Sustainable Development

Advancing the Sustainable Development Goals

Housing Resilience

Investing in Better Housing can Build the Resilience of 40% of the World’s Population

Global estimates measure a $3-4 trillion investment gap for adequate housing. By shifting resources directly to those in need for housing improvements, the private sector can play a major role in reducing the safety and health risks traditionally associated with informality in order to protect lives, assets, and wellbeing.
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Climate Justice Community Forum

Climate Justice Community Forum 2024

The Business Fights Poverty Climate Justice Series will run alongside COP29 in November 2024, featuring this forum on 21 November 2024, as well as articles and podcasts to mark the occasion. This forum provides an opportunity to connect with peers and global advocates to explore how we can prioritize people in climate change strategies and actions. It combines an online written discussion with a parallel community networking event on Zoom
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Amanda Smith

Business, Social Impact and Inclusivity, with Amanda Smith of Diageo

Social Impact Pioneer Amanda Smith, Diageo explores how to turn ambitious corporate commitments on social impact and inclusivity to reality.
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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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Youth Entrepreneurship

Empowering the Next Generation: The Future of Youth Entrepreneurship

Youth Business International (YBI) introduces its Youth Entrepreneurship Framework, developed with the Global Entrepreneurship Network. This comprehensive guide offers actionable strategies to support young entrepreneurs, focusing on green and social ventures. It provides 50 recommendations to help overcome common entrepreneurial challenges and promote sustainable, impactful businesses among the youth.
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Mary Johnston-Louis Future Sustainability Compliance and Innovation

Navigating the Future of Sustainability with Dr. Mary Johnstone-Louis

Social Impact Pioneer, Dr. Mary Johnstone-Louis of Oxford University talks business leadership, sustainability compliance and innovation.
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Farmer Livelihoods

Boosting Smallholder Farmer Incomes Requires an Innovative Data-Driven Approach

A new white paper from Heifer International and Fairfood International outlines a strategy to help suppliers and companies ensure farmers in commodity supply chains receive sustainable, living incomes. The paper details two open-source methodologies for determining actual production costs and efficiency for more transparent pricing and sustainability.
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Global Equity Summit

Ahead of International Women’s Day, the Global Equity Summit—our flagship gathering of leaders from business, civil society, and government took place on 5th and
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Together for 2025

Together for 2025

As business and government leaders gathered in Davos, we brought together our global community to discuss the most pressing challenges and exciting opportunities as
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Climate Justice Series 2024

Climate Justice Series 2024

The Business Fights Poverty Climate Justice Series ran alongside COP29 featuring a Community Forum discussion, as well as articles and podcasts to mark the occasion.
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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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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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Exploring How Supply Chain Resiliency Is Farmer Resiliency with Mars Inc

The Mars-Tanager mint partnership in India illustrates the critical link between supply chain resilience and farmer resilience. By focusing on trust-building, long-term partnerships, and
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Driving ESG Innovation in the New Regulatory Context

Watch this Hybrid Workshop with Meta on how companies can remain ambitious in delivering social and environmental innovation while ensuring compliance with the evolving regulatory landscape.
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Strategic Partnerships to Support Community Resilience

Watch this fireside chat with Cargill and CARE on how to help farmers and communities adapt to and mitigate climate change shocks and other impacts. Together
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Ensuring Mining for the Low-Carbon Energy Boom Addresses the Full Range of the SDGs

Watch this Hybrid Workshop with Anglo American and IFC (a member of the World Bank Group) on behalf of the WBG Climate Smart Mining initiative, to explore
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Supporting Social Entrepreneurs for Impact at Scale

Watch this Hybrid Workshop with Reckitt on unleashing social innovation to increase access to water and health by leveraging powerful partnerships and overcoming barriers to
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Exploring How Supply Chain Resiliency Is Farmer Resiliency

Watch the Fireside Chat with Mars Inc and their partner Tanager to explore a case study that is driving positive impact for people and planet. Learn about the
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Enabling a Just Transition Through Climate Insurance

Watch the Hybrid Workshop with Barclays to explore collaboration strategies that can help analyze climate risk and enable greater access to insurance products and services
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What do we mean by "Sustainable Development"?

Join us in advancing the Sustainable Development Goals to combat poverty through innovative and scalable solutions that drive global progress.

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