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Reflections on Impact Investing from the GIIN Forum

What are currently hot topics in impact investing? After attending the recent GIIN conference this year, I see a new focus on the people... Read more

Published in Colombia: the Business of Solving Social Problems

A version of this blog post was published in Spanish, in the financial newspaper ‘Portafolio’, as part of the special issue on Empresas INspiradoras, which recognizes companies adopting a shared value approach. For a second year in a row, FSG worked closely with Colombian National Industry... Read more

See How Shared Value Is Taking Off In These 5 Latin American Countries

What do carpenters turning wood waste into furniture, ex-guerillas making retail sales, and students using digital learning tools have in common? They are all participants in and contributors to innovative shared value... Read more

Be a “Norms-Maker” If You Aspire to Be Purpose-Led

Business today is reconnecting with its core purpose of addressing society’s needs in profitable ways. Some companies are forced into rethinking their “reason for being” from crisis and loss of trust (e.g. Volkswagen... Read more

New Primer for Advancing Racial Equity

Many of us want to live in a world free of race-based discrimination and other forms of inequity. Yet evidence abounds that racial identity continues to impact all facets of life in the United States, from... Read more

Companies Across Latin America Embrace Shared Value and Purpose

Earlier this year, FSG’s Shared Value Initiative hosted the 9th annual Shared Value Leadership Summit in Boston, MA. The Summit brings together a wide array of corporate leaders and shared value practitioners to spark discussion... Read more

What Is Corporate Purpose? No, Let Me Rephrase That. What Is a Corporate Purpose Worth Having?

Everyone is talking about purpose these days. Customers and employees are asking about it. Millennials are particularly insistent about seeing evidence of purpose. At FSG, we’re encouraged that companies are thinking and talking about purpose. We have been working with companies to strengthen... Read more

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

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

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