Business Purpose

Human Rights and Business

Help Shape the UK’s Approach to Business and Human Rights: Take Part in the National Baseline Assessment

The UK Government invites Business Fights Poverty members to contribute to a National Baseline Assessment of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. Led by Nottingham Rights Lab, the survey and consultation explore government and business efforts to protect and respect human rights. Responses are welcome until 14 November 2025.
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Åsa Skogström Feldt

How IKEA Is Powering Global Social Entrepreneurship with Åsa Skogström Feldt

Åsa Skogström Feldt, MD, IKEA Social Entrepreneurship shares how business can be a force for good & why they accelerate social enterprises.
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Views from the Global Goals Summit on Business Fights Poverty’s New Report: Making the Five Bridges to 2045 a Reality

At this year’s Business Fights Poverty Global Goals Summit, a number of sessions turned their attention to the launch of our new Five Bridges to 2045: How Business Can Build a Fairer, More Resilient Future. Eighteen experts from our global network took part in online sessions and an in-person event hosted with Barclays in New York, where representatives from Ikea, Natura, Vodafone Foundation, ABF Sugar and Fundación Paraguaya shared their perspectives on how to bring the report’s vision of embedding social impact and sustainability into core business closer to reality.
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Amrit Dhaliwal - a values-driven leader.

Social Impact Entrepreneurship & Leading with Purpose – Amrit Dhaliwal

Social Impact Pioneer, social entrepreneur, home care leader and purposeful leader – Amrit Dhaliwal shares how to be a values-driven leader.
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Five Bridges to 2045: How business can build a fairer, more resilient future

This report argues that companies should harness their core operations to create inclusive, resilient livelihoods by 2045, responding to today’s intertwined geopolitical, economic, and climate disruptions. It sets out a five-bridge framework—with practical priorities and cases—for: integrating social impact into core functions, aligning environmental and social agendas for a just transition, evolving governance and incentives, connecting decision-makers to those closest to the issues, and scaling cross-sector collaboration. With the Business Fights Poverty Institute.
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Open Source, Open Learning: Unlocking Innovation for Social Impact

Innovation thrives when knowledge is shared. In this piece, Chris Lawrence explores how open learning—rooted in humility, transparency, and collective wisdom—can unlock solutions to global challenges. Moving beyond open source technology, he argues for a business philosophy that values shared experience and human connection to foster lasting social impact and inclusive innovation.
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Penelope Gregoriou and Muhammad Hassan Dajana.

The Future of Climate Action: Youth Leadership and Systems Change with Penelope and Hassan

Social Impact Pioneers: Penelope Gregoriou & Muhammad Hassan Dajana explore how the young leaders reshape climate action & social innovation
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Mark Horoszowski & Alam Bains

Empowering Social Innovation with Mark Horoszowski & Alam Bains

Mark Horoszowski and Alam Bains of MovingWorlds talk behaviour change, empowering social innovation and taking volunteering to another level.
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Impact Credits Can Revolutionize Poverty Alleviation

Tradeable impact credits—like those issued on the Common Good Marketplace—are transforming how businesses fund global poverty alleviation. With verified outcomes, clear valuation, and rigorous auditing, these credits enable companies to invest in real results and receive measurable social returns. This article explores the promise of impact credits as a tool for scalable, accountable, and high-impact funding.
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Stef Engels

Reimagining Development Through Business with Stefan Engels

Meet Stefan Engels, an international development leader with a remarkable cross-sector journey—from corporate boardrooms to grassroots innovation hubs across Africa. Now based in Nairobi, Stefan brings nearly two decades of experience working at the nexus of private sector development, inclusive business models, and entrepreneurial ecosystems.
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Two business professionals discussing ideas in an office- Portfolio Approach to Impact

Beyond Buzzwords: A Portfolio Approach to Value, Purpose, and Performance

With trust and supply chains under pressure, companies need more than good intentions—they need smart strategy. In this new piece, Alix Lebec shows how a portfolio approach to impact can align capital, philanthropy, and business goals to drive efficiency, resilience, and value. Discover how leading companies are integrating purpose to navigate a complex future.
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Nyika Brain

Why Business Resilience is the New Social Impact, with Nyika Brain

Sustainability and social impact leader Nyika Brain, joins the Social Impact Pioneers podcast to share her experiences in global supply chains, delivering impact through business and explains why resilience is the new social impact and could be the way to navigate CSR and ESG challenges.
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Woman and Man business meeting over coffee Business and Refugees

Turning Potential into Prosperity – How Business Can Help Refugees Thrive

In partnership with Visa Inc, Business Fights Poverty launched yesterday a new report, at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, calling for the private sector and governments to recognise the economic potential of refugees and to support approaches that work for refugees and host communities.
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Online gender-based violence

Online Gender-Based Violence Limits Global Economic Growth, Research Reveals.

Online gender-based violence (GBV) is driving women-owned micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) offline, shrinking markets, profits and global economic growth. This MSME Day, we’re calling for the private sector to take urgent action to address this issue and create a more inclusive digital business world. Our new research with Intuit and the World Bank’s ‘Women, Business, and the Law’ project sheds light on how.
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Trust, Transparency and Impact: How Credibility Offers Vital Solutions to the World’s Most Pressing Problems

Credibility is the key to unlocking crucial sustainability impacts. Embedding trust and confidence, credible sustainability systems help governments and businesses address today’s most urgent challenges. Patrick Mallet, ISEAL’s Innovations Director, explains what credibility is and why it’s so important.
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Creating a Culture of Impact: How Thinking Like A Pro Athlete Can Help Businesses Drive Meaningful Change

How can businesses build cultures that deliver meaningful social impact? Nick Cooney argues that companies should take inspiration from elite athletes—adopting a performance-driven mindset to “train” their impact strategies. By embracing discipline, pushing beyond comfort zones, and prioritising purpose alongside profit, businesses can create a legacy of measurable, lasting change.
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Climate Action Through Market Systems: Why Businesses Need a Systems Development Approach

To stay resilient and impactful amid climate challenges, businesses must embrace a systems development approach. This article explores how Market Systems Development (MSD) can align business incentives with environmental goals, helping SMEs access ESG support and scale sustainable practices. MSD isn’t just a method—it’s a mindset for long-term, inclusive climate action and economic growth.
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Co-creation with Community Organisations Vital to Effectively Address Health Inequality

With the impacts of climate change exacerbating health inequalities, how can businesses promote health equity through their climate action? Partnership for Southern Equity relates how it worked directly with healthcare professionals to advance climate and health equity, and introduces four practical steps outlined in the new Centering Health Equity in Climate Action Toolkit for Businesses.
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AI innovation in LMICs

Exploring the AI opportunity in LMICs: Unlocking Funding and Inclusive Innovation

As AI advances globally, low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) risk being left behind. Yet AI holds transformative potential for addressing local challenges—from healthcare to climate resilience. This article explores the funding gaps, structural barriers, and innovation potential in LMICs, calling for inclusive investment, infrastructure, and policy to ensure AI delivers for everyone, everywhere.
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“Building the Muscle” to Manage Business Impact on People: Three Key Priorities

As expectations rise and regulatory demands grow, businesses must strengthen their ability to manage social impact. This article outlines three key priorities for companies: addressing core worker concerns like wages and job security, using social data to inform decision-making, and building relationships across systems to tackle complex issues like forced labour and living wage.
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