Social Innovation Archives

What Will it Take to Stop Poverty? With Martin Burt

What will it take to stop poverty? Social Impact Pioneer Dr Martin Burt explains all.

Business, Measuring Social Impact, Social Enterprises

March 25, 2024

Combining Social Impact and Entrepreneurship Skills with Orsolya Ihasz

Social Impact Pioneer Dr Orsolya Ihasz exemplifies what happens when social impact and entrepreneurship skills are combined.

Business, Corporate Impact, Education, Health, Measuring Social Impact, Social Enterprises

March 21, 2024

10 Businesses Making the SDGs their Business

Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a huge challenge but also the business opportunity of a lifetime. If we seize this, we can help our economies transition to a more sustainable, inclusive and healthier world.

Business, Gender, Global Goals, Health, Livelihoods and Jobs, Measuring Social Impact, Social Enterprises

September 18, 2023

NGOs Pivot Towards Innovation, with Isaac of Zeraki and Paul of Save the Children

Social Impaction Pioneers Isaac Nyangolo of Zeraki and Paul Ronalds from Save the Children’s Global Ventures explain NGO innovation.

Business, Fostering Leadership, Innovative Business Models, Measuring Social Impact, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Social Enterprises

August 1, 2023

Scaling Green Tech Solutions for Smallholder Farmers, with Audrey and Khadija

Are you ready to learn from a young female entrepreneur from Ghana and an Africa and Middle East female finance leader from Pakistan who are passionate about the way we approach green tech solutions and improve incomes for smallholder farmers? Then buckle up and tune into this podcast featuring Social Impact Pioneers Audrey S-Darko and Khadija Hashimi

Agriculture, Business, Climate & Environment, Climate Action, Climate Justice, Gender, Livelihoods and Jobs, Measuring Social Impact, Technology

April 24, 2023

How Can Businesses Encourage and Support Social Innovation in their Organisations, and What are the Benefits of Doing So?

Join this live written discussion with a panel of experts to explore how businesses encourage and support social innovation in their organisations, and the benefits of doing so. The live panel takes place on Thursday 13 April 2023, 10am to 11am EDT / 3pm to 4 pm BST

Business, Corporate Impact, Intrapreneurship, Measuring Social Impact, Social Enterprises

February 23, 2023

How can we support new voices for climate justice?

Hosted with Meta Interviewees: Amanda Gardiner, Head, Sustainability Innovation & Engagement, Meta Sophia Li, Journalist and Climate Advocate

Climate Justice, Global Goals, Social Enterprises

February 14, 2023

How can innovations in workforce development programmes address racial equity and inclusion issues?

Hosted with Barclays This session explored how we can build an equitable and human-centred economy that supports and fosters a new generation of workers.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Racial Equity

February 13, 2023

How can business help drive a more equitable society?

Hosted with Barclays Interviewees: Stella Tran, Senior Associate, Acumen America April Dominguez, CEO, Handsome App

Business, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Global Goals, Sustainable Employment

February 10, 2023

Mobile money with Ashley Onyango

Ashley explores the positive impacts of mobile money and examines the challenges that remain.

Business, Finance and Investment, Global Goals, Measuring Social Impact, Technology

May 23, 2022

Sustainability Strategy & Innovation with Mario Elias Gonzalez

Sustainability Strategy & Innovation with Mario Elias Gonzalez. Leading thinking to drive responsible and inclusive business deep into the core of companies.

Business, Corporate Impact, Fostering Leadership, Global Goals, Intrapreneurship, Measuring Social Impact, Social Enterprises

May 20, 2022

Rosa Wang, mobile technology frontiers

Rosa Wang, social impact pioneer, examines how mobile technology frontiers are providing financial access, connectivity, identity and empowerment for people across the world – from Kenya to India.

Business, Corporate Impact, Finance and Investment, Measuring Social Impact, Social Enterprises, Technology

March 22, 2022

How can business help strengthen the care economy?

Hosted with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Investing in the care economy is critical to progress on gender equality and to ensuring an

Care Economy

March 18, 2022

Ayan Said, Voicing Voices

Ayan provides practical tools and tips to help us all, and particularly business decision makers to create the spaces for better communication.

Business, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Education, Fostering Leadership, Gender, Global Goals, Innovative Business Models, Measuring Social Impact, Racial Equity, Social Enterprises, Youth

February 16, 2022

Innovation, Collaboration and Purpose: Three Lessons from the Pharmaceutical Industry to Strengthen the Global Health System

The pharmaceutical industry is playing a central role in the response to COVID-19. As we now look to rebuild better, what does the experience of the sector tell us about strengthening our global, national and local health systems and building preparedness and resilience for future shocks?

Business, Corporate Impact, Health, Partnerships

July 15, 2020

Rapid Innovation Through Partnerships

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has spread rapidly around the world, creating the worst humanitarian and economic crisis in a generation. The response to this pandemic has needed to be equally rapid and innovation has been required at many levels. Private sector partnerships have been playing an important role in generating creative solutions.

Business, Health, Partnerships

May 19, 2020

How Can Partnerships Create Rapid Innovation During COVID-19 Crisis?

Join us for a live written discussion with a panel of experts to deepen understanding of the role of partnering in delivering rapid innovation during the COVID-19 global crisis. Taking place on Wednesday, 22 April, 9.00 am EDT / 2.00 pm BST

Business, Health, Partnerships

April 22, 2020

Corporate Social Innovation: Prototyping, Piloting and Iterating

Know-how videos and tip sheets to inspire and jump start any new products, services, or business models to create social or environmental value, as well as revenue. Produced with Barclays, Pearson and Cemex, and in partnership with The Intrapreneur Lab and Be Inspired Films.

Business, Corporate Impact, Intrapreneurship

July 1, 2018

The Intrapreneurship Ecosystem

A toolkit that sets out the key components of the intrapreneurship ecosystem and suggests practical steps that companies can take to strengthen the supporting environment for social innovation inside their organisations. With The League of Intrapreneurs, DFID, CEMEX and the BMW Foundation.

Business, Corporate Impact, Intrapreneurship

July 1, 2018