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Update from 180 Degrees Consulting Sustainable collaboration between 180 Degress Consulting and Dansk Industri As a lead up to the Partnership2012 conference the student organization 180 Degrees Consulting together with DI created an innovative competition where students got the possibility to work on value creating NGO-Business partnerships. DI and 180 Degrees Consulting matched five groups of students with five companies interested in establishing NGO partnerships, namely Rynkeby, Coloplast, Pressalit, Ib Andresen Industries and FL Schmidt. For a duration of nine weeks the respective teams worked in close collaboration with each company in order to identify and plan the most suitable NGO partnerships. The three groups which had come up with the best recommendations regarding a NGO partnership were given the chance to present their findings in form of a case competition at the Partnership2012 conference. The jury rating the presentations consisted of DIs General Director Karsten Dybvad, CBS Principal Per Holten-Andersen, Chief of Secrateriet at ISOBRO Mette Holm, PWC-partner Birgitte Mogensen and President of 180 Degrees Consulting Emma Lindgren. The group chosen as winner was the team working with Pressalit because of their thorough as well as creative work and their ability to uncover the core aspects necessary for Pressalit to build a strong NGO-Business partnership. This semester´s highlight will be international projects which are being undertaken during winter break. Similar to the case competition last semester, the international projects serve as incentive to consultants as only the best of them will have the chance to participate.
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These projects give students the possibility to apply their gained consulting skills and knowledge in a developing country context and furthermore grant 180 DC the chance to leverage its best practice from the developed to the developing world. Building on the successes from last year, 180 Degrees Consulting has arranged nine projects to be undertaken during the fall 2012 semester by 45 student consultants. Due to the large success of past projects 180 Degrees Consulting had the freedom to choose these projects among a range of various projects offered to the organization. The amount of received applications by students had furthermore tremendously increased to 139 for this application round, giving 180 DC the chance to truly select the most capable and dedicated students for the projects, ensuring a high continued quality of consulting.
180 Degrees Consulting is an international student consultancy that works with geowing non-profits, helping them achieve a greater social impact. Contact: phone no. +45 6061 6399 e-mail: cph@180degreesconsulting.org