The project builds and further develops an effective process for utilizing the Academy's knowledge with the aim of strengthening the competitiveness of the region's small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and developing the Academy's commitment and ability for needs-driven collaboration. The starting point of the project is mutual benefit between Linköping University, LiU, and SMEs in Östergötland. The project is a collaborative project in which Almi Företagspartner Östergötland AB, Almi, and the LiU Collaboration Unit act as intermediaries between LiU's needs and SMF's need for relevant knowledge that contributes to companies' development and growth. The project is based on the region's defined challenge areas, smart specialisation, LiU's challenges related to the collaboration task and Almi's knowledge and proximity to SMEs with growth ambitions. The project contributes to the development of participating companies' sustainability work, through structured work to prioritize and target participating companies' sustainability work.