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Global Development

Woman and children crouch before a small pile of grain.FSG advises corporations, funders, NGOs, and public sector organizations on issues including agriculture, access to finance, youth learning, and enterprise development. We emphasize the private sector as a critical engine of global development, recognizing that multinational companies can drive sustainable solutions to social problems at scale through their assets and expertise, global reach, and advocacy power.

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Drawing from our team's on-the-ground experience in over 50 developing countries, we conduct customized research and advise clients on strategy, evaluation, and market entry opportunities.

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Project Spotlight

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Mars, Incorporated: Cocoa Sustainability Strategy & Implementation

FSG developed a cocoa sustainability strategy for Mars in Côte d’Ivoire with the goal to revitalize the cocoa sector in the world’s largest cocoa producing country.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: Financial Services for the Poor

FSG supported the Financial Service for the Poor (FSP) group to develop a five-year strategic plan.

The MasterCard Foundation: Development of a Strategic Learning and Evaluation System

FSG was engaged by The MasterCard Foundation to design a strategic learning and evaluation (SLE) system to guide the Foundation’s efforts to measure its impact and learn from its work in order to achieve greater impact.

Knowledge Spotlight

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Creating Shared Value in India

Veronica Borgonovi, Simon Meier, Manjari Sharda, Lalitha Vaidyanathan

image“Creating shared value” is gaining traction worldwide; examine how companies in India are contributing to inclusive growth – and gaining competitive advantage.

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Volunteering for Impact: Best Practices in International Corporate Volunteering

Greg Hills, Adeeb Mahmud

imageThis report highlights effective practices for international corporate volunteering (ICV) by examining two principal models: local and cross-border volunteering.

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Smallholder Farmer Development: International Donor Funding Trends

Marc Pfitzer, Valerie Bockstette, Simon Meier, Jessica Davies

imageAgricultural development, and more specifically, the critical role of smallholder farmers, has received renewed attention from the global community in the past few years. Smallholders represent one of the world's most exciting and important development opportunities.

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From Our Clients

"The FSG team was willing to go the extra mile with my team to explain the context for our review. They are very resourceful when it comes to data, go beyond what is expected, and are congenial co-partners in the work."

- Marco Ferroni,
Executive Director
Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture

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