Corporate Impact

Corporate Impact: Transforming Lives and Reducing Poverty

Ian Leader

Brokering Partnerships and Collaboration with Ian Leader

Listen in to Ian Leader, Social Impact Pioneer, cross-sector strategist and founder of Local Works. Ian shares his experience in building partnerships that really work, between business, community and government.
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Ulrich Assouah

AI Literacy and Local Humanitarian Leadership in Cameroon

In this interview, we hear from Ulrich Assouah, Managing Director of IFP Humanitarian Studies, based in Douala, Cameroon. With a background in humanitarian leadership development, organisational governance, and capacity building for local NGOs and young professionals across Africa and fragile contexts, Ulrich brings a practitioner’s lens to the question of AI’s role in locally led humanitarian action.
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innovative corporate social impact

When Budgets Tighten, Corporate Innovators Invest More in Social Impact. Here’s Why.

Across the corporate social impact community, budgets are tightening and many companies have gone quiet on commitments. New research from Project ROI, aggregating 640+ peer-reviewed studies, shows the opposite move: high-performing companies invest more in CSR during downturns. Here’s the data, and what it means for corporate leaders and their nonprofit partners.
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Hesham Elzeftawi - Cross Cultural Learning

What Can Business Gain from Cross Cultural Learning with Hesham Elzeftawi

Social Impact Pioneer Hesham Elzeftawi, shares his journey developing deep understanding and appreciation for cross-cultural learning.
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Dignity in healthcare

Dignity Is a Business Strategy

Dignity is more than compassion, it is a business strategy. Drawing on experiences in Haiti and healthcare, this article explores how designing for human dignity improves trust, engagement and outcomes. From patient care to workforce participation, organisations that prioritise the human experience can strengthen retention, reduce inequality and create more resilient, impactful systems.
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purpose drive leadership

Why Purpose-Driven Leadership Starts With You

Purpose-driven leadership starts with personal clarity. This article argues that leaders must define their own values before building organisations for social impact. Without this internal work, strategies lack direction and authenticity. By aligning personal purpose with organisational goals, leaders can create more resilient, trusted and effective businesses that deliver lasting impact.
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antifragility business strategy

From Resilience to Antifragility: What Nature Can Teach Us About Staying Ambitious in a Time of Constraint

Business Fights Poverty and Learn Biomimicry come together to explore how nature offers a powerful lens for going beyond resilience, helping organisations not just withstand adversity but grow stronger because of it.
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Michelle Grogg

Inside the Mars Impact Fund with Michelle Grogg

Social Impact Pioneer Michelle Grogg is the Executive Director of the Mars Impact Fund. Listen in as Michelle shares her insights on why Mars can do more with an Impact Fund now. She shares her experiences on how businesses can drive meaningful social impact at scale and how delivering impact through both business operations and targeted investment is a vital way to make limited resources go further.
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women farmers supply chains

Partnering for Impact: Five Lessons for Organisations Ready to Champion Women Farmers

Strong partnerships are essential to building resilient, climate-smart supply chains. Drawing on ofi and GIZ’s multi-year collaboration, this article shares five practical lessons for empowering women farmers at scale. From aligning around shared challenges to designing inclusive, long-term programmes, it shows how partnership can unlock livelihoods, strengthen value chains and drive measurable impact.
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Why Lean Startup Fails Impact Ventures – and What to Do About It

Why do so many impact ventures fail to scale sustainably? The Billions Burned webinar series explores how Lean Startup and patient capital models can undermine long-term success in “build to hold” ventures. It argues that structural cost-to-value barriers – not lack of effort or money – drive failure, and highlights the need for new innovation frameworks that prioritise profitability, resilience and real-world impact.
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Beatrice Medo

Supply Chain Resilience Starts with Household Resilience: What Other Sectors can Learn from Cocoa

Supply chain resilience begins at the household level. Drawing lessons from the cocoa sector in West Africa, this article explores how strengthening women’s financial inclusion, decision-making power and access to savings groups can stabilise farming families and reduce risks across global supply chains. When households become more resilient, companies gain stronger, more reliable and sustainable supply systems.
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Marike Runneboom de Peña, Fairtrade

Why Fairtrade Matters More Than Ever with Marike Runneboom de Peña

Listen in to this podcast episode to hear from Social Impact Pioneer Marike Runneboom de Peña, Interim CEO of Fairtrade International, about why this moment is a turning point for fair trade and global supply chains.
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Translating sustainability insights into action

Partner with the Business Fights Poverty Institute to Drive Action

Businesses face growing pressure to turn sustainability insight into action, yet fragmented evidence often slows progress. The Business Fights Poverty Institute bridges this gap by combining academic rigour with real-world expertise to deliver practical, actionable guidance. By enabling collaboration across sectors, it helps companies build resilient, inclusive strategies to tackle global challenges effectively.
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Global supply chains and hidden labour risks

Forced Labour in Supply Chains: A Growing Competitiveness Challenge for the UK

Forced labour in supply chains is no longer just an ethical issue, it is a growing competitiveness challenge for UK businesses. As global regulations tighten, responsible sourcing is becoming essential for market access, resilience and investor confidence. Stronger frameworks can protect workers, level the playing field and position the UK to lead in sustainable, high-integrity global trade.
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The Social Impact Landscape for Business

The Social Impact Landscape for Business: Planning for 2026 This paper explores how businesses can navigate an increasingly complex and polarised social impact landscape
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Narrative and Language

What is working for social impact professionals in 2026 As social impact becomes increasingly politicised and misunderstood, how organisations communicate is critical to sustaining
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Managing Change

What is working for social impact professionals in 2026 As social impact professionals face rising uncertainty, funding pressures and shifting political dynamics, the ability
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The Missing Link in Water Stewardship: Why Gender Equity is Not an Add-On

As water scarcity intensifies, businesses must rethink not only how much water they use but who is most affected by its depletion. This article explores why gender equality, disability and social inclusion (GEDSI) are essential to effective corporate water stewardship, helping companies reduce operational risks, strengthen community trust and build more resilient, equitable water management strategies.
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Good Intentions Don’t Transform Supply Chains. Better Design Could.

Despite growing commitments to gender equality, many supply chain programmes struggle to deliver real outcomes for women. This article argues the problem is not motivation but design. By rethinking how gender initiatives are structured—embedding context, capability, and evidence from the start—companies can move beyond participation metrics and create meaningful, lasting change in global supply chains.
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Together for 2026: Navigating a Shifting Social Impact Landscape

As social impact becomes more complex, politicised and contested, businesses and practitioners are rethinking how change is led and communicated. Drawing on insights from Business Fights Poverty’s Together for 2026 forum, this article explores how organisations can move beyond acronyms, build trust locally, integrate impact into core decision-making, and sustain leadership resilience in an uncertain global landscape.
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What do we mean by "Corporate Impact"?

Corporate impacts can transform lives and reduce poverty significantly through targeted programs and partnerships that foster economic growth

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