Responsible Business

Online Written Discussion – Human-centered communications

Our Online Written Discussion on “How can we ensure communications are human-centred, empathetic and engaging?” covered key insights highlighting the importance of involving community
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How Can Businesses Tackle the Digital Divide to Drive Social Mobility?

Having the means to engage effectively online is key in improving education and employment opportunities for those from low socioeconomic backgrounds, but is becoming increasingly difficult amid the cost-of-living crisis. Here, Guy Miller, CEO of full fibre network operator MS3 Networks, explores the digital divide’s negative impact on social mobility, and how businesses can tackle it.
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The Global Pursuit of Equity: A New Stanford Social Innovation Review Article Series

Stanford Social Innovation Review is proud to present its first-ever global series of articles created in collaboration with its six local language partners—SSIR China, SSIR en Español, SSIR Japan, SSIR Korea, SSIR Brazil, and SSIR Arabia. The series, devoted to advancing equity, looks at inequities within the context of seven specific regions or countries, and the ways local innovators are working to balance the scales and foster greater inclusion across a range of issue areas.
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Gender Equality into Sustainability Standards

Integrating Gender Equality into Sustainability Standards: A Strategic Approach

ISEAL’s guidance, developed with the CGIAR Initiative, highlights the importance of integrating gender equality into sustainability standards. It outlines practices for enhancing women’s empowerment and representation in supply chains, advocating for holistic, organization-wide strategies to address gender inequalities and promote sustainable development.
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Safer Workplaces – How Companies Can Support Survivors of Domestic Violence and Abuse

This interview with the author of the new Business Fights Poverty Toolkit – Dr Jane Pilinger, will help you discover how your organisation or company can prevent domestic violence and abuse, empower survivors, and enhance workplace safety and well-being.  
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Can Training Promote Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace?

The private sector is quick to adopt training programmes to foster diversity and inclusion at work. Yet, evidence shows diversity training regularly falls short of changing behaviour. The case of Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM), the state-owned electricity company of Mozambique, demonstrates that training can start shifting the dial towards a more inclusive workplace culture—if it acknowledges the root cause of discrimination.
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Online Written Discussion – Together for 2024

Our Online Written Discussion “Together for 2024” explored the pressing global development challenges and opportunities. The dialogue emphasized the urgent need for scalable, gender-inclusive
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Making Living Wages Work, with Jeff Bakes, IKEA

Jeff Bakes of IKEA explores what it takes to make living wages work.
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Sustainable Hospitality with Levar Jackson

Sustainable Hospitality with Levar Jackson: A Journey Towards Eco-Friendly Hotels

Social Impact Pioneer – Levar Jackson talks sustainable hospitality and eco-friendly hotel design
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Together for 2024

The landscape of global development is evolving, with new challenges and opportunities emerging on the horizon. As we navigate these complexities, the power of collaboration, innovation and impactful action becomes increasingly apparent. This paper synthesises the insights from a vibrant Online Written Discussion, “Together for 2024”.
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Climate Justice Summit 2023 – Day 1 – Workshop 2 FCDO

Our hybrid workshop with the UK FCDO’s WOW programme and PwC on the latest thinking and examples on how applying a gender lens can
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Climate Justice Summit 2023 – Day 1 – Fireside 1 SC

Hosted with Standard Chartered (Futuremakers by Standard Chartered | Lifting participation with inclusive entrepreneurship) Inclusion and equity in climate solutions are needed from all
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The Road Ahead for Climate Justice

Watch this Workshop to learn from experts and practitioners from across our global community about future priorities and strategies for putting people at the
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Climate Justice Summit 2023 – Day 2 – Workshop

Experts and practitioners from across our global community discuss future priorities and strategies for putting people at the heart of climate change and climate
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Climate Justice Summit 2023 – Day 2 – Fireside

Our Fireside Chat with Novozymes on practical advice for building partnerships that will drive positive action on climate change and for vulnerable communities. INTERVIEWEES:
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Exploring the Role of Carbon Markets in Climate Change Solutions: Insights from COP28 with Sheri Hickok

In this podcast Sheri Hickok provides a 101 on the function of carbon markets and their evolution through carbon offsetting hiccups; whilst giving us a glimpse behind the curtain of the globe’s climate conference.
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Leadership and Governance on Sustainability

Navigating Leadership and Governance on Sustainability

Explore crucial insights in the Annual ESG Preparedness Report, highlighting leadership’s role in integrating Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) into business. This report emphasises women’s impact on sustainability governance and calls for actionable leadership strategies in a world increasingly aware of its ecological footprint.
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Business’s Role in Advancing Women, Children, and Adolescents’ Wellbeing

Business Fights Poverty’s recent online discussion explored what companies across a broad range of sectors can do to boost health for women, children and young people in LMICs. Read on to learn three recommended focus areas for business action.
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An Agenda to Address Inequality in Sustainable Finance Decision-Making

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.
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Unraveling the ToT Model: Insights and Best Practices for Effective Training of Trainers

Delving into the Training of Trainers (ToT) model, this article evaluates its effectiveness and best practices. Drawing from Primark’s Ethical Trade Team’s experience and research, it offers insights into optimising ToT for large-scale knowledge dissemination and behaviour change.
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