Understanding the relationships between partners and partnering

“It is the quality of the dynamic relationships between a partnership’s context, purpose, participants, organizations and outcomes, that makes the difference between success or failure”
– Nelson in Zadek, 2000.

“Partnering needs a vision of the future, some sort of aspiration" R. Tennyson, The Partnering Intitiative

"...In that sort of field CSR can not stand alone because it is just a palliative. (You) Need planned partnership between business and government on sustainable development." (Anon. interviewee)

“Governments do not make you happy, companies do” (Anon. interviewee)

“For most people, the decision about what brand of toilet paper they use is probably more important than who their legislative representative is. It says more about their identity and who they are than the government is.” (Anon. interviewee)

“Happy people don’t destroy the planet” (Anon. interviewee)