Business Purpose

Creating a meaningful mission and effecting positive change

What do we mean by "Business Purpose"?

The concept of “business purpose” transcends the traditional focus on profit maximization. It embodies the idea that businesses have a profound responsibility to create positive social and environmental impact alongside generating financial returns. This purpose-driven approach recognizes that businesses thrive when the communities they operate in, and the planet as a whole, also thrive.

Explore crucial insights in the Annual ESG Preparedness Report, highlighting leadership’s role in integrating Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) into business. This report emphasises women’s impact on sustainability governance and calls for actionable leadership strategies in a world increasingly aware of its ecological footprint.
Strive Community has launched the first version of their Small Business Evidence Map, a tool that charts the impact of digital and data-first support on small businesses. A resource for organisations that support small businesses to go digital, allowing users to understand the current state of evidence and explore more about what does—and doesn’t—have an impact on small businesses.
Business Fights Poverty is partnering with the Global Financing Facility for Women, Children and Adolescents (GFF), in support of GFF’s #DeliverTheFuture campaign
Access the resources from this year’s hybrid global goals summit, themed “collaborating for an equitable and resilient future”, comes at the SDGs’ midpoint, amidst a confluence of global challenges threatening progress. The Summit was an opportunity for genuine conversations and insights sharing.