Cities Programme Partners
Cities Programme strategic partners are Global Compact participants, have an organisation focus that aligns with the Cities Programme and adds value to the Programme with resources, expertise and capability.
RMIT University
RMIT is a global university of technology and design, Australia’s largest tertiary institution and the Cities Programme’s lead partner and supporter.
The International Secretariat of the Cities Programme is hosted by RMIT’s Global Cities Research Institute, located in its Melbourne city campus. The University’s research focus on solving the critical global problems affecting communities and the environment positions it to support the Cities Programme’s innovating cities with a breadth of expertise and research capability.
RMIT under graduate and post graduate students also contribute to the Cities Programme through projects undertaken in internships at the Melbourne office. They are also available to undertake placements internationally in the Programme’s Innovating Cities through RMIT’s International Industry Research Program.
The City of Melbourne
The City of Melbourne is a long standing supporter of the Cities Programme. One of the founding members, a lead partner in the original ‘Utility Debt Spiral Project’, financial supporter and member of the Programme’s Advisory Committee, Melbourne is a champion of the Programme and the methodology it is based on.
The City of Melbourne recently extended its international collaboration with cities to include membership of the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group.
Metropolis
The UN Global Compact, Cities Programme (UNGCCP) and Metropolis, are building on their collaborative partnership in an exciting new initiative that will support Indian cities to build public private-partnerships that support sustainable urban growth and development.
The joint Cities Programme- Metropolis Initiative proposal was approved by the Metropolis World Congress in Porto Alegre, Brazil in November 2011 and will be launched in New Delhi in April 2012.