Insights

How Can Self-Care Help Health Systems Rebuild Better During COVID-19?

A new Business Fights Poverty Challenge with life sciences company Bayer, will explore why COVID-19 provides a window of opportunity to accelerate progress on the ‘self-care’ agenda and how this approach can reduce pressure on strained health systems, improve vulnerable people’s health outcomes and empower individuals and communities in the process.
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Upcoming Online Event: The Future We Want

Far from acting as the “Great Leveller”, as some initially claimed, the COVID-19 pandemic has shone a spotlight on the structural inequalities and fragilities that are ingrained in our current systems – in our economies, social security and health care systems, in food production, education, sanitation, access to the internet and digital services, and much more. As part of Business Fights Poverty NYC Online 2020, Business Fights Poverty and AB InBev are convening a webinar and online peer discussion to explore opportunities, challenges and collaborative solutions as we rebuild better from COVID-19.
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Upcoming Online Event: Future of Work – Building Inclusive Opportunities to Rebuild Better from COVID-19

COVID-19 has exacerbated the impacts of digitisation on workers and the future of work. The ILO estimated that COVID-19 has wiped out 195 million jobs – some of which may not return post-pandemic. As part of Business Fights Poverty NYC Online 2020, Business Fights Poverty and Walmart are convening a webinar and online peer discussion to explore the Future of Work: Building Inclusive Opportunities to Rebuild Better from COVID-19. Join Us.
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Upcoming Online Event: Nature and Its Value to International Supply Chains

As part of Business Fights Poverty NYC Online 2020, Business Fights Poverty and Standard Chartered are convening a webinar and online peer discussion to explore how we can account for, invest in and enhance the value of nature present in supply chains. This article delves into nature’s benefits to international supply chains, and examines one initiative that is seeking to align commercial and environmental imperatives: the ‘Soft Commodities Compact’. 
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Upcoming Online Event: Measuring and Maximising Social Impact  – A focus on learning and digital opportunities

As part of Business Fights Poverty NYC Online 2020, Business Fights Poverty and Anglo American are convening a webinar and online peer discussion to explore how the field of education has been transformed in response to COVID-19, and how the lessons learned can help us address other social challenges.
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Upcoming Online Event: Business Donor Partnerships for System-Level Impact

As part of Business Fights Poverty NYC Online 2020, Bayer, Mastercard, The European Commission, The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Unilever, USAID and The Partnering Initiative are sharing their insights during the webinar and online peer discussion to explore the Business Donor Partnerships for System-Level Impact.
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Upcoming Online Event: Hygiene and Behaviour Change: Business Coalitions to Fight COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic triggered unprecedented coalitions by all sectors of society to protect the lives, livelihoods and learning of the world’s most vulnerable people.As part of Business Fights Poverty NYC Online 2020, Business Fights Poverty and Unilever are convening a webinar and online peer discussion to explore how business coalitions can help in the fight against COVID-19.
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Don’t simply restart the engine; building back better means re-tooling

Not only has the Covid-19 pandemic affected our health and personal lives, it has also and continues to, fundamentally challenge our political, social, and economic norms. Most notably it has impacted how many of us think about tackling the big issues like climate change. In this article we will talk about the similarities and differences in tackling this big issue. We will also discuss how, as we continue to emerge out of lockdown, we need to start to re-tool in order to build back better, rather than simply restarting the engines again.
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Join us to participate in the largest ever global conversation on building the future we want

On 21 September 2020 the UNGA High Level Meetings will open in New York. But, for the first time in its 75 year history the events will be held almost entirely online. Our founder Zahid Torres-Rahman outlines how you can be part of the biggest ever global conversation on the future we want. Join us to #RebuildBetter
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The Business Fights Poverty Fortnightly Round Up

Annabel Beales rounds-up Business Fights Poverty’s activities over the last two weeks.  In times of change, there is a need for leaders throughout all walks of life. The business community is well-placed to demonstrate leadership for systemic change.
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Going above and beyond to support women entrepreneurs

As has been observed in the Business Fights Poverty community, the coronavirus pandemic poses a specific set of threats to women. Whether in the UK or Uganda, there’s growing evidence that the pressures of lockdown and the associated economic downturn will lead to a regression in women’s rights and gender equality.
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The Business Fights Poverty Fortnightly Round-Up

Annabel Beales rounds-up Business Fights Poverty’s activities over the last two weeks.  Recent articles have highlighted that the fight against poverty is often about inclusivity, and working across sectors to widen access to solutions that already exist. 
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Evaluation gaps, challenges and implications: Responsible business initiatives for sustainable supply chains?

Evidence on voluntary sustainability standards effectiveness and impact is strengthening, but little evidence exists on the efficacy of growing numbers of Responsible Business Initiatives (RBIs) which focus on entire corporate sustainability. Some are mature (e.g. corporate codes), others are more recent (e.g. sectoral multi-stakeholder initiatives, supplier capacity strengthening approaches, benchmarking initiatives, mobilizing investors). But quality evidence and rigorous synthesis is generally very thin across the board.
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The Business Fights Poverty Fortnightly Round-Up

Annabel Beales rounds-up Business Fights Poverty’s activities over the last two weeks. 
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COVID-19: The role of business-led innovation and advocacy in supporting refugees

COVID-19 has reignited debate on the role of purpose in business. At a recent webinar, the Business Refugee Action Network highlighted how businesses can support refugees at this time of crisis. Discussion focused on the impact on refugee livelihoods, the role of private sector programming, and the urgency of cross-sectoral collaboration. 
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How has global multi-dimensional poverty changed over the first ten years of measurement?

Sabina Alkire, presents the headlines from the latest Multi-Dimensional Poverty report. Poverty is not just about income – dollars per day. It includes indicators on poor health, education, housing and more. For the last ten years, we’ve been measuring this more nuanced multi-dimensional poverty – here’s what we’ve found.
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Fairtrade and the COVID-19 response – lessons for business and the food system

The rapid spread of COVID-19 and the resulting global restrictions, challenged everyone involved in the production of food all over the world. Fairtrade is no exception, working as we do with over 1.6 million farmers and workers supplying the UK’s supermarkets.
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Youth Perspectives on Our Future Economy

As part of Business Fights Poverty Online 2020, we teamed up with youth from around the world from the Economy of Francesco to organise a co-creative session dedicated to imagining and evaluating future economic models and to begin to co-create our future together.
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5 Insights From Business Fights Poverty Global Summit 2020

Business Fights Poverty Global Summit 2020 was packed full of insights – with 70+ speakers across nearly 40 sessions and 5 themes – and free learning content from our event partner Pearson.  It was great to be joined live by over 1,000 participants from all around the world. Our community also contributed 5 How-To Videos and 6 Seminars. So, it’s hard to pick out my favourite insights, but here goes. And if you missed any of the sessions, you can access the content using the link below
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The four blind spots companies working on purpose uncover

Last Monday I was invited to share my thoughts at the Business Fights Poverty 2020 conference in partnership with Pearson on: how can we embed purpose into business, as we rebuild better? The thought-provoking conversation with companies, academics, and NGOs reminded me of one thing: besides being a powerful force for change, purpose is a way to uncover business blind spots.
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