Our Scans · (LF.17) Partnerships for the Goals · Weekly Summary

In September 2015, 193 world leaders agreed to 17 Global Goals for Sustainable Development. If these Goals are completed, it would mean an end to extreme poverty, inequality and climate change by 2030.
Goal 17: Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development.

• [New] If the partnership with NVIDIA for DSX AI factories scales as projected and the 145% growth in automated footage drilled continues to slash operational overhead, SLB could transition from a cyclical service provider to an essential AI-for-Energy platform. Bingx Exchange
• [New] Discover if the NVIDIA partnership and ChampionX integration can propel SLB to its $83 price target, or if persistent regional conflict and rising logistics costs will force a retreat to $48. Bingx Exchange
• [New] The China-Kazakhstan permanent comprehensive strategic partnership has maintained strong momentum, demonstrating enormous potential for cooperation and broad prospects for future development. The Astana Times
• [New] The partnership with CNATM will provide Grunenthal with a valuable platform to enhance its oligonucleotide drug discovery capabilities and connect with one of Germany's leading academic and biotech innovation ecosystems. BusinessMole
• [New] Chinese battery giant CATL has launched a partnership with Octopus to build more than 30 battery swapping stations for electric trucks in Europe by 2035, with the first battery-swapping hubs opening in the UK in 2027. We Mean Business Coalition
• [New] Singapore advanced implementation of its Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with Australia, expanding legally binding trade and supply-chain cooperation to improve resilience against economic coercion and global supply disruptions. More News From NowHere
• [New] The Pacific Marine and Estuarine Fish Habitat Partnership will award an estimated $175,000 to $250,000 in fiscal year 2027 for projects that contribute to conserving and restoring West Coast nearshore and estuarine fish habitat. Maul Foster Alongi
• [New] The BARDA-NIH CARB-X accelerator, aimed at developing new MCMs in the face of antimicrobial resistance, is a recent example, as is BARDA's partnership with GlaxoSmithKline to develop novel antibiotics for combating both antibiotic resistance and the threat of bioterrorism. / USA PubMed Central (PMC)
• [New] British and Dutch forces will be equipped with new amphibious transport ships under a 2.4 billion-pound ($3.2bn) maritime partnership signed, according to the United Kingdom. Al Jazeera
• [New] The European Commission is taking a first step in rolling out the Rapid Agile Manufacturing Partnership for Union Protection, a new preparedness initiative that will accelerate the scale-up of medical countermeasure production across the EU. Public Health
• [New] Europe should pursue a geothermal partnership with the United States, where a new drilling revolution is unlocking geothermal as a global power source, with high potential for diffusion in Europe. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
• [New] Ministers acknowledged the Pacific region's continued extreme vulnerability to climate-related shocks and welcomed the successful activation of the UK-Australia Humanitarian Partnership Arrangement in Papua New Guinea in 2026. GOV.UK
• [New] Through securing the majority of the radio network-focused element of Virgin Media O2's latest Mobile Transformation Plan, the partnership extension will earn Ericsson several hundred million Euros across the five years. / UK Custom Market Insights
• [New] The AUKUS partnership is backed by the largest sustained increase in defence spending since the end of the Cold War - hitting 2.6% of GDP from 2027. GOV.UK
• The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund is funding civil society organizations to improve the conservation status of Madagascar's threatened tree species. Impact Funding
• Funded by the EU and implemented by the IOM in partnership with others, the Regional Responses to Climate Displacement in Sub-Saharan Africa Programme aims to strengthen preparedness, improve data and forecasting, and support solutions that reduce displacement risks. UN News
• Drones built in Canada could be headed for the battlefield in Ukraine, thanks to a new partnership formed by the Canadian Department of National Defence, the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine and two drone manufacturers. The Watch
• In 2025, Nature Scot updated its peatland partnership plan to reflect restoration delivery through to 2030, the Welsh Government launched its 2025 to 2030 National Peatland Action Plan, whilst Northern Ireland established its first Peatland Strategy. Climate Change Committee
• Rivian and ChargeScape have announced a partnership that will allow Rivian EV owners to participate in ChargeScape-managed utility programs across the United States. V2G News
• Google's partnership with Kairos Power targets 500 MW of SMR capacity by 2035, while Amazon's US$ 500 million investment aims to develop 5 GW of SMR generation by 2039, positioning SMRs as a sustainable power backbone for AI infrastructure. Persistence Market Research
• In March, Uber announced a massive partnership to invest $1.25 billion through 2031 to deploy up to 50,000 fully autonomous Rivian R2 robotaxis exclusively on the Uber platform. AI Supremacy

Last updated: 20 July 2026