Forum - Business Fights Poverty

"How can business help build the cultural foundations for peace? A focus on music"

Join this online discussion with Indiana University. The live segment will take place on 21 June, 10 - 11am ET (3 - 4pm UK).

09 June

SDGs

"How can joint advocacy between civil society and business help to drive the policies needed to achieve the SDGs?"

Click here to join this discussion on 22 May (3 - 4pm UK time) with a panel of panel of business and civil society organisations in the vanguard of joint advocacy.

14 May

Intrapreneur

"How can we harness corporate social innovation to unlock opportunity in your organisation?"

Click here to join the discussion with GSK, Barclays, the UK Department for International Development and The League of Intrapreneurs.

10 April

Inclusive Business

"How can we scale distribution and sales networks that create opportunities at the BoP?"

How can we scale distribution and sales networks that create opportunities at the BoP?

02 December

Education

"What can business do to help young people acquire the right skills to transition into good jobs?"

Click here to join this online discussion with BRAC, East Africa Youth Think Tank, Barclays, DFID, Citi, Pearson, CODESPA, CAP-YEI and JA Worldwide, Wednesday 9 Nov, 10am ET / 3pm UK

02 November

impact

"How might one empirically assess the contribution of business actions to peace?"

Click here to join this online discussion with the Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, Thursday 26 Oct, 10am ET / 3pm UK

21 October

impact

"What are some practical examples and lessons from business contributions to peace?"

Click here to join this online discussion with the Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, Thursday 19 Oct, 10am ET / 3pm UK

19 October

impact

"Why might business contribute to peace?"

Click here to join this online discussion with the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University, Wednesday 12 Oct, 10am ET / 3pm UK

10 October

Enterprise

"How can we strengthen collaboration in support of micro-enterprises in value chains?"

Click here to join this online discussion with SABMiller, CARE International UK, USAID, Practical Action, Harvard Kennedy School's Corporate Responsibility Initiative, TechnoServe and Accenture Development Partnerships, Thursday 29 Sept, 10am ET / 3pm UK

26 September

SDGs

"How can business harness the SDGs for greater impact in smallholder agricultural value chains?"

Click here to join this online discussion with SABMiller, Mars, Sustainable Food Lab, Christian Aid, TechnoServe, IFAD, Oxfam America, CARE International UK and ODI. Starts at 3pm UK time / 10am ET, Thursday 8 Sept.

03 September

Partnerships

"How can we unlock and scale innovation through partnerships to achieve the SDGs?"

Click here to join this online discussion with GSK, Save the Children, Vodafone, Accenture Development Partnerships, WWF, Living Goods, MicroClinic Technologies and the International Centre for Social Franchising.

28 July

women

"How can business support women’s empowerment, through their value chains and beyond?"

Click here to join the online discussion with DFID, Diageo and Care International UK, Thursday 19 May at 9am BST and again at 3pm BST.

16 May

SDGs

"How can Business and the UN Work Together Towards the Sustainable Development Goals?"

Join the online discussion with the UN SDG Fund, the CSR Initiative at Harvard Kennedy School and Business Fights Poverty from 10.30 ET / 3.30 GMT on Thursday 25 February

15 February

SDGS

"How can value chains be harnessed for the SDGs?"

Click here to join the online panel discussion at 10am NYC / 3pm UK time on 22 July

17 July

Environment

"How can responsible private investment contribute to the SDGs?"

Click here to join the online panel discussion at 10am NYC / 3pm UK time on 9 July with CDC and the Ethical Trading Initiative.

09 July

Africa

"How can we harness business to close the energy gap in Africa?"

Click here to join the online panel discussion at 10am NYC / 3pm UK time on 30 June with Join Standard Chartered, Anglo American, ODI, Initiative for Global Development and DFID.

28 June

Environment

"How can partnerships with business increase access to safe, clean water for all?"

Click here to join the online panel discussion with SABMiller, ODI, 2030 Water Resources Group, WSUP and WWF.

24 June

Health

"How Can Business Fight Ebola?"

Click here to join the panel discussion at 3pm UK time on 21 May with Standard Chartered, CDC, GSK, Arcelor Mittal, Mercy Corps, Oxfam, World Vision and Unicef.

21 May

Enterprise

"Achieving Scale and Impact Supporting Small Businesses"

Click here to join the live panel discussion with SABMiller, IDB and US State Department, as part of Global Partnerships Week.

10 March

women

"How can we strengthen collaboration in support of women and girl empowerment?"

Click here to join the live panel discussion with Standard Chartered, Coca-Cola, WEConnect, Women Win, MercyCorps, UN Women UK and Plan UK.

26 November

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"How can business help build the cultural foundations for peace? A focus on music"

"How can joint advocacy between civil society and business help to drive the policies needed to achieve the SDGs?"

"How can we harness corporate social innovation to unlock opportunity in your organisation?"

"How can we scale distribution and sales networks that create opportunities at the BoP?"

"What can business do to help young people acquire the right skills to transition into good jobs?"

"How might one empirically assess the contribution of business actions to peace?"

"What are some practical examples and lessons from business contributions to peace?"

"Why might business contribute to peace?"

"How can we strengthen collaboration in support of micro-enterprises in value chains?"

"How can business harness the SDGs for greater impact in smallholder agricultural value chains?"

"How can we unlock and scale innovation through partnerships to achieve the SDGs?"

"How can business support women’s empowerment, through their value chains and beyond?"

"How can Business and the UN Work Together Towards the Sustainable Development Goals?"

"How can value chains be harnessed for the SDGs?"

"How can responsible private investment contribute to the SDGs?"

"How can we harness business to close the energy gap in Africa?"

"How can partnerships with business increase access to safe, clean water for all?"

"How Can Business Fight Ebola?"

"Achieving Scale and Impact Supporting Small Businesses"

"How can we strengthen collaboration in support of women and girl empowerment?"