PARTNERSHIP
APPLICATION FORM
Thank you for your interest in becoming a Global Footprint Network Partner.
Before filling out this application, please visit our Become a Partner page on our Web site www.footprintnetwork.org, and read through the information on that page, as well as the PDF
“Partnership Details” – available in the Related Links box of that site, and the partnership agreement.
Once you have read through the benefits and responsibilities of partnership - including financial costs
– please fill out the application below (electronic only, please) and email it to
partner@footprintnetwork.org, along with a signed copy of the partnership agreement document.
We review applications monthly and typical turnaround time is 2 -3 weeks. If for some reason you do
not hear from us after three weeks, you can inquire as to the status of your application at
partner@footprintnetwork.org.
Organization Contact Details
Name of Org/Company
Mailing Address:
Web site URL
General Phone #:
General Fax #:
Primary Partnership Contact
Name and Title:
Mailing Address:
(if different from above)
Email Address:
Personal Phone #:
Primary Billing Contact
Name and Title:
Mailing Address:
(if different from above)
Email Address:
Personal Phone #:
Other Relevant Contacts
Name and Title:
Email address:
How would they be involved in this partnership?
About your organization
Name of Org/Company
Category (highlight one):
Please describe what your
organization does in 2-3
sentences.
What is your
mission/purpose?
What are your core
competencies?
Who is your primary
audience?
What is your annual
turnover? (in € Euros)
Number of employees,
globally (if more than one
office, please specify main
locations)
Academic institution; NGO; local/regional government; national government;
Ecological Footprint consultancy; other consultancy, corporation; other:
__________________
Your interest in the Ecological Footprint
Has your organization
used the Ecological
Footprint in its work?
___ YES, for (highlight one):
0-2 years; 3-5 years; 5+ years
If YES: Please describe
the main focus of your
use/application of the
Ecological Footprint
If NO: Do you have plans
for using the Ecological
Footprint more in the
future? If yes, please
describe how and why.
(e.g.; technical tool,
applications,
communications tool,
advocacy tool, personal
behavior change, etc.)
Staff Profile
Please describe the technical background of your staff
– engineering, ecology, CS skills, etc. -- if any.
Does your current staff have Ecological Footprint
accounting experience?
If yes, please specify the number of staff with
Ecological Footprint experience and the period of time
each staff has been engaged in Ecological Footprint
accounting work..
If yes above:
Briefly describe the technical specialties/focus of staff
with Ecological Footprint experience.
Has any of your staff attended a formal, Ecological
Footprint technical training?
If yes above:
Briefly list the dates and locations of the training(s),
and the provider of the training.
____ NO
If your organization :
 Is a consultancy with experience in Ecological Footprint Accounting, or
 Wishes to develop the technical capacity to do Ecological Footprint Accounting and
Consulting,
Please fill in the following section.
If not, please skip to “on Becoming a Partner”
YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH THE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT
(for consultancies):
This information will allow us to better serve our partners who are experienced in, or desire to develop technical
Ecological Footprint accounting competency.
Technical work with the Ecological Footprint
Has your organization completed
paid Ecological Footprint
applications work for external
clients?
If yes:
Please provide 3 examples of
your consultancy’s Ecological
Footprint applications work.
(e.g.; city or regional Ecological
Footprint assessments,
Ecological Footprints for
corporations
(operations/buildings/products),
Ecological Footprint
assessments for governmental
organizations; Ecological
Footprint software/calculator
tools)
If no:
Please indicate which areas of
technical Ecological Footprint
expertise your consultancy
would like to develop.
___ YES, for (highlight one):
0-2 years; 3-5 years; 5+ years
____ NO
For consultancies with
experience in Ecological
Footprint accounting:
Are there further technical
aspects of the Ecological
Footprint that you would like to
build expertise in?
If yes, please describe.
Ecological Footprint Tools and Trainings
If your consultancy has
developed specialized Ecological
Footprint accounting tools,
please describe them briefly.
If no, are you hoping to develop
tools in the future? Please
describe.
If your consultancy has
developed specialized Ecological
Footprint trainings, please
describe them briefly.
On Becoming a Partner (for all applicants)
How did you hear about
us?
Why does your
organization wish to
become a Global Footprint
Network Partner?
What are the three main
benefits you hope to
achieve/derive from
joining?
What skills, knowledge,
and commitment can your
staff bring to the Partner
Network community?
Partnership Commitments
1. Please review the partnership fee schedule at the end of this document. In the box to
the right, indicate the appropriate annual fee for your organization this year:
______Euros
Partnership Agreement
2. Please initial the box to the right to confirm that you have read and signed the
Partnership Agreement document.
Initial here:
Footprint Forum
3. We strive to make Footprint Forum (www.footprintforum.org), our online partner
community, an active, collaborative and dynamic resource for all our partners. This
requires input and participation from all members of the Partner Network. We encourage
partners to engage in and start discussions with other partners and use the community as
a resource for posting and finding Footprint reports, announcements, news releases, and
other links and resources related to your work with the Footprint/addressing ecological
Overshoot.
Initial here:
We specifically ask that partners create (and update) profiles for themselves, invite others
in their organization to join the community, and post at least one report a year (if relevant
reports are produced), as well as and write blog entries, forum posts or emails to the
community a few times a year on the work that is being done by each partner. This
ensures useful and up-to-date content that benefits all partners and highlights the
important work and progress we are making as a community.
Please initial the box on the right if someone from your organization is willing to contribute
to Footprint Forum at least a few times a year.
4. Your partnership distinguishes you as a leader in advancing the science of sustainability through the
Ecological Footprint. To that end, we would like to display your logo on the partners section of our Web site and
to refer to your organization as a partner of the Global Footprint Network. Please forward your logo to us as a
JPEG or GIF file with high-resolution, 100px by 100px maximum dimensions, and a white or transparent
background along with instructions, if any, about how it should be displayed. In addition, please provide a
maximum 35-word description of your organization.
Additional Comments or Questions
THANK YOU!
Your Application Is Now Complete
Please save it as “Your Organization Name Partner Application” (e.g.: “WWF Partner
Application.doc”) and email to partner@footprintnetwork.org
GLOBAL FOOTPRINT NETWORK
ANNUAL PARTNERSHIP CONTRIBUTION SCHEDULE (as of May 1 st, 2009)
Participating Partners
Academic Institutions (annual project budget for Footprint applications in Euros)
Less than 20,000
20,000 to 50,000
50,000 to 100,000
100,000 to 250,000
250,000 to 500,000
over 500,000
€600
€1,400
€4,800
€8,400
€12,000
€14,000
Consultancies (annual turnover in Euros)
The Consultancy category refers to consulting firms that conduct or wish to conduct Footprint analyses for client
organizations. They tend to have multiple clients and operate on a fee-for-service basis.
Less than 750,000
750,000 to 1 million
1 million to 5 million
5 million to 10 million
10 million to 100 million
100 million to 1 billion
over 1 billion
€1,000
€1,200
€2,600
€7,800
€10,500
€21,000
€33,000
Corporations (annual turnover in Euros)
less than 2 million
2 million to 10 million
10 million to 100 million
100 million to 1 billion
1 billion to 10 billion
10 billion to 50 billion
over 50 billion
€1,950
€4,550
€10,000
€12,500
€16,250
€22,100
€32,500
Government Organizations (annual project budget for Footprint applications in Euros)
less than 20,000
20,000 to 50,000
50,000 to 100,000
100,000 to 250,000
250,000 to 500,000
over 500,000
€750
€3,900
€5,200
€8,125
€11,375
€16,900
Social Benefit Organizations (NGOs/non-profit - annual turnover in Euros)
less than 100,000
100,000 to 500,000
500,000 to 1 million
1 million to 5 million
5 million to 10 million
10 million to 50 million
over 50 million
€600
€900
€2,000
€3,600
€5,400
€9,600
€12,000