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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.
Ideas and Insights from the 2013 Global Shared Value Leadership Summit
June 28, 2013The Shared Value Initiative, guided by FSG and 17 funders, hosted the Global Shared Value Leadership Summit in Cambridge, MA. Over 200 corporate, civil society…
Why There’s a Difference between Shared Values and Shared Value
April 29, 2013This post originally appeared on the Guardian Sustainable Business blog. By basing CSR on social issues at the core of their business, companies can create soc…
Measuring Shared Value Q&A with Coca-Cola and InterContinental Hotels Group
February 25, 2013Below is a second tranche of Q&A from our corporate panelists on the 2/6/13 Measuring Shared Value webinar. In our first Q&A blog, we featured responses from I…
Does Creating Shared Value Drive Corporate Reputation in Australia?
February 20, 2013The short answer: More than you might think.Porter and Kramer’s 2011 article “Creating Shared Value” spoke about the lack of customer trust in the corporate wo…
More Q&A on Measuring Shared Value from Nestlé and Intel
February 13, 2013On last week’s lively Measuring Shared Value webinar, folks collectively submitted over 100 questions to our panelists representing Nestlé, Intel, Coca-Cola, a…
NGOs Partnering with Business to Accelerate Shared Value
November 14, 2012This post by Kyle Peterson originally appeared on The Guardian's Sustainable Business Blog.It used to be that a typical meeting between a business and nongover…
Shared Value Insights From Save the Children’s Carolyn Miles
November 12, 2012At FSG's Shared Value Leadership Summit in May, FSG asked senior leaders to discuss their perspectives on shared value. The results were conversations offering…
5 Lessons on Shared Value in Emerging Markets
November 5, 2012For over a decade now, companies across the world have sought emerging markets for the prospect of high returns, as these markets often represent large, fast-g…
Shared Value Insights from Arauco’s Charles Kimber
October 29, 2012At FSG's Shared Value Leadership Summit in May, FSG asked four senior leaders to discuss their perspectives on shared value. The results were conversations off…