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Becoming a Climate Funder: How Philanthropists Can Take Action on Climate and Justice

In many parts of the United States, our weather is growing more extreme. Recent headlines shout about record-breaking heat domes, severe drought, and dangerous wildfires. In Texas, communities experienced freezing winter temperatures and electrical grid failure, followed only four months later... Read more

FSG, PolicyLink, and JUST Capital Launch Corporate Racial Equity Alliance and Release 2021 CEO Blueprint for Racial Equity

FSG, PolicyLink, and JUST Capital recently launched the Corporate Racial Equity Alliance to support the evolution of antiracist, equitable corporations that can effectively contribute to building an equitable and healthy... Read more

Companies Need to Manage the Economics of Impact in Order to Advance Equity

A new purpose-led economy is in the making, with purpose anchored in corporate statutes, board and leadership accountability, and business strategy. The missing link, and the ultimate proof-point of a true transition in market systems towards equity and resource regeneration, will be the ability... Read more

Thank you MacKenzie Scott and Dan Jewett

Last week I learned that FSG had been awarded a generous grant by MacKenzie Scott and Dan Jewett. As she explained in her recent Medium post, some of the organizations they chose to support in this... Read more

Change Your Corporate Mindset

Over the course of the last year, it seems like almost every company in the U.S., and many around the world, have made statements to indicate their support of racial equity and committing to do their part to help national and global economies “build back better.” It is evident that some of these... Read more

The Chauvin Verdict

We applaud the verdict in the Chauvin trial and hope it brings a measure of comfort to the family of George Floyd and those who loved him. But we know that accountability does not equal justice, one verdict will not change a system, and the fight for an equitable society is far from over. Read more

In Solidarity Against Anti-Asian Hate

According to Stop AAPI Hate, almost 4,000 incidents of anti-Asian violence were reported in the past year, with nearly 70% of the reports coming... Read more

International Women’s Day 2021: A Moment to Reflect, Be Thankful, and Recommit to Advancing Gender Equity

2020 will forever be remembered as the year COVID-19 laid bare the burdens of women. While different from one context to another, “the negative effects are disproportionate for women everywhere,” as we highlighted in a previous... Read more

Viable Sanitation Enterprises—The Linchpin in Sanitation Markets

Shukla Shauchalay is located in a bustling market in Samastipur in Bihar, India. The entrepreneur first got involved in the sanitation business a decade ago as a sub-contractor manufacturing cement pit rings for a local NGO’s sanitation program. In 2014, he decided to open his own business to... Read more

Investing in Women: A Powerful Approach for Investors in India

Gender-lens or gender-smart investing refers to investments that achieve greater social and financial return on investment by focusing on businesses that are owned or led by women, have good gender balance, and/or serve women customers with their products and services. Given this double benefit... Read more

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