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New Strategy Guide for CSR Professionals

In today’s social and political context, expectations for companies to contribute to social change are high and continue to grow. A range of stakeholders—consumers, employees, communities, and even increasingly investors—demand that corporations do more as social change actors.

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Colombian Companies Embrace Shared Value to Build Peace

Over the last couple of years, FSG has supported Colombia’s National Industry Association (ANDI) in its work helping companies address social... Read more

Hospitals are Aspiring to Play a Big Role in Social Change

I have a greater appreciation for the ambitious and multi-faceted role the hospitals and health systems are playing in advancing health equity after attending the Association for Community Health Improvement’s (ACHI) recent... Read more

FSG is a Proud Partner of the YES Project for Youth Employment

America’s Promise Alliance’s YES Project – Young, Employed, and Successful – launched this week. It is a national youth employment initiative aimed at achieving full employment for America’s young people aged 16-24 by 2030. The... Read more

Reclaiming Democracy and the Role of Philanthropy

Last week, leaders and thinkers from around the world gathered in California at the Global Philanthropy Forum (GPF) conference to consider how to promote the idea of liberal democracy at a time... Read more

How Companies can Advance Racial Equity and Create Business Growth

As businesses across the nation vie to increase revenue and market share, they are seeking not only to retain customers but also to continually expand into new markets. Much has been written about the demographic change engulfing the American market: by 2045, a majority of people in the U.S.... Read more

FSG and PolicyLink Launch Second Phase of Ambassadors for Health Equity Fellowship

FSG is proud to announce the launch of the second phase of The Ambassadors for Health Equity fellowship program (AHE), a joint venture with PolicyLink funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). To set a foundation for the fellowship, our team has spent the past several months selecting... Read more

Engaging Executive Leaders in Building a Culture of Health

FSG’s Co-CEO, Lauren Smith, MD, MPH is a faculty member for a new Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health executive education course, “Driving Business Performance: Culture of Health for... Read more

Gender Equality is Not Just a Women’s Issue

In the pursuit of achieving gender equality, the focus has often been on women: how to remove barriers for the inclusion of women, how to empower women, how to ensure that women gain access to health, economic, educational, and other opportunities. Since inequities are often created by unequal... Read more

How to Create a Corporate Culture that Supports Shared Value

Many of the world’s leading companies are adopting strategies that have shared value at their center. These companies recognize that there are opportunities to increase competitiveness and profitability by solving social problems. As is the case with all business, shared value strategies are... Read more

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