Exploring Music’s Power: Navigating ‘Us’ and ‘Them’ Through Melodies
In the ‘Nudges and Bridges’ podcast series hosted by Professor Tim Fort, the Eveleigh Chair in Business Ethics at the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University, we embark on a journey exploring the role of music as a nudge and a bridge. Over the next few months, we will delve into the world of […]
Using Inclusive Market Research to Advance Business and Development Outcomes
Collaboration between donors, development practitioners, and the private sector holds tremendous potential to enact positive social change. The private sector plays a vital role in driving economic growth, job creation, access to financial resources, and inclusive product design, all of which are essential components of promoting social inclusion and advancing women’s economic security. Recent research […]
How to Build a Robust Human Rights System
“Some problems are just too complex for a simple solution. When it comes to human rights abuses, a punitive approach can drive the problem underground, making it even harder to address.” As a human rights specialist at the Rainforest Alliance, I have learned that creating an environment where farming communities feel supported to speak up […]
The View From the Blimp: How Cultural Artifacts Provide a Sense of Perspective
In this Episode 9 of Nudges and Bridges (forget what I said as I opened that this was Episode 8; it’s Episode 9), I look at the idea that if we view things from a (metaphorical) Blimp, we have a sense of perspective, of how events that happen at one place and time give us […]
Together for 2023
Impact Places: Shaping Sustainable, Inclusive Urban (Re)development
In an increasingly urban world, we need to devise sustainable, engaged and constructive ways to live together in urban centres. Globally, over 50% of the population lives in cities. This figure is set to rise to roughly 70% by 2050 worldwide, and to over 80% in Europe. But not all cities are growing. Across the […]
The ‘Big How’ for Business: Putting Strategy into Practice in the Face of Urgency and Disruption
With the case for driving deep and urgent social and environmental change long since made, businesses are now focusing on how to actually deliver ambitious strategies for impact. But as expectations on them to step up build, it’s worth noting that it’s never been harder to deliver this in practice for wide-ranging reasons, from cascading […]
The Great Divergence: Academic research and Ground Realities
The Great Divergence: Academic research and Ground Realities In a rather disarming article titled ‘On Research and Action’ published in 2002 in the Economic and Political Weekly, the economist Jean Dreze expands on some of the limits of research and embarks on one of the foundational expositions of ‘barefoot research’. Reflecting on a campaign to […]
Business Fights Poverty Global Summit 2022
Are you integrating your brand purpose into tangible strategic action?
Your marketing team has, no doubt, done a stellar job of defining your brand purpose. It’s embodied in a bold, well thought out purpose statement, which illuminates the real societal need you’re going to address. It’s woven into your organisation’s marketing and CSR strategies, too. Now, however, is when the hard part starts. How do […]
Business Fights Poverty Fortnightly Round-Up
The last couple of months have been event-ful in the literal sense! At the end of May, we held our Build Better Summit on Partnerships, followed by our week-long Global Summit in June – thanks to sponsors you can now register to access the events’ digital learning materials. And just last week, we partnered with […]
Business Fights Poverty Fortnightly Round-Up
India and COVID-19 Response The last couple of weeks have clearly shown the inequity in the global COVID response. On the one hand, the UK is contemplating opening up foreign travel amidst reports that over 50% of adults have now had a first dose of the vaccine. On the other, India is confronting the catastrophic […]
The Time Is Now: Accelerating the Business for Impact Movement
As the shock of the pandemic subsides, we are beginning to understand how companies were impacted and how they responded to this unprecedented, definitional crisis. What is emerging is a world of polarization. A study we conducted in late April with 28 Ashoka corporate partners showed that 70% of companies, and their respective industries, fall […]
Business Fights Poverty Fortnightly Round-Up
It is nearly a year since Business Fights Poverty launched the Business & COVID-19 response centre. From the initial urgent response, to matters of longer-term recovery and resilience, organisations from across our community are holding fast to their commitment to help the most vulnerable. This week, we’ve highlighted three areas in which the global community […]
Business Fights Poverty Fortnightly Round-Up
This fortnight, women’s leadership has been front and centre as we prepare for our next Rebuild Better Virtual Summit on Gender, which takes place over three days on 9-11 March to coincide with International Women’s Day. Our three live webinars will explore how business can help to support women’s leadership as well as breaking down […]
The Business Fights Poverty Magazine: Issue 6
Business Fights Poverty Fortnightly Roundup
The New Year presents an opportunity to set new resolutions and examine our intentions for the future. This year, the continuing COVID-19 pandemic and the political unrest in the USA has made these questions more pressing than usual. What is the future that we want, and what is our role, both professionally and personally, in […]
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Top 10 Articles of 2020
Amidst the darkness of the pandemic, this community has shone. I have been humbled by the willingness of people to step forward and openly share their insights and knowledge – through articles, online events, or by engaging in our rapid Challenge-based collaborations – in an effort to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 on the most […]
Business Fights Poverty Fortnightly Round Up
At the end of a challenging year, it is wonderful to end our program of content with more examples of leadership and purpose from across the Business Fights Poverty community. Several of our articles continued the theme of our Virtual Summit on Gender, held at the beginning of this month. In Gender-Based Violence and Tourism, […]
