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New Report: Unlocking Investment to Deliver the SDGs in Challenging Places

How can we collaborate to unlock investment to deliver the SDGs in challenging places? Our new report showcases and draws lessons from a selection of exciting and innovative partnerships and funding models that have led to successful investments.

Agriculture, Finance and Investment, Global Goals, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Partnerships, Social Enterprises

September 18, 2017

Lessons in Corporate Social Innovation

Justin, first of all, please introduce yourself to the Business Fights Poverty community. I work at the intersection of strategy, sustainability and innovation. I started my career as a strategy consultant, and as time went by, I began looking for ways to apply those skills to the most intractable challenges…

Agriculture, Innovative Business Models, Intrapreneurship, Social Enterprises, Water and Sanitation, Youth

September 15, 2017

Empower a Woman and a Whole Cocoa Community will Thrive

Do you know where chocolate comes from? Do you wonder who produced the cocoa in your chocolate and under what circumstances? Do you care if the chocolate you buy is sourced in a responsible way, with equal access and opportunity for women? Without cocoa there is no chocolate, and without…

Agriculture, Gender, Youth

September 13, 2017

Supporting Corporate Social Innovation to Bring Mobile Services to Smallholder Farmers

Q: Tegan, you are the Business Intelligence Manager at the mAgri program at GSMA. What does the mAgri program do? A: We catalyze scalable, commercial mobile services that improve the productivity and incomes of smallholder farmers and benefit the agriculture sector in emerging markets. We bring together our members (mobile…

Agriculture, Intrapreneurship, Technology

September 12, 2017

Women’s Financial Inclusion in West Africa: From Policy to Practice

The Decade of African Women – launched in 2010 by the African Union – has seen significant strides made by African countries to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment. Notable within West Africa has been the drive towards women’s economic empowerment. Launched in October 2010 as the Decade of African…

Agriculture, Finance and Investment, Gender

September 5, 2017

Driving Inclusivity in African Agriculture

Concordia recently participated in the Inaugural International Congress for African Agribusiness and Trade (ICAAT) at Rutgers University, an event that brought together African agricultural and political leaders with bilateral and multilateral institutions, overseas development organizations, U.S. agribusiness, agricultural investors, technical and policy experts, and African civil society representatives. The…

Agriculture, Innovative Business Models, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Partnerships

September 5, 2017

Translating the UN High Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment into Action

Business Fights Poverty welcomed the creation early last year of the UN High Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment. Join us to translate its recommendations into action.

Agriculture, Gender

September 4, 2017

The Mastercard Foundation Fund for Rural Prosperity Searches for Innovative, New and Scalable Solutions for the Rural Poor

Agriculture, Energy, Finance and Investment, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Technology

August 8, 2017

Rethinking Collaboration: Research Perspectives

Agriculture, Technology

August 7, 2017

Making ‘People Are Our Greatest Asset’ Ring True in Company Workforces

Agriculture, Finance and Investment, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

August 7, 2017

Scaling Inclusive Business Models at the Nexus of Poverty and Environment

Agriculture, Climate & Environment, Climate Justice, Innovative Business Models, Technology

August 4, 2017

Shining a Bright Light on the Role of Digital Payments in Expanding Energy for All

Agriculture, Climate & Environment, Climate Justice, Energy, Finance and Investment, Technology

July 21, 2017

Empowering Smallholder Farmers to Improve their Incomes

Agriculture, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Water and Sanitation, Youth

July 5, 2017

Harnessing the SDGs to Strengthen Smallholder Supply Chains: A Guide for Business

A guide to how business can contribute to the SDGs in the context of smallholder sourcing programmes. With AB InBev, Mars Inc, Sustainable Food Labs and the UK Department for International Development.

Agriculture, Global Goals, Innovative Business Models

July 1, 2017

Enabling Smallholder Farmers to Improve their Incomes

A white paper on how business can improve the economic benefits of trade for smallholder farmers and their families. With AB InBev, Mars Inc and Sustainable Food Labs.