AUSTIN, Texas — At the entrance to the “Social Good Hub” at South by Southwest (SXSW), a festival celebrating technology and innovation in addition to film and music, is a step and repeat banner featuring the Sustainable Development Goals.
Inside, a range of programs cover everything from storytelling for social impact to partnerships to collaboration in the current political climate. Yesterday, Devex reporter Catherine Cheney moderated a conversation with Gary White, CEO of Water.org, and Michele Sullivan, president of the Caterpillar Foundation and director of corporate social innovation at Caterpillar Inc.
In conversations on and offstage, Sullivan offered Devex insights about her organization’s partnership with Water.org and the challenges facing policy and advocacy work in Washington, D.C. Here are her comments, edited for length and clarity.
About the author
Catherine Cheneycatherinecheney
Catherine Cheney is the Senior Editor for Special Coverage at Devex. She leads the editorial vision of Devex’s news events and editorial coverage of key moments on the global development calendar. Catherine joined Devex as a reporter, focusing on technology and innovation in making progress on the Sustainable Development Goals. Prior to joining Devex, Catherine earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Yale University, and worked as a web producer for POLITICO, a reporter for World Politics Review, and special projects editor at NationSwell. She has reported domestically and internationally for outlets including The Atlantic and the Washington Post. Catherine also works for the Solutions Journalism Network, a non profit organization that supports journalists and news organizations to report on responses to problems.
