Economic Development

Economic Development Strategies to Combat Global Poverty

Gender Equality into Sustainability Standards

Integrating Gender Equality into Sustainability Standards: A Strategic Approach

ISEAL’s guidance, developed with the CGIAR Initiative, highlights the importance of integrating gender equality into sustainability standards. It outlines practices for enhancing women’s empowerment and representation in supply chains, advocating for holistic, organization-wide strategies to address gender inequalities and promote sustainable development.
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Women and Garment Industry- Indian women in textiles factory with arms crossed

Redefining Women’s Leadership in the Garment Industry

RISE highlights the underrepresentation of women in leadership within the garment industry, revealing a disconnect between current programs and worker expectations. It advocates for addressing systemic barriers and redefining women’s advancement beyond supervisory roles, calling for industry collaboration to create a women’s advancement roadmap.
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Women Entrepreneurs and Childcare: Group of Nepali babies and and children

Investing in Women Entrepreneurs: Nepali Childcare Center Gives Mothers More time

At the Baraha Child Care Center in Baddichaur, Nepal, children like Hanvi Rana develop crucial skills while their mothers, like Bimala Saru, pursue economic and household tasks. Funded by iDE through a Paul Polak Innovation Fund grant, the center is part of a larger initiative to promote gender equality and economic empowerment for women in rural Nepal.
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Gender Equality Mainstreaming A-woman-participates-in-agricultural-activities-in-Myanmar

Mainstreaming Gender to Power Sustainable Business Growth

Gender equality is the cornerstone of sustainable business growth. This article explores how MEDA’s Gender Equality Mainstreaming (GEM) Framework is advancing gender equality, in addition to business growth and impact. After applying GEM to 40 businesses and investment funds globally, MEDA found that mainstreaming gender throughout business operations was linked with greater commercial success.
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Dhivya O’Connor Bridging the Digital Gender Gap

New Research Sheds Light on the Digital Gender Gap

The Cherie Blair Foundation for Women, in partnership with Intuit, has published cutting-edge research, revealing the challenges, motivations and opportunities for women entrepreneurs in low and middle income countries in 2023, strongly linked to digital access and experiences. Here, the Foundation’s CEO, Dhivya O’Connor, shares the report’s key findings and calls for urgent action from the private sector to support women’s entrepreneurship and digital inclusion.
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Tim Fort - Business and Peace

How Can Business Help Peace, with Tim Fort

Social Impact Pioneer and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Tim Fort explains how business can help peace
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Emily Miller Measuring Social Impact and Human Rights Regulations

Social Impact Measurement and Human Rights Regulation with Emily Kane Miller

Social Impact Pioneer – Emily Kane Miller discusses measuring social impact and human rights regulation.
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Ms. Mariama Ali, president of the Niya da Kokari VLSA group. Women Respond in Crisis

Stop Talking and Start Listening: Women Respond in Crisis

The ‘Women Respond’ survey by CARE underscores the vital importance of continuously listening to and collaborating with women in crisis situations. Highlighting the resilience and proactive measures women take despite increasing challenges. By actively involving women in decision-making and solution development, CARE’s initiative showcases a successful model for sustainable impact and advocacy, urging the global community to prioritize women’s voices in crisis response and development strategies.
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Education Equity with Mohan Sivaloganathan

Education Equity with Mohan Sivaloganathan

Education equity. Social Impact Pioneer, Mohan Sivaloganathan talks education and employment preparedness, fairness & closing inequality gaps.
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Online Written Discussion – Together for 2024

Our Online Written Discussion “Together for 2024” explored the pressing global development challenges and opportunities. The dialogue emphasized the urgent need for scalable, gender-inclusive
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Social Impact Pioneer Podcast Hamzah Sarwar on Business Purpose

Combining Personal and Business Purpose with Hamzah Sarwar

Social Impact Pioneer – Hamzah Sarwar – shares the challenges of combining personal and business purpose.
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Empowering Women is Smart Economics

Why Empowering Women is Smart Economics

TRANSFORM’s initiative in Ethiopia exemplifies the powerful impact of empowering women in entrepreneurship. By supporting projects like Kidame Mart, TRANSFORM not only aids individual success stories like Mestawet’s but also fosters community development, economic growth, and gender equality, demonstrating the far-reaching benefits of investing in women’s potential.
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JeffBakes Living Wages

Making Living Wages Work, with Jeff Bakes, IKEA

Jeff Bakes of IKEA explores what it takes to make living wages work.
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Sustainable Hospitality with Levar Jackson

Sustainable Hospitality with Levar Jackson: A Journey Towards Eco-Friendly Hotels

Social Impact Pioneer – Levar Jackson talks sustainable hospitality and eco-friendly hotel design
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Together for 2024

The landscape of global development is evolving, with new challenges and opportunities emerging on the horizon. As we navigate these complexities, the power of collaboration, innovation and impactful action becomes increasingly apparent. This paper synthesises the insights from a vibrant Online Written Discussion, “Together for 2024”.
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Business Fights Poverty Together for 2024

This interactive online written discussion brought people together from around the world to share insights on key trends, challenges and opportunities for the year
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Azfar Khan on Living Wages

Social Impact Pioneer, Azfar Khan Explores the Complexities and Transformative Potential of Living Wages.

In this podcast social impact pioneer, Azfar Khan explores the complexities and transformative potential of living wages.
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Climate Justice Summit 2023 – Day 1 – Workshop 1 SC

Our workshop hosted with Standard Chartered (Futuremakers by Standard Chartered | Lifting participation with inclusive entrepreneurship). Learn from leading female tech entrepreneurs supported by
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Climate Change and Water Security

Navigating Climate Change and Water Security at COP28: A Podcast Overview

Social Impact Pioneers – Farai Tunhuma and Uwe Steckhan of UNICEF, navigate climate change and water security at COP28
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Gender Evidence-Based Decision Making

Evidence-Based Decision Making: Programs for Women-Owned Small Businesses

Explore Strive Community’s Small Business Evidence Map: an innovative tool with 100+ studies aiding impactful digital support strategies for small businesses, focusing on unique needs and effective approaches for women-owned enterprises
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What do we mean by "Economic Development"?

Explore how economic growth can significantly reduce poverty through innovative business initiatives and strategic planning. Join us in making a difference.

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