Podcasts

Collaborative Climate Action

Collaborative Climate Action Starts with Workers

Climate change is already harming garment workers—especially women—through extreme heat, flooding, illness, lost wages, and increased violence. RISE’s new research reveals how climate risks cascade through workers’ lives and offers actionable steps for brands and manufacturers. The call is clear: climate action in the garment sector must start with listening to workers.
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CSR 2.0

CSR 2.0: Commercial Social Revolution?

As globalisation widened the gap between corporations and communities, CSR often became marketing gloss. “CSR 2.0” calls for a systemic approach that embeds social impact into commercial strategy—aligning profit with purpose. By addressing beyond-the-firm constraints and fostering inclusive growth, businesses can turn responsibility into resilience, competitiveness, and genuine poverty reduction.
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What Happens When Women Entrepreneurs Are Left Out of Business Growth Strategies?

Accelerators are touted as engines of SME growth. Yet most target established businesses, leaving low-income women behind. Hand in Hand’s grassroots accelerator proves their potential: over 8,000 women have scaled businesses, boosting incomes, creating jobs, and lifting families well beyond the poverty line. Amalia Johnsson, Hand in Hand International CEO, explains why inclusive growth demands we accelerate women too.
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The power of Kindness

Kindness isn’t a weakness; it’s a strength. Today, we need the courage to build bridges, not walls. And I believe the same is true
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The Power of Participatory Radio with Hannah and Meshack

The Power of Participatory Radio with Hannah and Meshack

Listen to this podcast conversation to learn about The Power of Participatory Radio. Social Impact Pioneers – Meshack Kitungu Kawinzi and Hannah Davis share how one of the world’s oldest and most trusted communication tools, radio, is being harnessed to change lives and strengthen communities.
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How Can Companies Turn Sustainability into Jobs, Livelihoods and Lasting Business Value?

How Can Companies Turn Sustainability into Jobs, Livelihoods and Lasting Business Value? Hosted with Novonesis This Insights Paper explores how companies can translate sustainability
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What Bridges Must Business Build to Deliver a Fairer, More Resilient Future?

Watch this session that unpacks our “5 Bridges to 2045” framework using real-world examples that explore practical strategies for connecting business functions, aligning environmental
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How Can We Unlock Decent Jobs for Underserved Young People in Africa?

Watch this Workshop with Standard Chartered to explore the demand-side ecosystem for employability in Africa, focusing on market-responsive skills, employer incentives, and decent work.
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How Can Regional Partnerships Unlock Economic Opportunity for All?

Watch this Fireside with East African Breweries on their Learning for Life programme and from UN Women on Generation Equality to examine regional perspectives
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How Can Companies Turn Sustainability into Jobs, Livelihoods and Lasting Business Value?

Watch this Fireside with Novonesis to examine how businesses can embed sustainability into strategy, moving beyond risk and cost management to creating jobs, strengthening
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How Can We Expand MSME Growth Opportunities in the Face of Disruption?

Watch this Workshop with Walmart to explore how to expand MSME growth opportunities in the face of disruption. We examine strategies for strengthening local
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How Can We Prepare the Workforce for an AI-Driven Future?

Watch this Workshop with Barclays to explore how AI is reshaping the future of work. Hear from workforce development leaders, Per Scholas, Robin Hood,
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How can the private sector accelerate and converge efforts to tackle poverty?

Watch the fireside chat with Vale to explore how the private sector can drive impactful solutions to tackle poverty. Through real-world examples and strategic insights,
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How Can We Unlock Decent Jobs for Underserved Young People in Africa?

How Can We Unlock Decent Jobs for Underserved Young People in Africa? Hosted with Standard Chartered This Insights Paper explores how Africa can unlock
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How Can Regional Partnerships Unlock Economic Opportunity for All?

How Can Regional Partnerships Unlock Economic Opportunity for All? Hosted with East African Breweries and UN Women This Insights Paper explores how regional partnerships
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How Can We Expand MSME Growth Opportunities in the Face of Disruption?

How Can We Expand MSME Growth Opportunities in the Face of Disruption? Hosted with Walmart This Insights Paper examines how micro, small and medium
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How can the private sector accelerate and converge efforts to tackle poverty?

How can the private sector accelerate and converge efforts to tackle poverty? Hosted with Vale This Insights Paper explores how businesses can accelerate poverty
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How Can We Prepare the Workforce for an AI-Driven Future?

How Can We Prepare the Workforce for an AI-Driven Future? Hosted with Barclays This insights paper explores how artificial intelligence is transforming the future
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What Bridges Must Business Build to Deliver a Fairer, More Resilient Future?

What Bridges Must Business Build to Deliver a Fairer, More Resilient Future? At the 2025 Global Goals Summit, Business Fights Poverty marked its 20th
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Reimagining Housing in Ibiza

This report examines Ibiza’s escalating housing crisis, marked by inaffordability, displacement, underutilisation, and fragmentation, and identifies its structural drivers, from speculation and seasonality to regulatory blindspots. Drawing on surveys of over 1,000 residents and international case studies, it sets out 60 actionable proposals across three pathways: market-driven business initiatives, government-led policies, and community-based models like cooperatives and land trusts. Practical strategies include mobilising vacant stock, strengthening regulation, supporting seasonal workers, and piloting collective ownership. With (Ma) Laboratorio de Transformación Sostenible and Business Fights Poverty, supported by the Government of the Balearic Islands and EU NextGeneration funds.
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