Designing Effective Multi-Stakeholder Collaborative Platforms: Learning from the Experience of the UN Global Compact LEAD Initiative

摘要

Created in 2011 to challenge and support prominent companies within the UN Global Compact in reaching higher levels of corporate sustainability performance, LEAD is a leadership platform within the GC that provides a "blueprint" intended to further advance corporate sustainability as a universal norm. Drawing on an assessment of the 2-year pilot of this initiative, this analysis reflects on the design and management of such multi-stakeholder collaborative platforms, focusing on the importance of building trusting relationships and a sense of common purpose among participating organizations, creating legitimacy through the nature of the initiative's membership, and ensuring effective governance and accountability of the platform.