Context

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is creating a humanitarian and economic crisis. More than half a million people have been infected and over 20,000 have lost their lives, and the numbers are rising sharply. The risks are real for everyone and the impacts across all aspects of life will be profound and long-lasting for every segment of society but especially for those who are most vulnerable: the elderly and those suffering from underlying health conditions, those with poor access to affordable health services, insurance or savings and those in low-income and insecure jobs. 

Business and COVID-19 Response

We have launched an urgent process to distill global best practice to guide business and business’ stakeholders immediate decision making and accelerate local action.

Global Learning

We aim to support rapid learning and action, with a focus on how businesses can prevent and mitigate the impacts for the most vulnerable in their value chains and in the communities in which they operate.

We are actively crowdsourcing expert insights, case studies, tools and resources, through an integrated mix of online events and peer group spaces. To drive sharing and inspire business action we are developing a range of short-form video, audio, infographic and written content. We are developing a live database of good-practice case studies, as well as an action framework and practical toolkits to guide immediate and longer-term decision making.