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- Corporate/CSR, Global Health, U.S. Health
The Power of Precision: How to Reveal What Blocks Health Equity Progress
The journey from surface-level solutions to structural change begins with the courage to confront what lies beneath and the…

- Foundation Strategy
Leading through Uncertainty: Three Questions for Funders
Here are three common questions that we've been hearing from our philanthropic partners during this time of uncertainty.
Advancing the Circular Economy through Shared Value
September 13, 2017The need and the opportunity to transition to a circular economy—an economic model that is restorative and regenerative by design—have become clear to many ind…
Spotlight on CocoaAction: 4 Questions with Nira Desai
June 13, 2016Despite significant investments in cocoa sustainability initiatives by the public, private, and nonprofit sectors in recent years, cocoa farming continues to f…
Untapped Potential
September 9, 2014The conclusion of World Water Week, which wrapped up on September 5 in Stockholm, seems an appropriate time to reflect on the ways in which this seemingly ubiq…
Where Food and Funders Meet
September 21, 2012Imagine you are sitting down to enjoy a delicious meal at your favorite restaurant. Have you ever wondered how many workers helped get that meal to your plate?…
Sustainability fatigue: could healthy competition be the cure?
August 13, 2012This post originally appeared on The Guardian's Sustainable Business Blog.
Environmental Shared Value Opportunities
February 27, 2012There is a natural link between shared value and environmental issues: use less and create money. Reducing energy, materials, or natural resources used in prod…
The Greenest Green
August 17, 2011Unless you’re an aficionado of blues music, your first summer vacation impulse might not be to head down to the Mississippi Delta in August. But, if you happen…
Integrating Shared Value Beyond the Business
August 1, 2011FSG recently hosted a Creating Shared Value (CSV) Summit with 40+ global corporations, senior government officials, and NGO leaders. The summit featured compan…
CSV vs. Sustainability: The Debate Continues
June 10, 2011…it has always been our intention to be more than a corporation that makes mortgage loans; we wanted to be a force in making positive differences in people’s l…