Economic Development

Economic Development Strategies to Combat Global Poverty

What Does it Take to be a Female Entrepreneur? With Naom and Natasha

What does it take to be a female entrepreneur…to inspire, to lead and to make change? This conversation hears from Social Impact Pioneers Naom Monari and Natasha Kwakwa, as they discuss getting started, how to build a business and why getting your first endorsement from another organisation can be a catalyst for growth.
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Why the Fashion Industry’s Four Largest Women’s Empowerment Programmes Came Together to Form RISE 

BSR’s HERproject, Gap Inc. P.A.C.E, CARE, and Better Work, have come together to launch RISE (Reimagining Industry to Support Equality) on International Women’s Day. The organization aims to empower women workers in the garment, footwear, and home furnishings supply chains by building on the founding partners’ proven approaches and expertise.
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Gender Parity in Farming with Taryn and Emily

This podcast hears from Social Impact Pioneers: Emily Janoch from the NGO CARE and Taryn Barclay from multi-national company Cargill. Together they talk deeply about why women are critical to prosperous food supply chains, what difference it would make if we take women seriously in the agricultural sector and how supporting women and their communities is essential for long term sustainability.
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What are the connections between health equity and climate change, and how can businesses play a role?

Join us for this live written discussion with a panel of experts to explore the connections between health equity and climate change, and how can businesses play a role. The live panel takes places onThursday 16 March 2023, 11 to 12pm EST / 3pm to 4 pm GMT
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How Can Businesses Encourage and Support Social Innovation in their Organisations, and What are the Benefits of Doing So?

Join this live written discussion with a panel of experts to explore how businesses encourage and support social innovation in their organisations, and the benefits of doing so. The live panel takes place on Thursday 13 April 2023, 10am to 11am EDT / 3pm to 4 pm BST
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What is the business case for paying living wages, and how can businesses implement living wages across their value chains?

Join us for this live written discussion with a panel of experts to explore the business case for paying living wages, and how can
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Midpoint of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: What role can businesses play in accelerating progress on the SDGs?

Join us for this live written discussion with a panel of experts to explore the role businesses can play in accelerating progress on the
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How Can We Better Articulate the Benefits of Managing Environmental, Social and Governance Issues for Businesses and Wider Stakeholders?

Join us for this live written discussion with a panel of experts to explore how we can better articulate the benefits of managing environmental, social and governance issues for businesses and wider stakeholders. The live panel is taking place on Thursday 11th May 2023, 10am to 11am EST / 3pm to 4 pm GMT
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How Can Businesses Best Support Youth Employability in Light of the Trends We Are Seeing Around the Future of Work?

Join us for this live written discussion with a panel of experts to explore how businesses can best support youth employability in light of the trends we are seeing around the future of work. The live panel is taking place on Thursday 8th June 2023, 10am to 11am EDT / 3pm to 4 pm GMT
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Midpoint of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: What role can businesses play in accelerating progress on the SDGs?

Join us for this live written discussion with a panel of experts to explore the role businesses can play in accelerating progress on the SDGs, as we reach the midpoint of the 2030 agenda. The live panel is taking place on Thursday 20 July 2023, 10am to 11am EST / 3pm to 4 pm GMT
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What is the business case for paying living wages, and how can businesses implement living wages across their value chains?

Join us for this live written discussion with a panel of experts to explore the business case for paying living wages, and how can businesses can implement living wages across their value chains. The live panel is taking place on Thursday 14th September 2023, 10am to 11am EST / 3pm to 4 pm GMT
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Delivering Healthier Futures for Women, Children and Adolescents: What is the role of business?

Join us for this live written discussion with a panel of experts to explore the role of business in improving maternal, child and adolescent health.
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How Can We Create Food Security and Ensure Strong Farmer Livelihoods?

Join us for this live written discussion with a panel of experts to explore what role businesses can play in addressing the social and equity dimensions of climate change. The live panel is taking places on Wednesday 25th October 2023, 10am to 11am EST / 3pm to 4 pm GMT
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How Can Business Most Effectively Address Gender-Based Violence?

This live written discussion with a panel of experts will explore how business can most effectively address gender-based violence in the workplace, their value chains and communities.
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Women Smallholders Will Drive Africa’s Transition to Regenerative Agriculture

Regenerative agriculture improves the soil, traps carbon emissions and lifts farmers out of poverty. 80% of Kenya’s smallholder farmers are women, which is why Hand in Hand’s regenerative agriculture curriculum places women at its core. The organisation aims to reach one in 20 Kenyan farmers in the next five years.
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How can businesses best support youth employability in light of the trends we are seeing around the future of work?

This live written discussion with a panel of experts to explored how businesses can best support youth employability in light of the trends we
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Sustainable Green Building and Green Tree Tops ESG

How can we better articulate the benefits of managing environmental, social and governance issues for businesses and wider stakeholders?

A live written discussion with a panel of experts to explore how we can better articulate the benefits of managing environmental, social and governance
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Time to Act on Mental Health: UNICEF’s Global Coalition for Youth Mental Well-being

The Global Coalition for Youth Mental Well-being, hosted by UNICEF, was born out of the belief that the mental well-being of youth cannot be addressed by one entity alone but needs collective action. It is time for joint action on mental health
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Where are the gaps in business leadership for climate justice?

Hosted with Meta While it is primarily the responsibility of governments to drive action on climate change, businesses and their civil society partners also
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How can we collaborate better across climate and health to drive equity and resilience?

Hosted with GSK Climate change threatens people’s lives, health and wellbeing. These impacts are not being felt equally, and reflect deep-seated inequities, such as
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