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

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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] Emirates has extended its collaboration with Air Canada through a new partnership that will run through 2032, opening up further opportunities for passengers between the UAE and Canada. Travel And Tour World
• [New] The UK-Kazakhstan minerals partnership is expanding into further work matching UK industry with Kazakh mineral producers, for opportunities in technological partnerships and supply chain security. GOV.UK
• [New] ANPA will invest $50 million in EDU tokens over the next 24 months in partnership with Open Campus and Animoca Brands. Crypto Briefing
• [New] IBM and Cisco announced a new partnership to build a network of large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computers, targeting early deployments in the early 2030s. Tech Startups - Tech News, Tech Trends & Startup Fundin
• [New] Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 has accelerated infrastructure tokenization through its partnership with WhiteBIT. Ainvest
• [New] Through the British Growth Partnership Fund and other initiatives, the British Business Bank is expected to raise £2 billion in further investment from pension funds over the next five years, supporting the growth of hundreds of companies. GOV.UK
• [New] QBE has entered the booming world of rewards-driven insurance, unveiling a partnership with Virgin Australia's Velocity Frequent Flyer program that will hand out tens of thousands of points to customers who take out eligible home, car or small-business cover. Insurance Business
• [New] Through the AI-Ready ASEAN initiative, a partnership between the ASEAN Foundation and Google.org, 5.5 million people across ASEAN Member States will be trained in AI and digital skills, with a particular focus on women and youth. Antara
• [New] Remilk, a food-tech startup, announced it will begin selling its lab-produced milk made from dairy proteins through a partnership with Gad Dairies from 2026. Technocracy News
• [New] With $100 billion in combined announcements from AWS-OpenAI's $38 billion partnership to Google's $40 billion Texas expansion, companies are clearly betting that controlling computational capacity and data privacy will determine AI leadership. Latest AI Tech News: Mid-November 2025 Updates
• [New] Amazon Web Services and OpenAI have signed a huge multi-year partnership worth $38 billion, with the possibility to grow even more until 2027 and later. Latest AI Tech News: Mid-November 2025 Updates
• [New] Recent News and Project Developments Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation in India is advancing a large-scale waste-to-energy plant expected to generate 18-22 MW daily from incineration of 1,200 tonnes of dry waste, aiming for completion by 2026-27 under a public-private partnership. openpr
• [New] Amazon Web Services and HUMAIN said they will expand their strategic partnership to deploy up to 150,000 AI accelerators inside a major facility in Riyadh known as the Artificial Intelligence Zone.
• [New] Avenzo Therapeutics, in partnership with Duality Bio, will develop, manufacture, and commercialize the antibody-drug conjugate globally, excluding China. Onclive
• [New] Top AI companies could tighten their cybersecurity and vet potential employees, perhaps in partnership with the U.S. government. Default
• [New] Lagardere Travel Retail UK & Ireland and Paydens Group have announced a new partnership to deliver a dedicated pharmacy offer within the upcoming Relay stores at Heathrow Terminal 2, scheduled to open in early Summer 2026. DFNI
• [New] Supported by Italy's National Recovery and Resilience Plan and led by the European Space Agency in partnership with the Italian Space Agency, the IRIDE program will offer unrivalled prospects for environmental monitoring, resource management and sustainability. Thales Alenia Space
• [New] The UAE announced it is in the final stages of negotiating a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with Chad, expected to be concluded by the end of 2025. MUFG Research
• With a new green hydrogen commissioner, a revived roadmap and political will, Namibia could still reclaim its place at the center of Europe's sustainable energy agenda - but only if it insists on partnership over dependency. allAfrica.com
• The new security treaty announced today may turn out to be the most significant security partnership Australia has established under Prime Minister Albanese - with the potential to even exceed the impact of the Pukpuk Treaty with Papua New Guinea. Australian Broadcasting Corporation
• The Food and Agriculture for Sustainable Transformation Partnership, hosted by FAO, will continue to serve as a COP-to-COP mechanism ensuring agrifood systems remain central to COP dialogs and supporting Presidency initiatives in post-COP implementation. ClimateChange
• South Africa's launch was followed by two years of little progress because the institutional structure needed to be built and difficult policy reforms pushed through before the Just Energy Transition Partnership could obviously progress toward its goals. ODI: Think change
• Through the Lynx to Scotland partnership, Trees for Life has worked with diverse stakeholders for five years to assess what an official reintroduction might entail, from sheep predation to eco-tourism benefits. BusinessMole

Last updated: 24 November 2025