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Poverty
How can business tackle the poverty tsunami – the wave of poverty being driven by COVID, conflict and climate change?
What does the cost of living crisis mean for business?
And how should businesses respond to the rising levels of poverty?
Find out the answers to your business and poverty related questions here.
Resource Kits
Explore our issue-based resource kits with downloadable, co-created learning resources. Everything you need to inform your organisation’s social impact strategy and stay ahead of emerging social impact trends.
How Can Businesses Tackle the Poverty Tsunami?
This Resource Kit, supported by Pearson, includes practical tools for businesses to support the lives, livelihoods and access to learning of the most vulnerable people and communities affected by the poverty tsunami.
A briefing paper exploring the current confluence of challenges and the role businesses can and should play: Facing the Poverty Tsunami Briefing paper
A report demonstrating a new perspective on how paying living wages benefits companies, workers and society: The Case for Living Wages report
Learn from a panel of experts in this live webinar: How can businesses tackle the new wave of poverty?
Learn from a panel of experts and members of the BFP community in this live workshop: How do we work together to tackle multidimensional poverty?
Insights from our live workshop: How do we work together to tackle multidimensional poverty?
More Poverty Resources
Mariette Utamuvuna, Berthille Kampire and George Williams explain how climate change and poverty increase gender based violence.
- November 27, 2023
This World Children’s Day, the UK hosts the Global Food Security Summit, addressing Zero Hunger and malnutrition. Amid alarming UN projections of over 600 million people facing hunger by 2030, the summit focuses on empowering smallholder farmers and leveraging technology for a sustainable, resilient food system
- November 20, 2023
What is the business case for paying living wages, and how can businesses implement living wages across their value chains?
Our online written discussion explored the transformative impact of living wages on businesses, emphasizing the profound benefits for employees, value chains, and broader societal welfare. The discussion underscored the necessity for strategic and sustainable approaches to embedding living wages within business practices, enhancing overall productivity, brand reputation, and human dignity. Insights emphasized harnessing businesses’ intrinsic strengths, promoting economic stability, and fortifying supply chains against global challenges. This event was a pivotal component of Business Fights Poverty’s initiative, aligning with global efforts to uplift living standards, affirm human rights commitments, and drive collective progress towards equitable economic practices
- October 19, 2023
Rising inequalities both between and within countries are fueling polarization and protectionist pressures, hampering social cohesion and political stability. Leading economists are calling for society to combat inequality, demanding better measurement and ambitious targets. Businesses and investors have significant roles to play. The private sector, through various practices, can contribute to inequalities, alleviate inequalities, and also face risks posed by inequalities.
- October 3, 2023
Despite progress, 828 million face hunger, up by 150 million due to COVID-19. The Ceres2030 study highlights key strategies: empower communities, boost farm productivity, improve food distribution. The Zero Hunger Private Sector Pledge invites companies to join efforts, pledging financial commitments. Together, we strive to end hunger sustainably by 2030.
- August 28, 2023
The climate crisis demands urgent emission cuts, but equitable poverty reduction is equally critical. Science-backed metrics for Net Zero and Poverty Zero must align, driven by multilateral development banks. A three-point plan for governments and the private sector can ensure a just transition, safeguarding both the planet and its people.”
- August 18, 2023
Fairtrade’s recently launched sustainable agriculture policy calls for resilient food systems built on agroecology – that is, the application of environmentally, economically and socially responsible principles to farming. Here are five reasons why our current food and farming policies need a complete reset – and how we can do it.
- August 17, 2023
Enlightened businesses recognise their opportunity to lobby governments to tackle inequalities, as well as behaving responsibly. But few seem willing to speak out about socio-economic inequalities. Read on for nine reasons why businesses should speak out about the need for a fairer Britain
- July 26, 2023
Fairtrade intensifies fight against cocoa child labor with a new program. Despite challenges, the €450,000 budget aims to generate additional income for co-ops, offer education grants, and support poverty-alleviating projects. Co-ops’ innovative proposals will be funded based on impact and scalability.
- July 19, 2023
