Climate & Environment

Environmental Strategies to Fight Poverty

Trust, Transparency and Impact: How Credibility Offers Vital Solutions to the World’s Most Pressing Problems

Credibility is the key to unlocking crucial sustainability impacts. Embedding trust and confidence, credible sustainability systems help governments and businesses address today’s most urgent challenges. Patrick Mallet, ISEAL’s Innovations Director, explains what credibility is and why it’s so important.
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Women in Cotton

Our Path to Sustainability Must Include Women: Lessons from Cotton Farming and Climate Resilience

Women play a vital yet often overlooked role in agriculture and climate resilience. CottonConnect CEO Alison Ward highlights how women cotton farmers are disproportionately impacted by climate change—and why they must be central to sustainability strategies. Through education, training, and recognition, women can lead transformative climate action from the ground up.
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Climate Action Through Market Systems: Why Businesses Need a Systems Development Approach

To stay resilient and impactful amid climate challenges, businesses must embrace a systems development approach. This article explores how Market Systems Development (MSD) can align business incentives with environmental goals, helping SMEs access ESG support and scale sustainable practices. MSD isn’t just a method—it’s a mindset for long-term, inclusive climate action and economic growth.
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Co-creation with Community Organisations Vital to Effectively Address Health Inequality

With the impacts of climate change exacerbating health inequalities, how can businesses promote health equity through their climate action? Partnership for Southern Equity relates how it worked directly with healthcare professionals to advance climate and health equity, and introduces four practical steps outlined in the new Centering Health Equity in Climate Action Toolkit for Businesses.
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Bhumijo - Bangladesh. Behaviour change for safe water and sanitation

How Businesses Can Use Behaviour Change Science to Improve Access to Safe Water, Clean Toilets, and Better Hygiene Habits

Access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) remains a major challenge for billions. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) play a critical role in filling this gap, but their impact can be enhanced through behaviour change strategies. By leveraging local trust, targeted communication, and data-driven insights, SMEs can drive healthier communities while growing sustainable businesses.
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Garment workers India

Protecting Garment Workers from Climate Extremes

Garment workers, particularly women, face growing risks from climate extremes, threatening their health, wages, and livelihoods. A climate-responsive worker insurance program—funded by fashion brands, suppliers, and governments—could provide crucial protections, ensuring financial security and resilience. As climate risks intensify, the fashion industry must prioritize worker-centered solutions for a just transition and sustainable supply chains.
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Growing Prosperity in a Warming World: A Strategy for Resilient Agriculture 

As we enter 2025, the impacts of climate change are ever more prominent everywhere we look – especially for smallholder farmers. While there are no easy fixes to the climate challenges we face, there are solutions. This blog explores innovative business approaches to draw down CO2 and create new economic opportunities in areas of poverty.
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Climate Change and Biodiversity: The Inextricable Link

Climate change and biodiversity loss are deeply interconnected crises driven by unsustainable development. Aligning global goals from COP16 and COP29 presents a critical opportunity to tackle these issues together. Practical Action advocates for funding frontline communities, empowering Indigenous leadership, and adopting integrated solutions to protect ecosystems, combat climate impacts, and build a sustainable future for people and the planet
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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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Taryn Davis and Chris Noble

Transformative Partnerships with Taryn from Cargill and Chris from CARE

Social Impact Pioneers Taryn Davis of Cargill & Chris Noble of CARE talk business and social good through transformative partnerships.
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PHSP Madagascar, a CBi Member Network, provided hot meals in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Ana in January 2022.

Harnessing the Power of Local Networks for Climate Preparedness

As climate-related emergencies escalate, local networks of NGOs and businesses are becoming indispensable in disaster risk management. These networks foster anticipatory action and resilience through partnerships with governments, exemplified in countries like Peru, Madagascar, and the Philippines. By integrating local networks into disaster frameworks, we can achieve more effective, timely, and equitable responses to crises.
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Market Systems for Climate Justice

Agribusiness and Market Systems for Climate Justice

Smallholder farmers are at the forefront of the climate crisis, forming the backbone of global food systems while bearing its brunt. Market systems development (MSD) offers a transformative approach to achieving climate resilience and justice by fostering sustainable, scalable solutions. This article explores MSD’s potential to empower smallholders, drive greener growth, and support equitable climate action.
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Arya Cafe

Empowering Young Green and Social Entrepreneurs: A Call to Collective Action

Young green and social entrepreneurs are vital to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, but face barriers like funding gaps, market challenges, and regulatory hurdles. Youth Business International (YBI) and Development Solutions urge governments, financial institutions, and stakeholders to prioritize investment, legal support, and training to empower these innovators.
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David Nicholson, Mercy Corps and Thomas Beloe

David Nicholson, Mercy Corps and Thomas Beloe UNDP Talk Human Centred Climate Action

David Nicholson of Mercy Corps and Thomas Beloe from the UNDP talk human centred climate action, reflecting on COP29 in Baku.
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Climate Justice Forum during COP29

Prioritising People in Climate Strategies The Business Fights Poverty Climate Justice Community Forum during COP29 convened experts and community members to explore how businesses
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Farmers and Climate Action: Benjamín Alas, Farmer, El Salvador.

Farmers Hold the Key to Climate Action: It’s Time to Listen

As a contentious COP29 wraps up in Azerbaijan, the eyes of the climate community turn to Brazil and COP30. In this article, TechnoServe’s Tony Siantonas and Katarina Kahlmann lay out five priorities to ensure that next year’s climate conference delivers the breakthrough that smallholder farmers need.
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Simon Crittle & Kazi Jawad Hossain on COP29 and Tackling Poverty

Simon Crittle & Kazi Jawad Hossain on COP29 and Tackling Poverty

Meet two Social Impact Pioneers as they talk international development, climate resilience and the climate COP29 in Baku, Azebijan.
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Women’s Health and Reproductive Rights

Women’s Health and Reproductive Rights: Smart Climate Action and Good Business

Investing in women’s health and reproductive rights is both smart climate action and good business. With women disproportionately affected by climate stressors—like heat, flooding, and forced migration—companies have a responsibility and a benefit in enhancing their health. Boosting women’s well-being strengthens supply chains, drives productivity, and builds resilience in the face of climate change.
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Why is Doing Business Differently Critical to Combatting Climate Injustice?

Endless economic growth prioritises profit over people and the planet, deepening inequalities and accelerating climate crises. This article explores purpose-driven enterprises as a sustainable alternative, emphasising regenerative practices, ethical purchasing, and community resilience. With examples like WeWilder, it showcases how rethinking commerce can address systemic challenges and build a fair, sustainable future for all.
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Zach and Malkia - Voices from Baku COP29

Malkia and Zach, Live from Climate COP29 – Voices from Baku

Malkia Johns, Business Fights Poverty Youth Ambassador & Zach Lubin, environmental enthusiast speak from Baku, at the climate COP29.
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