Content Partnerships and collaborations Strategic partnerships and collaborations can accelerate action and scale up solutions by combining expertise, resources and networks among stakeholders who share a common goal. They focus on addressing an organization’s material issues and support strategy implementation. Key recommendations Demonstrate key partnerships with a range of organizations – such as NGOs, governments, local communities, universities and industry groups – that clearly advance the organization’s research, innovation and investment in change. Methodology notes Detailed information (the organization’s role, objectives, outcomes) for a handful of key activities as opposed to all partnerships. Explanation of why certain partnerships are focused on more than others. Alignment of partnerships with strategy and the company’s ambitions and how they focus on delivering impact for the company and industry more broadly. Of the reports we reviewed: Natura & Co Natura & Co’s 2024 Integrated Report features strategic partnerships and collaborations for each of its most material issues. The descriptions of these partnerships are concise yet outcome-based, showing how they are delivering impact for Natura & Co and for the industry more broadly. For example, Natura is part of the Palm Oil Agroforestry System (AFS) – a partnership with the Brazilian Agriculture Research Company (Embrapa), The Tomé-Açu Mixed Agricultural Cooperative (Camta), the United States Agency for International Development (USAid) and the International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF). AFS is a nature-based solution for sustainable palm oil production using regenerative agricultural practices that mimic biodiverse forests. Launched in 2008, it has supplied raw materials for the Natura Biōme line of bar-shaped products and plastic-free packaging since 2021. In 2024, Natura signed an agreement with the State of Pará’s Department of Family Farming (Seaf) to expand the project and develop public policies for regenerative practices. Currently covering 413 hectares through its partnership with Camta, and targeting 650 hectares in the 2024/2025 harvest year, the goal is to scale to 45,000 hectares occupied by a Palm Oil AFS by 2035 through joint investments. The initiative aims to deliver positive climate, biodiversity and social impacts – including carbon sequestration, increased climate resilience and doubling farmers’ incomes compared to palm monoculture, addressing several of Natura’s material issues. % include robust information on key partnerships related to material topics, supported by explanations of the purpose and outcomes of these partnerships. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 5