Partner Commitments
The Alliance offers several participation opportunities for a variety of organizational types, including Corporate, Nonprofit, and AZA Zoo & Aquariums.
See below for full commitment details at each partnership level.
Corporate partners of the Alliance are asked to make the following four commitments to combat wildlife trafficking:
- Utilize owned corporate communications channels to spread unified messaging to combat wildlife trafficking, developed through the Alliance;
- Examples include, but are not limited to,
- Sharing content on social media channels;
- Posting website advertisements and other promotional content;
- Writing blog content and/or submitting articles in newsletters;
- Executing cause-marketing initiatives that help raise awareness about wildlife trafficking to consumers;
- Placing consumer and industry magazine advertisements;
- Writing and submitting op-eds, etc.
- Examples include, but are not limited to,
- Develop and implement strong corporate policies to thwart wildlife traffickers’ efforts to market illegal wildlife products;
- Examples of policies include, but are not limited to,
- Training programs for employees;
- Strategies for vendor/supplier communication; and
- Reporting mechanisms to alert authorities to suspicious items.
- Examples of policies include, but are not limited to,
- Share experiences, expertise, best practices, tools and resources with other companies in relevant industries to help the Alliance meet its objectives;
- Help to support the Alliance via a financial or in-kind contribution.
Non-profit partners of the Alliance are asked to make the following four commitments to combat wildlife trafficking:
- Utilize owned corporate communications channels to spread unified messaging to combat wildlife trafficking, developed through the Alliance;
- Examples include, but are not limited to,
- Sharing content on social media channels;
- Posting website advertisements and other promotional content;
- Writing blog content and/or submitting articles in newsletters;
- Executing cause-marketing initiatives that help raise awareness about wildlife trafficking to consumers;
- Placing consumer and industry magazine advertisements;
- Writing and submitting op-eds, etc.
- Examples include, but are not limited to,
- Support governance, strategic planning, shared work, and decision making via regular participation in Alliance meetings, events, sector working groups, and other activities;
- Share experiences, expertise, best practices, tools and resources to help the Alliance meet its objectives; and
- Help to support the Alliance via a financial or in-kind contribution.
AZA Zoo and Aquarium partners of the Alliance are asked to make the following five commitments to combat wildlife trafficking:
- Utilize site-based messaging/programs, and communications channels to spread unified messaging developed through the Alliance and facilitate public action to combat wildlife trafficking;
- Examples include, but are not limited to,
- Sharing content on social media and traditional media channels;
- Posting website content;
- Writing blog content and/or submitting articles in newsletters;
- Executing initiatives that help raise awareness about wildlife trafficking to consumers;
- Integrating messaging and public action opportunities onsite and into education and outreach programming.
- Examples include, but are not limited to,
- Commit to meeting the AZA Policy on Responsible Population Management, which includes acquisition of animals from the wild and other sources;
- Share experiences, expertise, best practices, tools and resources with other Alliance members in relevant industries to help the Alliance meet its objectives;
- Support governance, strategic planning, shared work, and decision making via regular participation in Alliance meetings, events, sector working groups, and other activities; and
- Help to support the Alliance via a financial or in-kind contribution.