Economic Development

Economic Development Strategies to Combat Global Poverty

Purpose Goes Hungry Without Culture

Business Fights Poverty is currently asking: “How can we embed Purpose authentically into business.” But what can this look like in practice, and where do we go from here?
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Doing Business with Integrity is Good for Business and Society

This series of case studies forms part of the Business Integrity Initiative, an online hub that signposts companies to anti-corruption and human rights guidance and provides support to SMEs on anti-bribery and corruption compliance and prevention. The goal is to encourage companies to put integrity at the heart of their business strategies and practices. This in turn will help developing countries to attract long-term, sustainable investment while reducing the supply of bribes and human rights abuses by UK companies. The case studies include a number of companies that are benefiting from doing business with integrity; Forensic Pathways, Dints, MLM, and Coltraco Ultrasonics, all of whom are enjoying significant commercial success in frontier markets by putting integrity at the heart of their business model and relationships with commercial partners.
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The Journey of Total to Inclusive Energy Solutions

Over the last decade, many multinational corporations (MNCs) have attempted to set up inclusive businesses of one kind or another, with varying success. Despite good intentions and the investment of significant resources, few of these pilots have been successful and an even smaller proportion has reached significant scale.​
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Business Fights Poverty Oxford 2019 Women’s Equality Zone Workshop: Preparing for possible new ILO regulation

CARE International UK are delighted to support the Business Fights Poverty Challenge on business and GBV and to host the Women’s Equality Zone at the Business Fights Poverty Oxford conference on 11 July 2019. ​
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Time For A Fresh Look At Inclusive Business

Tom Harrison, Technical Director, Business Innovation Facility reflects on his experiences of inclusive business and where the conversation around inclusive business is today.
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Supporting Business Solutions To Poverty

Over the past few decades, much progress has been made on a range of development challenges – including poverty reduction, preventable disease and access to education. Yet much remains to be done and the urgency of dealing with intractable, global problems that put these gains at risk has increased.
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Business Briefing on Unpaid Care and Domestic Work

A new report from Oxfam looks at Why unpaid care by women and girls matters to business, and how companies can address it ​
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How can businesses foster an enabling environment that unlocks the potential of social intrapreneurs to drive commercial and social innovation?

Join us for a live written discussion with a panel of experts to discuss creating conditions for social intrapreneurs to thrive. Taking place on
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How Can Businesses Foster an Enabling Environment that Unlocks the Potential of Social Intrapreneurs to Drive Commercial and Social Innovation?

Join us for a a live written discussion with a panel of experts to explore how businesses can foster an enabling environment that unlocks the potential of social intrapreneurs to drive commercial and social innovation.
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Ivanka Trump Could Shape African Women’s Entrepreneurship

There were mixed views in February when U.S. “First Daughter” Ivanka Trump announced her Women’s Global Development and Prosperity Initiative with US$50 million in start-up funds. Many were left to wonder: Is this a publicity stunt by the Trump administration, more of the usual one-size-fits-all U.S. foreign aid programs, or a real commitment to drive change?  
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Pakistani Businesses Need to Hire and Retain More Women to Flourish

Pakistan has made progress in boosting women’s education levels over the past several years—yet less than 8 percent of the country’s workforce are women. Closing that gap will represent a huge economic opportunity for our country.​
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​Plan for the Future

In our book “All In: The Future of Business Leadership”, we argue that business can no longer be hesitant or half-hearted about embedding sustainability.  They have to go “All In!”
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We Won’t Take This Lying Down: Women, Business and Equality in 2019

The Cherie Blair Foundation for Women has launched a new organisational strategy with an ambition to empower 100,000 more women and girls to fulfil their potential as entrepreneurs in the next four years. But why is this focus important and what does the roadmap towards getting there look like? ​
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Business Fights Poverty Oxford 2019 – Last Chance to Register

Last chance to join GSK, Unilever, Visa plus CARE, Oxfam, WWF and many more at Business Fights Poverty Oxford 2019 on July 11th
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The Unilever Young Entrepreneurs Awards 2019: Open for Applications Until 30 June

The Unilever Young Entrepreneurs Awards, delivered by Unilever and the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, support and celebrate inspirational young people from all over the world who have initiatives, products or services tackling some of the planet’s biggest sustainability challenges. ​
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Corporate/ Impact Enterprise Partnerships – Part 2 – Now for the Hard Part

In this, the second of two blogs, Jon Shepard draws together existing strands of thought on partnerships between large corporations and ‘impact enterprises’, and throw in their own experience from work with several corporate accelerator programmes.  Until recently, Jon led EY’s work with impact entrepreneurs in the emerging markets.
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The Best Kept Secret: The Role of Corporate Foundations in Building Sustainable Brands

In this blog, we argue why corporate foundations are the ideal partner for companies in building a truly sustainable brand. Find out what makes them a unique partner, what contributions they can have, and how you can leverage this partnership most strategically.
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Building Back Better in the Caribbean:  The Clinton Foundation and Partnerships for Change

At the Clinton Foundation, we believe that everyone deserves a chance to succeed, everyone has a responsibility to act, and we all do better when we work together. It’s this belief that led President Clinton to launch the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), which convenes leaders through its Action Network on Post-Disaster Recovery to support recovery and resiliency efforts in the Caribbean.
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Most Brands’ Support Of Causes Is Not Breaking Through To Gen Z

New study from DoSomething Strategic reveals disconnect between brands and their support of social causes in the minds of younger consumers. Savage x Fenty, Dove, and Love Beauty and Planet receive among the highest association between brand and cause.
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Why Large and Small Businesses Need to Collaborate to Compete in Complex Markets

Increasingly, large companies are realising that they need to collaborate closely with their SME supply chains to compete in global markets. But developing collaborative relationships with supply chains is not only compatible with success, it can also be a driver of it.
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