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Three Lessons for Creating More Sustainable Smallholder Supply Chains

The sustainability of smallholder supply chains is top of mind for corporate leaders in the food and agriculture sectors, whether they are consumer-facing companies or suppliers and exporters of tea, cocoa, coffee, hazelnuts, meat, dairy, palm oil, and many other crops and products. Ensuring the... Read more

Companies Changing Colombia through Shared Value

The Empresas INspiradoras list recognizes companies operating in Colombia that are adopting a shared value approach. FSG worked closely with Colombian National Industry Association (ANDI) to develop a set of... Read more

What Business Leaders Wish NGOs Knew about Transformative Partnerships

As a leader of an NGO, you know that public, nonprofit, philanthropic, and private actors must work together to make progress on the most pressing global issues. In fact, you probably have a few companies you’d like to approach to talk about a partnership that will... Read more

The Gender Diversity and Inclusion Imperative: An Interview with Inez Murray

The Global Banking Alliance for Women (GBA) is a peer learning network of financial services providers working around the world to tap into the power of the women’s market. Led by Inez Murray, the GBA’s Chief Executive Officer, the organization launched a Working Group on gender diversity and... Read more

Applauding the Changemakers Behind Fortune's Change the World List

In a new article published by Fortune, FSG's Bobbi Silten discusses the annual "Change the World" list, which highlights 57 companies that are reinventing their social purpose with a new understanding... Read more

Four Guiding Principles for Rethinking Your Workforce

With 46 percent of employers reporting difficulty filling jobs and looming... Read more

How Companies are Improving Competitiveness by Addressing Health Challenges

Every pharmaceutical and medical device company in the world is trying to grow their markets and better meet the needs of medically underserved populations.

While most business leaders understand these opportunities, realizing this potential is a different story. To do so, companies must... Read more

Rewiring Employment in a New Age

An employment crisis is brewing. Recent research on the impact of artificial intelligence and automation estimates that there will be... Read more

What Corporate Leaders are Saying about the Business of Gender Equity

In the age of #metoo and #timesup, companies are eager to strategically consider how best to strive for gender equity within their organizations. Moving beyond technical fixes in the HR policies and practices, companies are increasingly seeing opportunities for improved competitiveness as they... Read more

The Right Way for Companies to Publicize Their Social Responsibility Efforts

“Why don’t we get credit for all the good things we do?” the CEO of a major global corporation asked me recently. After all, the company has innovative and impactful programs to ensure safe working conditions; training programs to help low-wage workers in its supply chain increase their earnings... Read more

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