Pineapple Partnerships

We are excited to release our Year In Review Newsletter! Here are the highlights: 🍍 Great and exciting new developments through the power of partnerships for Pineapple Homes, Pineapple CoRE and with a bunch of amazing system catalysts. 🍍 A bright and fruitful 2025 ahead, with an opportunity to join Pineapple as a strategy consultant and our shortlisted nomination for the Housing Innovation Awards! 🍍 Releasing Pineapple’s Database of 100+ global sustainability partnerships and how the ecosystem is mapped. Thank you to our contributors: Andy Dewis, Adam Swash, Alisha Rao, Rafi Addlestone, Rupert Snuggs, Eleanor Bowden and Catherine Chan. #Sustainability  #ThePartnershipEra #CommercialPartnerships

🌟 Here at Pineapple Partnerships we are super-fans of partnerships for sustainability. 🌟 That's why we've taken the time to review the market of what exists and explore where corporates are already working together to solve complex problems for a better world. 🌟 Our strategy associate, Alisha Rao has written up our findings in this blog - https://lnkd.in/e8h534dQ, based on a database of over 100 partnerships that we have found and analysed. For access to this very exciting early Xmas present, please let us know in the comments - bonus point if you add a 🍍!

We are delighted to share Pineapple’s position paper on The Partnership Era. In the paper, we highlight: ⏩ Why partnerships are the key to accelerating the transition. 🤲 What we are working on to develop shared business models for system-wide change. 🗝️How to make partnerships work, leaning on our experience to date Download our position paper and learn more about this from our Strategy Associate Alisha Rao, who features in an introductory video, here: https://lnkd.in/e7D7vVEB To celebrate our launch, we were joined by James Close, Director of Climate at NatWest Group where he shared his reflections on: ⚡ Why we need to deploy the power of partnerships to drive systemic sustainability change. 🏡 The benefits of working through the Pineapple Model in our collaboration in social housing. 🌳 The need to work together to bring down the cost of capital to maximise return on sustainability initiatives. To delve further into partnerships for sustainability, register your interest for Pineapple’s upcoming deep dive sessions on the built environment, agriculture and the future of partnerships here: https://lnkd.in/eesdhp99 #ThePartnershipEra #ClimateSolutions #Sustainability #CommercialPartnerships #PineappleModel #Webinar #ReportLaunch #Innovation

We’re really excited for our webinar tomorrow, to launch our position paper on the role of partnerships in accelerating the transition to a sustainable future. Join us online, Thursday 12th September, 12pm - 1pm BST to: 🚀 Explore the power of commercial partnerships for sustainability  💚 Learn more about the Pineapple Model and how it is being used to scale sustainability solutions 🔥 Join a fireside chat with James Close, Director of Climate and Natwest Group to hear his reflections on the power of partnerships. Register now to join us and celebrate the launch of The Partnership Era! https://lu.ma/l5sld1j5 #Sustainability #CommercialPartnerships #ShareBusinessModel #PineappleModel #Webinar #ReportLaunch #Innovation

❓  “If we were to give you a magic wand and you can change one thing about the corporate world right now, what would it be?” ❓ Our Chief Strategy Officer Rafi Addlestone featured as a guest of The Responsible Edge Podcast with host Charlie Martin. Rafi shared his views on: 🏋️ The power of partnerships and the ambition to accelerate the transition. To learn more, sign up to our Report launch on 12th September 12PM - 1PM here: https://lu.ma/l5sld1j5 💚 Our approach to sustainable collaboration in new shared business models. 🧙 Rafi tells us the one thing he wish he could change about the corporate world. Read our blog post for his thoughts and to listen to the podcast: https://lnkd.in/edEc_KP3 #Sustainability #CommercialPartnerships #ShareBusinessModel #PineappleModel #Webinar #ReportLaunch #Innovation

🏡 Making a difference, one home at at time 🏡 We are thrilled to share that we are leading a consortium with its sights set on decarbonising 1000 homes owned by Places for People. This move is pioneering a new financial model that not only quantifies the environmental and financial benefits and also prioritises the well-being of residents. The Pineapple Model reduces the upfront costs of net zero for landlords, paving the way for a more sustainable future. We're honoured to have been featured in numerous publications, including Property Week, Housing Executive Magazine and Housing Digital. Read more about this from Big Issue here: https://lnkd.in/eVxX_hzg 💫 A huge thank you to our partners, NatWest Group, Places for People, British Gas, Sero, and Tallarna, for joining forces to accelerate positive change to our communities. Special thanks to Marcos Navarro, Greg Reed, Dan Rosenfield. ❓ Curious to learn more ❓ Join us on the 12th of September at 12PM BST to find out how we are using our partnerships model on Built Environments (including Homes) and Agriculture sectors. Sign up here https://lu.ma/l5sld1j5 #Decarbonisation #Retrofit #SocialHousing #ClimateSolutions #Sustainability #CommercialPartnerships #PineappleModel

🚀 Report launch, featuring James Close, Director of Climate NatWest  🚀 We are thrilled to announce the upcoming online launch of our groundbreaking report, "The Partnership Era – Scaling Impact and Accelerating the Transition." Join us on September 12th for an exciting webinar where we will dive into how commercial partnerships can accelerate the transition and explore options to deploy the Pineapple Model to address three systemic problems in the Built Environment and Agriculture sectors. As part of the webinar, we are honoured to host a fireside chat with James Close, Director of Climate at NatWest Group, who will share his reflections on the role of partnerships in accelerating the transition. 📅 Date: 12th September 2024 🕒 Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm BST 🌐 Location: Online via Zoom 🔗 Register Here: https://lu.ma/l5sld1j5 Don't miss this chance to gain invaluable insights, participate in a live fireside chat, and connect with industry experts and peers. We look forward to your participation and valuable feedback on our report. Let's scale impact and accelerate the transition together! 🌱💡 #ClimateSolutions #Sustainability #CommercialPartnerships #PineappleModel #Webinar #ReportLaunch #Innovation #JamesClose #NatWestGroup 

We loved celebrating #InternationalPineappleDay! It was a wonderful time welcoming new and returning faces to celebrate The Partnership Era. 🌟 A huge thank you to John Elkington for sharing with us the evolving world that sustainability is headed towards. Read John's blog post reflection of Pineapple Day here 👉 https://lnkd.in/e79pWT3X ✨ Thank you again to John, Darian Stibbe, Kristen Brown, Marie Rumsby and Janine Summers for kickstarting The Partnership Era discussion with us. 🌟 An extra thank you to Adrian Walker and the Hogan Lovells team for their support - a true example of what being in partnership encompasses. Sign up for our follow up The Partnership Era Report Launch which showcases our 100 examples of partnerships for sustainability. 👉 https://lu.ma/l5sld1j5 #sustainability #InternationalPineappleDay #thepartnershipera #ESGGamechangers #lcaw2024

Join us for RELX #SDGInspirationDay 2024 – In the Age of AI: Information to Advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals. On Tuesday 18th June, 10AM - 4:30PM BST, log online to hear from thought leaders and experts from across business, civil society and academia as they discuss the impact of AI on sustainable development. Pineapple will take over from 12PM - 12:45PM BST with a panel chat on how AI can safeguard nature. Hosted by Andy Dewis and Rafi Addlestone with Joe Griffin, Vodafone and Sacha Dench, Conservation Without Borders. Register today ➡️ https://lnkd.in/ePyzQuVm #SDGInspirationDay #SDGInspirationDay2024 #AI #SDGs

📢 We are delighted to be joined by the one and only John Elkington the “godfather of sustainability” for a fireside chat on International Pineapple Day! Creator of the Triple Bottom Line (people, planet and profit) and one of the early pioneers on fostering sustainable businesses, we are eager to hear his take on what it takes to thrive in the Partnerships Era. 📍 Join us on Thursday 27th June 6PM - 8PM BST, generously hosted at Hogan Lovells in London. Register here for your spot: https://lnkd.in/daSzMEnV #sustainability #InternationalPineappleDay #ESGGamechangers