Ensure access to water and sanitation to allGoal 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for allGoal 8: Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for allGoal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovationGoal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countriesGoal 11: Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainableGoal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patternsGoal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impactsGoal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resourcesGoal 15: Sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, halt biodiversity lossGoal 16: Promote just, peaceful and inclusive societiesGoal 17: Revitalise the global partnership for sustainable development
Provide additional information about your organisation's priorities and actions related to the SDGs and urban sustainability
Your commitment

Note that the agreement to terms in this form is not a legally binding commitment.
The following statements express your understanding of the 'City Partnerships Challenge' initiative, being facilitated by the UN Global Compact - Cities Programme.

I have read the Prospectus related to 'City Partnerships Challenge' and confirm that, IF successful, our organisation would be in a position to:
Support the creation of high impact investable multi partner sustainable urban development projects in cities

Yes
Participate actively in a multi-sector task force

Yes
Contribute financially to support facilitation of the 'City Partnerships Challenge' program nationally or globally.

Yes
If yes, what would be the potential scale of contribution in $USD?
Contribute in kind support towards the implementation of the City Partnerships Challenge' program nationally or globally

Yes
If yes, what would be the form of the potential in-kind contribution?
UN Global Compact participation

Should it align with your organisation's priorities and values, you are also invited to become a participant of the United Nations Global Compact, committing to advance and report on UN principles related to human rights, labour, environment and anticorruption and good governance and the Sustainable Development Goals. Please note, this is not a prerequisite for participation in the 'City Partnerships Challenge' initiative.
Is your organisation currently a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact?

YesNoWe are in the process of becoming a signatoryWe would like information about United Nations Global Compact
Thank you for your Expression of Interest in 'City Partnerships Challenge'.

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'City Partnerships Challenge' - Non-City Expression of Interest to Partner Form

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