The Logistics Emergency Team: Pioneering and Sustaining a New Partnership Model

This case explores the formation and evolution of a multi-company cross-sector partnership aimed at deploying pro bono corporate logistics services to support coordinated humanitarian disaster response. It offers insights into collaborative partnership management at the collective level and by individual companies, and the expansion of the scope of the partnership to include disaster preparedness and complex emergencies. Positioned at the intersection of collaboration and sustainability, the case allows for wide-ranging discussion of topics such as strategic perspectives on engaging in corporate sustainability and cross-sector partnerships, managing coopetition (i.e. collaboration among competitors), and scaling up social impact.