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Unlocking the power of data for sustainability systems

With data being described as ‘the currency of the future’, it’s vital that sustainability systems make the most of their data assets to support the environmental and social transformations our world needs. Read more on unlocking the power of data for sustainability systems from ISEAL’s Robert Lefebure.
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The shifting expectations of business: aligning strategy, business model and culture with a sustainable purpose.

We find ourselves in the midst of a significant global transition. Policy makers around the world are directing trillions of dollars of public investment that will reshape the economy for decades to come in the aftermath of the pandemic. The pandemic has revealed, more than ever before, the highly interconnected nature of the global economy and its vulnerabilities.
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SEMINAR VIDEO: WHY IS THE PANDEMIC DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTING WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS?

Ute Stephan, Professor of Entrepreneurship at King’s Business School, King’s College London, talks to us about the disproportionate impact of the pandemic on women entrepreneurs.
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Listening to women cotton farmers’ voices: The human cost of climate change

The effects of climate change are seriously impacting the lives of cotton farmers, especially women. CottonConnect’s discussions with women cotton farmers in India and Pakistan identified how climate change affects all areas of women’s lives – on the farm, caring for livestock, and in the home – and results in reduced income, time and health.
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Anti-Racism in Business: Examples and Actions to Drive Real Change

The B Corp community moves beyond words into action as we share a new resource guide that includes commitments, actions, and ideas for business leaders ready to shift toward anti-racist business practices. This article includes excerpts from the guide that highlight Black leaders from the B Corp community and three ways that B Corps are stepping up for racial justice.
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Building back with better jobs: A new action toolkit to mainstream business models for decent work

A new guide published by Business Fights Poverty, with support from The Lab Project at the International Labour Organization, aims to stimulate thinking and exchange within companies and external partners about what business models for more decent jobs should look like and how to mainstream these into business practice. It includes examples from leading companies including Hermes, Anglo American, Unilever, and others.
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Rebuild Better Toolkit: A Guide To Effective Planning

2020 has compelled us to respond to societal challenges like never before. But knowing how to respond in the most effective way can be difficult and daunting, especially when the challenge ahead is seemingly unparalleled. Take a look at the newest resource, “A Guide To Effective Planning”, in our Business & COVID-19 Response Centre
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Aligning Business Reporting on Nutrition

Business reporting on nutrition is limited even though one in three people in the world are poorly nourished and that business is providing the vast majority of our food. Additionally, there is a lack of alignment of business reporting on nutrition which makes it difficult to understand business impact and more importantly, to identify the changes that are needed and the practices that should be supported. This article calls for a more aligned reporting of businesses on nutrition using existing indicators.
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VIDEO: How can we develop public-private partnerships?

Members of the Business Fights Poverty network share their insights through a series of “how-to” videos on the themes of Business Fights Poverty NYC Online 2020.
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VIDEO: How can companies best engage in partnerships to drive transformational change?

Members of the Business Fights Poverty network share their insights through a series of “how-to” videos on the themes of Business Fights Poverty NYC Online 2020. In this video Seth Green, the Founding Director of the Baumhart Center looks at how businesses can best engage in partnerships to drive transformational change
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VIDEO: How can companies ensure they have a positive relationship with the world around them?

Members of the Business Fights Poverty network share their insights through a series of “how-to” videos on the themes of Business Fights Poverty NYC Online 2020. In this video Cristianne Close, Global Practice Leader, Markets, at WWF looks at how companies can ensure they have a positive relationship with nature and at the same time help to address other problems like poverty
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VIDEO: How can companies integrate human rights into their business purposes and strategies

Members of the Business Fights Poverty share their insights through a series of “how-to” videos on the themes of Business Fights Poverty NYC Online 2020. This session aims to help business professionals understand the opportunities of a human rights approach and perspective for building business resilience,
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VIDEO: How can I cultivate Intrapreneurship in my buisness?

Members of the Business Fights Poverty share their insights through a series of “how-to” videos and seminars on the themes of Business Fights Poverty NYC Online 2020. Maggie De Pree, shares tips on how to help business professionals understand what is an intrapreneur, how someone can tell if they are one and how to create the conditions for their success
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VIDEO: How Can Companies Ensure Gender Equality Through Value Chains?

Members of the Business Fights Poverty share their insights through a series of “how-to” videos on the themes of Business Fights Poverty NYC Online 2020. In this video Professor Stephanie Barrientos of the Global Development Institute at The University of Manchester looks at how companies can ensure gender equality through value chains
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VIDEO: How do I make my company more inculsive?

Members of the Business Fights Poverty share their insights through a series of “how-to” videos on the themes of Business Fights Poverty NYC Online 2020. Ceri Davies Managing Director at More Mascots Please CIC looks at the role of businesses in addressing inclusion, specifically in reference to disabled people,
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VIDEO: How Can Companies Develop Qualitative Methods to Measure Social Impact

Members of the Business Fights Poverty share their insights through a series of “how-to” videos on the themes of Business Fights Poverty NYC Online 2020. Dr Haley Beer, Assistant Professor of Performance and Responsibility, Warwick Business School, looks at how companies develop qualitative methods to measure social impact
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Building Forward Better – Closer sector collaboration to build a more resilient future

The International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM), Business Fights Poverty and The Partnering Initiative, in consultation with the Harvard Kennedy School’s Corporate Responsibility Initiative, today published a Building Forward Better Framework. The Framework provides practical tools and resources for use by the mining industry and other sectors to help guide them through the initial stages of the pandemic and to lay the pathway for building forward to a more resilient future post COVID-19.
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What are the innovations that could shape and transform the next decade?

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) has released an issue brief outlining the business model shifts, emerging technologies and social innovations that could shape the next decade. The report is designed to help us think about the innovations that we can leverage in service of the SDGs, and those that we need to work harder to bring about.
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Bold thinking, brave action

A new report from leading voices in sustainability in the UK has found that bravery and a willingness to reject the status quo are vital if businesses are to respond in a meaningful way to the combined pressures of the global pandemic and the climate emergency.
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Study on the Economic Impact of COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa Demonstrates High Loss of Income and Usage of Digital Loans

A new study on the economic impact of COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa demonstrates high loss of income and uncertainty around future employment, especially among informal workers. Loans are also in heavy use, which presents an opportunity for the private sector to assist through more favorable lending programs. 
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