Chapter 3 Nurture Private Partners

Effective Accountability Requires Building the Public Spirit into Private Operations

CHAPTER GUIDE

   The Plague on Forests

   The Business Push for Societal Impact

   Private Creation of Public Value

   Purpose and Positivity: Paul Polman and Unilever

   Ten Ways Bridgebuilders Can Build Public Interest with Private Players

Climate models predict a future world in which tropical areas are so hot and humid that sweat doesn’t evaporate, and outdoor conditions threaten human life.1 The American West faces water scarcity, as the Ogallala aquifer, which supplies eight states and irrigates one-fifth of American wheat, corn, and cotton, runs low.2 Some communities face a choice between migration or death. ...

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