Corporate Partnership Report Overview of WWF-US Corporate Partnerships, Fiscal Year 2021

The WWF-US Corporate Partnership Report for FY2021 outlines the organization's strategic approach to private sector engagement, categorizing partnerships into sustainable business practices, communications and awareness, philanthropy, and employee engagement. The report lists numerous corporate partners across various budget tiers, highlighting specific collaborations on issues such as plastic waste, deforestation, and climate targets. In FY21, income from these corporate partnerships accounted for 3% of the WWF-US office's total income.

• WWF-US categorizes its corporate engagements into four primary approaches: driving sustainable business practices to change value chain operations, communications and awareness raising to mobilize consumers, philanthropic partnerships to fund specific projects, and employee engagement to raise funds and awareness among corporate staff.
• In fiscal year 2021, revenue generated from corporate partnerships constituted 3% of the total income for the WWF-US office.
• WWF-US collaborates with several large corporations on high-budget initiatives (over $1 million) focusing on diverse areas: the American Beverage Association on plastic waste, Google on wildlife and forests, HP Inc. and International Paper on forest restoration and science-based targets, and The Coca-Cola Company on freshwater basins and climate resilience.
• The organization utilizes specific industry platforms and certification schemes to drive corporate sustainability, including the UN Global Compact, Science Based Targets, the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), and the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO).
• Specific regional conservation efforts are funded through corporate partnerships, such as the restoration of the Atlantic Forest in Brazil (supported by HP Inc. and International Paper), the protection of tiger habitats in India, Bhutan, and Russia (supported by Discovery, Inc.), and the restoration of the Northern Great Plains (supported by Reckitt and Walmart).
• WWF-US manages the risks associated with corporate partnerships through a due diligence process and clear guidelines, while maintaining the right to provide public commentary on all relationships.

APA

WWF International (2022). Corporate Partnership Report Overview of WWF-US Corporate Partnerships, Fiscal Year 2021. https://www.worldwildlife.org/documents/916/7di2fcxzps_Final_FY21_WWFUS_Corporate_Transparency_Report_.pdf

Chicago

WWF International. Corporate Partnership Report Overview of WWF-US Corporate Partnerships, Fiscal Year 2021. 2022. https://www.worldwildlife.org/documents/916/7di2fcxzps_Final_FY21_WWFUS_Corporate_Transparency_Report_.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{wwfinternational2022corporate, author = {{WWF International}}, title = {{Corporate Partnership Report Overview of WWF-US Corporate Partnerships, Fiscal Year 2021}}, institution = {WWF International}, year = {2022}, month = mar, url = {https://www.worldwildlife.org/documents/916/7di2fcxzps_Final_FY21_WWFUS_Corporate_Transparency_Report_.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }