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Make the Pivot to Being a Purpose-Led Company: Introducing the Purpose Playbook

COVID-19 is one for the history books.

We’re still learning all the lessons of this pandemic, but one seems very clear: the system (financial, health care, education, employment, social, legal, political) is interconnected and so are its weaknesses. What started as a health crisis... Read more

What Can We Learn from Early Corporate Responses to COVID-19?

In my current role at FSG, I provide thought partnership to business leaders on the most effective ways to create social impact. I rely on our two decades of experience in this space as well as best practices I see in the field.

To keep things real, I often remind myself of my... Read more

COVID-19 and Corporate Purpose—Four Ways Businesses Can Respond Now

The continuous COVID-19 developments are both dizzying and daunting. Countries and communities alike are grappling with strained health systems and strict containment measures, and families are trying to balance some sense of normalcy while safeguarding themselves and loved ones. We also know... Read more

Using Shared Value for Climate Action

A look into FSG’s project with Swedish construction company OBOS

As the fight against climate change intensifies, the most ambitious governments and cities are setting aggressive carbon reduction goals. The government of Sweden is committing to zero net carbon... Read more

How Global Leaders Should Think About Solving Our Biggest Problems

The corporate social conscience is on display in Davos, Switzerland, where global leaders from business, government, and civil society are assembled for the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum. Hundreds of millions of dollars will be committed to public-private partnerships that... Read more

The Business Case for Reproductive Health

Women now make up more than half of the United States workforce, increasingly represented in roles from the frontline to the C-suite. In a highly competitive talent marketplace... Read more

Putting a Dollar Value on Physical Activity: New Research from Vitality Group

If all adults aged 18-64 walked just 15 minutes more a day, the world economy would grow by an estimated $100 billion a year until 2050. This is the top-line takeaway from a new... Read more

Institutional Investor: Where ESG Fails

A new article on Institutional Investor shares evidence that shared value investing can deliver superior returns by tying social impact to competitive advantage.

Read "Where ESG... Read more

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

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