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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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How can companies strengthen livelihoods through their value chains?

How can companies strengthen livelihoods through their value chains? As businesses face rising pressure to deliver fairer and more resilient value chains, livelihoods can
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How are current social and environmental challenges disrupting livelihoods?

How are current social and environmental challenges disrupting livelihoods? As climate change, AI, demographic shifts and displacement reshape labour markets, the challenge is not
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AI is Working for Women Entrepreneurs — But Only at the Edges. For Real Benefits, We Need Targeted Action.

AI is helping women entrepreneurs save time, but not yet unlock the full growth potential of their businesses. Drawing on research across 3,000 women entrepreneurs in 66 countries, this article explores why AI adoption remains concentrated in marketing and communications, and what targeted action is needed to turn AI from a helpful tool into a genuine driver of resilience, productivity and growth.
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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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Tackling Ibiza’s Housing Crisis Through Cross-Sector Collaboration, with Yvette, Sofia and Anna

In this episode, three Social Impact Leaders: Sofia Ribas, Anna Olivia Spenner Hernández, and Yvette Torres-Rahman, share insights from their groundbreaking research into Ibiza’s housing crisis and explore practical solutions to make living on the island viable year-round.
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Managing Debt and Mortgages with Jinesh Vohra

Jinesh Vohra, social entrepreneur and founder of Sprive talks managing debt and mortgages.
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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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Making Environmental Action Second Nature

Making Environmental Action Second Nature

Climate action often fails not from apathy, but from poor design. This article argues that the most powerful environmental impact comes from embedding sustainability into everyday systems—especially finance. By making climate-positive choices automatic rather than effort-based, businesses can drive durable behaviour change and shift outcomes at scale.
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The Business of Coral Reefs with Sam Teicher

Social Impact Pioneer, Sam Teicher talks the business of coral reefs, running impact businesses, investors and innovation.
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Talent Development, Social Impact & the Future of Work with Banalata, DHL Group

How to bring business talent development and social impact to get the best outcomes. Social Impact Pioneer Banalata Sen, Global Head of GoTeach at DHL Group shares her wisdom.
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Social Impact from Big Picture to On-the-Ground Action with Darsh Myronidis, Virgin Group

Social Impact Pioneer, Darshana Myronidis, Director of Sustainability, Virgin Group talks Social Impact: big picture to on-the-ground action
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Reimagining old IT equipment before it becomes waste: How Business Can Turn Obsolete IT & Laptops into Opportunity

Reimagining Old IT Equipment Before It Becomes Waste: How Business Can Turn Obsolete IT & Laptops into Opportunity

As support for Windows 10 ends, millions of corporate laptops risk becoming e‑waste. London social enterprise SocialBox.Biz shows how businesses can repurpose redundant IT devices with open-source software, cutting emissions while tackling digital exclusion. Partnering with charities, companies can turn “old kit” into a lifeline for people facing homelessness, poverty and isolation, and strengthen ESG performance.
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Trailblazers and Transformers How UK Business Can Deliver Greater Social Impact

Trailblazers and Transformers: How UK Business Can Deliver Greater Social Impact

With less than five years left to achieve the SDGs, a new UN Global Compact Network UK report benchmarks how six high-impact UK business sectors are performing. While companies show strong social sustainability progress, environmental action still lags. The findings offer a roadmap for aligning strategy, policy, and investment to accelerate UK leadership on the SDGs.
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Legislating Humanity to Change the System, with Maaria Mozaffar

In this episode, legislative attorney and human rights strategist Maaria Mozaffar shares how inclusive policy starts with empathy, not slogans. From writing human-centred laws to challenging systemic inequity, she reveals how anyone can shape justice. Tune in for a powerful conversation on dignity, courage, and transforming disillusionment into action.
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The AI Divide Is Growing: Why the Future of Youth Entrepreneurship Rests on a Knife Edge

Artificial intelligence offers enormous potential to level the playing field for young entrepreneurs — but without urgent action, it risks deepening inequality. Drawing on insights from Youth Business International’s policy paper, this article explores how business, policymakers, and support organisations can collaborate to close the AI divide and build a more inclusive future for entrepreneurship.
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Beauty with Purpose: How Avon is Empowering Women and Driving Sustainability

Beauty with Purpose: How Avon is Empowering Women and Driving Sustainability

Avon is redefining beauty through purpose-driven sustainability. From empowering millions of Representatives to innovative cruelty-free and refillable products, Avon’s strategy integrates climate action, ethical sourcing and gender equity. This article explores how Avon’s inclusive business model and ESG commitments are creating lasting social impact across communities and supply chains.
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Climate Resilience for Micro-Retailers: Why this is Your Next Strategic Priority

Micro-retailers are vital to local economies and brand ecosystems, but many face repeated disruption from climate shocks. A new report from Business Fights Poverty and Mastercard Strive explores how digital financial tools can fortify, navigate and recover from climate risks, creating stability for low-income entrepreneurs and strategic value for financial institutions and supply chains.
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Heat Resilience: An Opportunity for Cross-Sector Action in the United States

Extreme heat is the deadliest US climate threat, costing thousands of lives and hundreds of billions of dollars annually. A new white paper, Heat Resilience: An Opportunity for Cross-Sector Action in the United States, outlines a shared agenda, sector guidance, and policy and finance levers to drive coordinated, community-centered resilience across business, government and healthcare.
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