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The power of Kindness
Kindness isn’t a weakness; it’s a strength. Today, we need the courage to build bridges, not walls. And I believe the same is true in business. Here’s what I said at the opening of our Global Goals Summit 2025, during UN General Assembly Week, on the power of kindness and why it should be at the heart of any successful business strategy. The Summit was full of powerful insights from across our community. I’d like to highlight this panel which marked the launch of a flagship Business Fights Poverty Institute report. The session unpacked our “5 Bridges to 2045” framework. Using real-world examples, we explored practical strategies for connecting business functions, aligning environmental and social goals, engaging employees and communities, and fostering collaboration across sectors. SPEAKERS: Angela Pinhati, Chief Sustainability Officer, Natura  Åsa Skogström Feldt, Managing Director, IKEA Social Entrepreneurship BV Joe Griffin, Head of Sustainability Strategy, Vodafone Foundation Martín Burt, Founder and Executive Director, Fundación Paraguaya Wim De Groof, Human Rights Lead, ABF Sugar MODERATOR: Yvette Torres-Rahman, Co-Founder and CFO, Business Fights Poverty
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What Bridges Must Business Build to Deliver a Fairer, More Resilient Future?
Watch this session that unpacks our “5 Bridges to 2045” framework using real-world examples that explore practical strategies for connecting business functions, aligning environmental and social goals, engaging employees and communities, and fostering collaboration across sectors. SPEAKERS: Angela Pinhati, Chief Sustainability Officer, Natura Åsa Skogström Feldt, Managing Director, IKEA Social Entrepreneurship BV Joe Griffin, Head of Sustainability Strategy, Vodafone Foundation Martín Burt, Founder and Executive Director, Fundación Paraguaya Wim De Groof, Human Rights Lead, ABF Sugar MODERATOR: Yvette Torres-Rahman, Co-Founder and CFO, Business Fights Poverty The highlight video is by Zahid Torres-Rahman, Co-Founder of Business Fights Poverty. Here’s what he said at the opening of our Global Goals Summit 2025, during UN General Assembly Week, on the power of kindness and why it should be at the heart of any successful business strategy: “Kindness isn’t weakness, it’s strength. Today, we need the courage to build bridges, not walls. And I believe the same is true in business.”
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How Can We Unlock Decent Jobs for Underserved Young People in Africa?
Watch this Workshop with Standard Chartered to explore the demand-side ecosystem for employability in Africa, focusing on market-responsive skills, employer incentives, and decent work. PANELLISTS: Nadi Albino, Deputy Director, UNICEF Generation Unlimited Andrew Dabalen, Africa Chief Economist, World Bank Peter Njioka, Head of Talent Acquisition, Capability, Talent Management & HR Shared Services, Safaricom plc Wilson Kamau, Disability Inclusion Facilitator, Light for the World Kenya & Youth Sounding Board Member, European Union (EU) – Kenya MODERATOR: Natasha Kwakwa, Global Head, Community Impact, Standard Chartered Bank
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How Can Regional Partnerships Unlock Economic Opportunity for All?
Watch this Fireside with East African Breweries on their Learning for Life programme and from UN Women on Generation Equality to examine regional perspectives on building economic opportunity through decent jobs and resilient livelihoods INTERVIEWEES: Anna Mutavati, Regional Director, East and Southern Africa, UN Women Eric Kiniti, Group Corporate Relations Director, East African Breweries Limited Regina Mukiri, Regional Head, Community Impact and Engagement, Kenya & AME, Standard Chartered INTERVIEWER: Zahid Torres-Rahman, Co-Founder and CEO, Business Fights Poverty
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How Can Companies Turn Sustainability into Jobs, Livelihoods and Lasting Business Value?
Watch this Fireside with Novonesis to examine how businesses can embed sustainability into strategy, moving beyond risk and cost management to creating jobs, strengthening livelihoods and delivering long-term business value. INTERVIEWEES: Morten Enggaard Rasmussen, EVP People & Stakeholder Relations, Novonesis Jane Nelson, Founding Director, Corporate Responsibility Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School INTERVIEWER: Ilze Melngailis, Senior Adviser, Business Fights Poverty
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How Can We Expand MSME Growth Opportunities in the Face of Disruption?
Watch this Workshop with Walmart to explore how to expand MSME growth opportunities in the face of disruption. We examine strategies for strengthening local supplier networks, enhancing capacity, and building resilient value chains that adapt to shocks while generating long-term economic and social value. PANELLISTS: Dan Bryant, EVP Global Public Policy & Government Affairs, Walmart Catalina Garcia, Global Director, Corporate Affairs, AB Inbev William Warshauer, Chief Executive Officer, TechnoServe INTERVIEWER: Beth Jenkins, Senior Adviser, Business Fights Poverty
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How Can We Prepare the Workforce for an AI-Driven Future?
Watch this Workshop with Barclays to explore how AI is reshaping the future of work. Hear from workforce development leaders, Per Scholas, Robin Hood, NationSwell, and corporate voices on how they are adapting programmes to equip learners for the jobs of tomorrow while ensuring access to opportunity. PANELLISTS: Greg Behrman, Founder & CEO, NationSwell Chymeka Olfonse, Managing Director, Adults & Household Supports, Robin Hood Caitlyn Brazill, President, Per Scholas Dr John Frey, Senior Director & Chief Technologist, Hewlett Packard Enterprise MODERATOR: John Kenny, Vice President, Citizenship, Barclays CLOSING REMARKS: Mark Thain, Head of Citizenship, Barclays
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How can the private sector accelerate and converge efforts to tackle poverty?
Watch the fireside chat with Vale to explore how the private sector can drive impactful solutions to tackle poverty. Through real-world examples and strategic insights, speakers discuss how businesses can align purpose with profit, scale inclusive initiatives, and collaborate across sectors to create sustainable change for vulnerable communities. INTERVIEWEES: Grazielle Parenti, Executive Vice-President, Sustainability, Vale Jamie Coats, CEO, Wise Responder INTERVIEWER: Yvette Torres-Rahman, Co-Founder and CFO, Business Fights Poverty
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How Can Outcome-Based Finance Drive Business Value While Advancing Women’s Equality and Climate Action?
Watch this Workshop with IFC on how we can advance women’s economic participation on a healthy planet. Outcome-based finance is unlocking investment for high-impact projects in clean cooking, renewable energy, and agribusiness. But how can we expand engagement beyond impact investors and governments to include businesses seeking both financial and social returns? This session explores the business case for outcome-based finance, emerging models, and strategies to scale investment that delivers social, environmental, and commercial benefits. SPEAKERS: Franziska Deininger, Climate Lead – Gender & Economic Inclusion Department, International Finance Corporation Named Contributors: Magda Banasiak, Director Development & Partnerships (Global), Head of Government Partnerships, Acumen Eve Kerubo, Head of the Children’s Impact Multiplier Fund, Save the Children Global Ventures (SCGV) Chloe Eddleston, Regional Lead for East Africa, Social Finance International Alexandra Blain, RSE: Structuration de contrats à impact, BNP Paribas Emily Gustafsson-Wright, Senior Fellow – Global Economy and Development, Center for Universal Education Brookings Institute Nisha Singh, Gender Advisor, CGAP, World Bank Michael Mullan, Programme Lead, Climate Adaptation Finance & Investment, OECD Leonor Gutiérrez, Director, Women in Agriculture Initiative, Root Capital Manuela Fritzsch, Head of Relationship Management, Impact & ESG, Tilt Jeannette Gurung, Founder and Executive Director of the Women Organising for Change in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (WOCAN), WBCSD
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