Global Goals

Achieving Global Goals for Poverty Eradication

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Turning Potential into Prosperity – How Business Can Help Refugees Thrive

In partnership with Visa Inc, Business Fights Poverty launched yesterday a new report, at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, calling for the private sector and governments to recognise the economic potential of refugees and to support approaches that work for refugees and host communities.
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Reducing Child Labour in Palm Oil: A Model for Business-NGO Collaboration

A pioneering partnership between Planting Naturals, APT Action on Poverty, and MAPCO has reduced child labour by 70% in Sierra Leone’s palm oil sector. By combining ethical sourcing, community-led development, and inclusive finance, this collaboration shows how businesses and NGOs can drive sustainable change through shared responsibility and grassroots engagement.
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Why We Must Bring “Development” Back into Sustainability Conversation More Than Ever

As ESG faces backlash, it’s time to reconnect sustainability with human development. Lourdes Montenegro of the World Benchmarking Alliance argues that companies must align sustainability with real-world progress—like livelihoods, safety, and resilience. Using data from the updated SDG2000 list, she calls for reframing ESG as a tool for inclusive development, not just environmental performance.
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Bridging Divides: Rethinking Collaboration amid Global Crises

In a world facing intersecting global crises, collective social innovators are reimagining how we collaborate. Moving beyond the lone innovator, they unite communities, NGOs, and governments to manage resources, influence policy, and drive systemic change. The Schwab Foundation’s new report highlights lessons from these changemakers, revealing the power of inclusive, participatory approaches to global problem-solving.
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Building Credibility for Equity and Livelihoods: Foundations for Fairer Futures

Fairer prices and fundamental human rights are desperately lacking for global producers. The solutions require trustworthy frameworks and dialogues. Sheila Senathirajah, ISEAL’s Head of Social Impact, explains how complex equity and livelihoods are, revealing credibility’s catalysing power for foundational change.
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Community Forum: Strengthening Cross-Sector Collaboration

Join us LIVE on 16 July at 10am or 3pm GMT+1 for the second in an inspiring series of hybrid community sessions in the
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Community Forum: Connecting Decision Makers with Those Closest to the Issues

The first in an inspiring series of hybrid community sessions in the lead up to the Global Goals Summit took place this month. We
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2025 Road Ahead

5 Insights to Guide the Business Fights Poverty Community into 2025

As 2025 begins, businesses must shift from strategy to action on sustainability, resilience, and social impact. With support from Business Fights Poverty Institute Fellows, this article outlines five key priorities, including reimagining resilience, scaling regenerative solutions, aligning social and environmental goals, advancing living wages, and leveraging collaboration as a competitive edge. The year ahead offers a critical opportunity to drive meaningful, systemic change.
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Strengthening Gender Equity in the Voluntary Carbon Market

Integrating gender equity into the Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM) is crucial for ensuring both environmental and social sustainability. Carbon credit projects that empower women, particularly in developing regions, achieve better and more lasting climate outcomes with the potential to meet multiple Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). By prioritising gender, businesses can strengthen project integrity and contribute to lasting community resilience.
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Global Goals Summit 2025

With just five years left to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals, join peers from business and the international development community during UN General
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Driving ESG Innovation in the New Regulatory Context with Meta

Companies today face the challenge of maintaining ambitious social and environmental innovation while navigating an increasingly complex regulatory landscape. During a hybrid workshop hosted
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Strategic Partnerships to Support Community Resilience with Cargill

Strategic partnerships between business and not-for-profit organisations unlock opportunities for communities to strengthen their resilience to stresses and shocks – especially in today’s rapidly
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Plugging the Financing Gap for Young Entrepreneurs with Standard Chartered

The underfunding of young female entrepreneurs represents a missed opportunity for innovation and economic advancement. Addressing this financing gap is essential not only for
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Exploring Male Management Attitudes Towards Gender Equity with Primark

Primark and the International Research Centre on Women (ICRW) partnered together to better understand male attitudes to gender equity in factories in India. Male
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Mining for the Low-Carbon Energy Boom Addresses the Full Range of the SDGs with Anglo and IFC

As the world accelerates towards a low-carbon future, the mining sector is crucial in providing the metals and minerals essential for green technologies. However,
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Climate Innovation and the Next Generation with Novonesis

Engaging young people, women and diverse stakeholders in climate action is crucial for achieving sustainable and equitable solutions to global challenges. During a Fireside
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Supporting Social Entrepreneurs for Impact at Scale with Reckitt

This workshop convened social entrepreneurs from four continents, particularly those in the health sector, alongside key stakeholders from multinational businesses, policymakers, academia, NGOs and
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Partnering to Close Gaps in Care in Rural Communities with Merck

Delivering timely and effective health care in rural communities presents unique challenges, from limited resources and geographical isolation to cultural barriers and lack of
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Community Clinic: Future-Fit Partnerships Day 2

The Business Fights Poverty Community Clinic, held during the Global Goals Summit, provided a dynamic forum for global thought leaders, entrepreneurs and corporate professionals
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Strengthening Ecosystems to Empower Small and Medium Businesses in the Supply Chain with Walmart

In an era where small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of global economies, empowering them within supply chains is crucial for sustainable
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